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US passenger rail is unsafe. We have no way near the level of sophistication of European passenger rail transport. We have a significantly higher number of der
by SomaticPirate 4y ago
US passenger rail is unsafe. We have no way near the level of sophistication of European passenger rail transport.
We have a significantly higher number of derailments. Even the worst European rail is more safe than US rail.
- p_j_w 4y ago>US passenger rail is unsafe. US passenger automobiles are more unsafe.
- jjk166 4y agoIn the US trains have 17 times fewer deaths per passenger-mile than cars, and even then less than 1% of deaths from trains are passengers (the overwhelming majority are trespassers). That it could be even better does not mean it is not a substantial improvement.
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- rootusrootus 4y agoEurope has more railroad deaths than the US. Try again.
- presentation 4y agoJust let Japan build US rail, and copy paste Dutch city planning, guarantee it’ll be much better and cheaper than anything anyone in US government would come up with and requires 0 brain power.