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Well we have Uber/Lyft which are private transportation companies... but that's not what you were thinking of I suspect. > Are there regulations that prevent t
by meddlepal 7y ago
Well we have Uber/Lyft which are private transportation companies... but that's not what you were thinking of I suspect.
> Are there regulations that prevent this or is something more cultural (like only poor guys would use a bus or train).
Mostly this. Busses are seen as transport for the poor and American's hate to identify themselves with poverty.
- simion314 7y agoLet me give you examples on what I am thinking of. I live in a village 10Km from a city, there are private companies with buses or minibuses that operate on this route but that also go to villages that may be 50Km away from the city (people work in the city but own houses in the villages, some will do this route daily others only in weekends if they own an apartment in the city ) Many students in my area are studding in larger cities, maybe 300+ Km away (6 hours with a bus or 8 with a train) , there is a large number of private companies on this routes , you have a lot of choices like starting from 4AM until 16PM at every 2 hours there will be a bus (again from private companies). The trains are not as often, maybe only 1 direct train to one of the major cities.