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the people who live by our roads pay for our travel luxury with their health
by abledon 6y ago
the people who live by our roads pay for our travel luxury with their health
- randycupertino 6y agoI wouldn't even say the US has travel luxury. imo "luxury" is being able to travel via an interconnected train system and not having to drive! More like US has system of inconvenience and pollution.
- kunai 6y agoWhile I would love HSR in the US (and there is definitely a pitch to be made for it in the Eastern US where population density is similar to Western Europe) there are negative externalities incurred with high speed rail as well. Metal-on-metal friction caused by going around bends releases particulates as well, and air currents can be disturbed by trains traveling at speeds in excess of 250km/h. It is preferable to having to drive in back-to-back traffic though, I agree.
- BossingAround 6y agoI think we all pay for it. Unless you live in a very remote area, the air will be polluted nevertheless (though to a lesser degree, sure).