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>If we had 300mph bullet trains going across the country, it would make some sense because you'd get there a lot faster while still seeing the sights You shoul
by thatfrenchguy 8y ago
>If we had 300mph bullet trains going across the country, it would make some sense because you'd get there a lot faster while still seeing the sights
You should take a TGV, you'll realize that at 300kph you don't see the sights.
- magduf 8y agoYes, you would in America. It's a question of simple geometry and perspective. I haven't ridden TGV, but I'm guessing you're talking about smaller things, probably man-made ones (e.g. buildings), maybe trees, relatively close to the train. You're not going to see anything like that when riding a train across Montana. Instead, you're going to see enormous wide-open natural spaces, with absolutely nothing really close to the train. So even at a speed 2-4x that of Amtrak's, you'll see it just fine.
- thatfrenchguy 8y agoAll TGVs run at 300kph in the countryside, which is (on a smaller scale), just open spaces. The speed reduces your field of vision.