That's the realistic standpoint on the situation. Things are "good", mind the quotes, with trains, buses and airplanes because their volume is soooooooo much lo

That's the realistic standpoint on the situation. Things are "good", mind the quotes, with trains, buses and airplanes because their volume is soooooooo much lower compared to car travel. Once you ramp up their volume, problems end up being logarithmic, not linear. For example, it was either Sweden or Norway where they tolled a major highway because it was just a giant parking lot of a traffic jam. All the toll did was lower the amount of cars by ~10%-15%. Traffic jams disappeared. Back when there were a handful of cars on the road in the early 1900s, no need for speed limits or lights and there were few to no problems. Then the volume increased and the likelihood of stupid increased. Back in the day, pilots in airlines could take whatever route they wanted. They use to go by the grand canyon, even if it was out of the way, to show passengers the view. Back when drinking some whiskey was mandatory to pilot a plane. Then the number of flights per year increased and some assholes ended up crashing in those areas and no one could find them because they took random routes. FAA is established and an end to unscheduled pilot routes. Volume matters. The whiskey thing was a joke, for you prudes out there.