· by natkr.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy ·1d ago · view on bsky.app ↗

Original post on hachyderm.io (hachyderm.io)

Why do all #publictransit apps seem to be designed by people who have never ridden public transit? It's like they took one look at #googlemaps and just thought "oh shit I guess we need something like that" without considering that Busses/Trains Aren't Cars (or bikes/pedestrians, who are […]

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Natalie · 0 · 1d ago

Like, why can I never open the ticket view (so I can, y'know, scan my ticket at the gate/bus/whatever) without losing all other state? Why is there usually no good way to get an overview for multiple stops at once? Why are there no timetables, and no network diagrams?

Natalie · 0 · 1d ago

Actually I /do/ know why at least #SL dropped the diagrams in a recent update, because I emailed them about it. "Oops, we forgor".

Natalie · 0 · 23h ago

Also, why are there no station diagrams, so I have no idea where I'm actually supposed to be? It's not needed everywhere, but #Stockholm Central Station is kind of the nightmare scenario here (10 train tracks spread over 3 sections + umpteen long distance tracks and bus stops, with an… […]

Natalie · 0 · 23h ago

It's like they just wanted to do "give me a route from A to B" and then reluctantly added a ticket view without trying to integrate it at all. Cue the Very Important People "I don't even like money, I just want to throw it away" theme song.

Natalie · 0 · 23h ago

(And even then they never seem to have any non-station points of interests, so even using them as-intended is a dance of "find the PoI on a car maps app, find the closest N stations, look them up in the transit app, go to the station, close the route so I can scan the ticket QR code, search […]

Natalie · 0 · 23h ago

(We can discuss whether public transit /ought/ to have fees-at-time-of-use (and I'd argue no), but if you're going to do it then at least fucking do it right.)