My son told me yesterday that someone driving from Basel to Zurich to see him was delayed by an hour for the appointment only because of how busy the road (there is one principal road) has become!
I don't think that road was ever particularly efficient but now seems to be impossible.
Even though I oftn draw attention to the deterioration of public transport in Switzerland, it is still one of the best in the world: boats, buses and trains are more or less regular and reliable - and the scheduled travel time is only 53 minutes between Basel and Zurich.
Driving in Switzerland is increasingly unjustifiable except in the more remote areas which may not be so well served by public transport. But even there, one must value travel time very low to be able to justify driving, or value mere convenience more than overall efficiency and productivity.
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