diff --git a/src/libsumo/Person.cpp b/src/libsumo/Person.cpp
index 0384845e728e..0577d5324d00 100644
--- a/src/libsumo/Person.cpp
+++ b/src/libsumo/Person.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Person::getEdges(const std::string& personID, int nextStageIndex) {
         throw TraCIException("The negative stage index must refer to a valid previous stage.");
     }
     std::vector<std::string> edgeIDs;
-    for (auto& e : p->getEdges(nextStageIndex)) {
+    for (auto& e : p->getNextStage(nextStageIndex)->getEdges()) {
         if (e != nullptr) {
             edgeIDs.push_back(e->getID());
         }
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ Person::rerouteTraveltime(const std::string& personID) {
     if (newEdges.empty()) {
         throw TraCIException("Could not find new route for person '" + personID + "'.");
     }
-    ConstMSEdgeVector oldEdges = p->getEdges(firstIndex);
+    ConstMSEdgeVector oldEdges = p->getNextStage(firstIndex)->getEdges();
     assert(!oldEdges.empty());
     if (oldEdges.front()->getFunction() != SumoXMLEdgeFunc::NORMAL) {
         oldEdges.erase(oldEdges.begin());
diff --git a/src/microsim/output/MSDetectorFileOutput.cpp b/src/microsim/output/MSDetectorFileOutput.cpp
index 4e3f6ad59583..bb55a65084c5 100644
--- a/src/microsim/output/MSDetectorFileOutput.cpp
+++ b/src/microsim/output/MSDetectorFileOutput.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ MSDetectorFileOutput::vehicleApplies(const SUMOTrafficObject& veh) const {
             end = v.getRoute().end();
         } else if (veh.isPerson()) {
             const MSTransportable& p = dynamic_cast<const MSTransportable&>(veh);
-            route = p.getEdges(0);
+            route = p.getCurrentStage()->getEdges();
             it = route.begin() + p.getRoutePosition();
             end = route.end();
         }
diff --git a/src/microsim/transportables/MSTransportable.h b/src/microsim/transportables/MSTransportable.h
index 2be2ee42f5c5..4c23226a8511 100644
--- a/src/microsim/transportables/MSTransportable.h
+++ b/src/microsim/transportables/MSTransportable.h
@@ -233,18 +233,11 @@ class MSTransportable : public SUMOTrafficObject {
         return *myStep;
     }
 
-    /// @brief Return the current stage
-    MSStage* getNextStage(int next) const {
-        assert(myStep + next >= myPlan->begin());
-        assert(myStep + next < myPlan->end());
-        return *(myStep + next);
-    }
-
-    /// @brief Return the edges of the nth next stage
-    ConstMSEdgeVector getEdges(int next) const {
-        assert(myStep + next < myPlan->end());
-        assert(myStep + next >= myPlan->begin());
-        return (*(myStep + next))->getEdges();
+    /// @brief Return the next (or previous) stage denoted by the offset
+    inline MSStage* getNextStage(int offset) const {
+        assert(myStep + offset >= myPlan->begin());
+        assert(myStep + offset < myPlan->end());
+        return *(myStep + offset);
     }
 
     /// @brief returns the numerical IDs of edges to be used (possibly of future stages)