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Plus I can imagine the population density of Canada makes a large difference, too.
by danbolt 8y ago
Plus I can imagine the population density of Canada makes a large difference, too.
- rocky1138 8y agoMaybe in some cases, but I've taken multiple hours long buses in Taiwan and multiple hours-long buses here in Canada and price and quality of Canadian buses is way behind the times; inconvenient, expensive, and slow.
- moltar 8y agoAnd Taiwanese were also able to build a high speed train in mountainous, very seismicacally active terrain. We can’t seem to figure this out in flatlands.
- madeofmeat 8y agoPopulation density of Taiwan: 650/square km. Canada: 4/square km. Naturally there will be huge differences in what is cost-effective for these two very different countries.
- moltar 8y agoThose people who choose to live in the remote locations can’t expect to get all of the services that people who live in dense areas are getting. It obviously doesn’t make sense to run the buses from/to areas where there’s little ridership. It’s like any other utility. They probably have a septic tank instead of sewer. Slow satellite internet. Pump your own water. Now also lack of bus. The trend is people moving to the cities. It’s undeniable.