Association passenger

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The club passenger is founded in 1985, independent advocacy for the passengers of public transport in Austria , based in Vienna .

The advocacy group sees road traffic as one of the worst environmental problems , which has direct and indirect effects on people through air pollution , noise , waste of energy , accident victims and constantly increasing space requirements at the expense of other possible uses.

The main reason for this is the strong increase in road traffic in recent decades and the associated disadvantageous development of the spatial structure ( urban sprawl , strong increase in work commuters , shopping centers on the outskirts, etc.).

From the point of view of the association, the aim should therefore be, on the one hand, to find shorter distances from home to work , to shopping and leisure facilities through appropriate urban planning , and, on the other hand, to switch significant parts of today's motorized individual transport to more environmentally friendly, safer and cheaper modes of transport ( soft mobility : Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , public transport ).

According to the passenger association, public transport (ÖV) will play the main role in human and environmentally friendly transport for years to come. The promotion of public transport is therefore seen as the most important component of a people-friendly and environmentally friendly transport policy (especially in cities).

The association publishes the FAHRGAST newspaper.

Demands of the association

  • Short travel times through the consistent implementation of an acceleration program on all lines (e.g. shielding from motorized individual traffic, traffic light switching tailored to the needs of public transport, etc.)
  • Short waiting times thanks to closer intervals and coordinated travel times
  • Less often change with longer line guides
  • Assessment of the position of the individual modes of transport due to economic costs (environmental costs, accident costs, loss of living space, ...), therefore greater financial and legal preference for public transport
  • Increased comfort in public transport:
    • Weather protection and seating at as many stops as possible
    • Better information for passengers at the stops and in the means of transport
    • Increased transport options (parking space) for luggage, bicycles, etc.
    • Short and safe access and transfer routes
    • Level entry options at suitable stops
  • Better offer in public transport also in leisure traffic (on weekends, holidays, to events) and at night (minimum offers in night traffic)
  • Accelerated implementation of the coordination of public transport with regional and long-distance transport ( tariffs , timetables , lines)
  • Creation of a customer-friendly tariff offer (e.g. by addressing individual target groups such as motorists, day travelers, etc.)
  • Timely information and involvement of the association in all traffic negotiations

literature

  • Holger Jansen: Austria. In: Martin Schiefelbusch, Hans-Liudger Dienel (ed.): Customer interests in public transport. Consumer protection and consumer participation (= series of publications for traffic and technology. Vol. 96). Erich Schmidt Verlag, Berlin, 2009, ISBN 978-3-503-11009-4 , pp. 225–241.

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