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To compete with car ownership, the possible solution should be: — available end-to-end (no waiting for the train and changing lines) — allowing for some privac
by atemerev 11y ago
To compete with car ownership, the possible solution should be:
— available end-to-end (no waiting for the train and changing lines)
— allowing for some privacy (in a car, I am always in good company; not so much in trains)
— protect from the elements (riding a bike uphill in cold rain is less than pleasant)
Trains, buses and bicycles are quite inferior options in this regard. Only Uber provides a tolerable alternative (but owning a car is still way cheaper).
- tombert 11y agoI'm pretty sure that the trains are "competing" pretty well with cars in New York, despite a lacking the features you metioned, considering that there are actually less households that own cars there than households that do. But generally speaking, I agree. To convince the average person of a public transit/driverless/generic-alternative-to-driving, privacy and end-to-end-ey-ness is probably important.