Submitted by Michael, who says:

I came across this map of Südbadenbus (which is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn), that operates a vast network of regional buses in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It seems that the network is mainly centered around the towns of the region, so I really can’t fathom why all these local networks had to be put on one monstrous map.

Transit Maps says:

Well, this is pretty terrible. A vast expanse of squiggly red lines and tiny route numbers, with little to no indication where each route begins and ends. As is often the case with this type of map, it’s left up to the reader to find a route number and attempt to follow it across the diagram, hunting for the next instance and hoping that you’ve found it. The grey labels are almost impossible to read where they cross the grey country borders.

Integration of the regional rail lines is similarly useless, as the lines appear to bypass just about every city instead of stopping there. I’ve caught a train from Freiburg to Hinterzarten, so I know that trains stop there… but you wouldn’t know that from this diagram.

Our rating: Next to useless, and unattractive to boot. Straight to the Hall of Shame and ZERO stars.