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I will give up my car when the people driving the subways, lightrail, buses, and trams promise not to strike. The day the subways, lightrail, buses, and trams
by Agustus 11y ago
I will give up my car when the people driving the subways, lightrail, buses, and trams promise not to strike.
The day the subways, lightrail, buses, and trams are run by private enterprises and are not subject to the political whims of the unions and elected officials, then I might consider giving the concept a test run.
- jazzyk 11y agoIn the US in general, strikes are NOT the problem. I do not recall a single strike in the past 20 years or so (In the Boston area). There are tons of other problems (like outdated cars, frequent equipment issues, etc) - but I doubt a private enterprise would improve things much by itself. Introducing competitive environment, on the other hand, would.
- Agustus 11y agoBecause the transit systems do not have that as a tool. Look at other countries and see that where the system is used by more hostages, the number of times a ransom is demanded anecdotally appears higher. In the last 15 years for U.S. transit: * 2005 New York City transit strike * 2007 Orange County transit strike * 2010 Spirit Airlines Pilot Strike (U.S.) What does private enterprise need to improve as it currently stands? The government subsidizes transit to such an extent that private players stay out and any hint of a profitable line is look unfavorably upon by government players that they ban it or try to robustly oppose it; examples include Google Bus', and Jitney's in New York.