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Time spent traveling isn't necessarily better; by some metrics people going faster are just traveling more effectively. It's a question of whether we rate the
by InitialLastName 8y ago
Time spent traveling isn't necessarily better; by some metrics people going faster are just traveling more effectively.
It's a question of whether we rate the travelage by utility or by luxury. If we consider it for utility, vehicle-miles travelled is a perfect metric. If for enjoyment, time spent traveling is better (but still not perfect).
- scatters 8y agoUtility doesn't scale (linearly) with distance. Consider someone walking 0.5 miles to a neighborhood store versus driving 5 miles to a big-box store. The big-box store may have a larger selection of product lines and slightly lower prices, but there's certainly not 10x the utility there.