Luxembourg will become the world's first country to make all of its public transportation free

Luxembourg will become the world's first country to make all of its public transportation free from next summer. The newly re-elected prime minister Xavier Bettel and the coalition government have announced that they will lift all fares on trains, trams and buses. Hopefully this will alleviate some of the worst traffic congestion in the world.
But the country already offers free transportation to everyone under the age of 20. Secondary school students have also been able to ride free shuttles between school and home. Luxembourg currently has the highest number of cars for its population in the European Union, 66.2% per capita or 662 vehicles per 1000 people.
Luxembourg has increasingly shown a progressive attitude to transport. This summer, the government brought in free transport for every child and young person under the age of 20. Secondary school students can use free shuttles between their institution and their home. Commuters need only pay €2 (£1.78) for up to two hours of travel, which in a country of just 999 sq miles (2,590 sq km) covers almost all journeys.
via Guardian.