When I read "because USA is democratic", "large infrastructure" (yeah, that does not function anymore) I wanted to weep. This article seems to be very, very bi

When I read "because USA is democratic", "large infrastructure" (yeah, that does not function anymore) I wanted to weep. This article seems to be very, very biased. Yes, perhaps you do need Chinese high speed rail, it does not mean that you do not need medium speed city/county light rails like NY has. If you look at congested I-5, I-95 or any other major interstate you'll see why - hundreds of cars moving 20m/h, burning enormous of fuel, producing tons of co2. Even riding a bus, a diesel thingy without regenerative braking gives you fuel efficiency ~100 mpg per person (if it has only 15 passengers). To have parity with a car (25 mpg) it is enough to have _only 4_ passenger on board. If you make a good working electric light rail system, it will be way, way more efficient than cars. Airplanes can be efficient in fact, but in case of full load, but there is a MAJOR problem with planes - it is hassle, intrusive TSA and generally horrible service. Also oil prices keep going up...