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It's amusing to see this as something of a novelty. In India, buses like these ply regularly[1] (for example between Bangalore and Chennai, or Bangalore and Hyd

• mc32 11y ago
  It's not that it's novel. It's that it might work despite the nature of the economy. That's to say, buses were a not uncommon mode of inter-city travel up and till the late 50's after that cars dominated and left cheap buses (and passenger rail) behind. So, most Americans of upper lower class and above more or less dismissed buses as only something really poor people, some students and geriatrics used. Buses, in most people's minds had had their golden age, peak bus was behind us. So, in that atmosphere betting on buses is bold. It's like someone betting on airlines in some poor region (it's bold but with the right circumstance, it might work).