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Where good public transport systems exist, people use the hell out of them. It is so much nicer to travel by train from point-to-point and not have to worry abo
by namelost 9y ago
Where good public transport systems exist, people use the hell out of them. It is so much nicer to travel by train from point-to-point and not have to worry about parking.
- anko 9y agoWhat if parking is done by the car via self driving technology? Would you still prefer the train?
- gsnedders 9y agoIn rush hour in plenty of cities, trains will almost always be quicker, because they can move more people per hour than the road network can. (If you look at some metro systems, you can get up to 60,000 passengers per hour on a single track; for a highway, 2,000 cars per lane per hour is considered good: if you're all in SOVs, you're talking 30 lanes in each direction to be comparable with a single train line.)
- redial 9y agoWhat if the 'train' picks you up at the door and gets to your destination exactly when expected? would you still prefer to park autonomously blocks away?
- namelost 9y agoAt least where I live, parking is sparse and therefore expensive. That's a good thing, because parking space is a waste of land that could be put to a more productive use. So yes I still prefer the train. Buses are cool too!
- quotemstr 9y agoI prefer solitude. Give me a compartment on that train and I'll reconsider my preference for automobile transportation.
- xj9 9y agoput on some headphones and a blindfold then, cars really don't work in high-density environments. if you want to be alone, try living somewhere with less people where cars actually make sense.