>An overcrowded train is not slower than an empty one. I have taken the "California Train" which runs from San Francisco to San Jose, and advertises its capaci

>An overcrowded train is not slower than an empty one. I have taken the "California Train" which runs from San Francisco to San Jose, and advertises its capacity to carry bicyclists. Numerous times, however, bicyclists were denied boarding (each had paid for his ticket) because the carriages had become overcrowded, with the subsequent train arriving in forty-five minutes' time. This experience made me understand why many commuters in that region embrace the automobile in spite of its many drawbacks.