By coach instead of bus – Corona offers a rather unusual replacement service on the German Baltic Sea island of Hiddensee. Because all bus drivers are sick, a horse replacement service has been set up, Mayor Thomas Gens said on Thursday.
Regular service with carriage
Due to illness, all island bus trips to Hiddensee are currently cancelled. Meanwhile, a replacement traffic has been set up – with horse carriages pic.twitter.com/05GnolpSJ6
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It takes a little longer, but is a nice alternative to the car-free island. “It’s still nice weather.” In the past, the transport company Vorpommern-Rügen had been given replacement drivers, Gens said. That is not possible this time, however. There are also problems with absenteeism due to illness.
School children from the school in Vitte would be driven in a fire truck. Mornings, afternoons and afternoons, the team rides horses across the popular holiday island. The return journey costs a total of five euros.
According to the harbor and spa town of Hiddensee, the island is about 18 kilometers long and 250 meters wide at its narrowest point. About 1000 inhabitants live there. It can only be reached by boat and is free of private car traffic. (cpf/sda/dpa)
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