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I absolutely have the means to afford a car, but I don't, because I much prefer the experience of public transit. I don't like waiting at lights when I could b

I absolutely have the means to afford a car, but I don't, because I much prefer the experience of public transit. I don't like waiting at lights when I could be moving, with a metro that's not an issue. I am quite tall and find all cars uncomfortable. Seats on metros and trams are fine for me. I enjoy people watching. I like to be able to stretch my legs and walk around on long trips without having to interrupt my journey. Finding parking, worrying about the vehicle being damaged, knowing that I'm still paying for it even when I'm not using it, those things all annoy me. At this point in my life I am barely ever in a car, and on the rare occasions when it happens (three times this year so far) it seems worse than ever.

meragrin_ 3y ago
> I don't like waiting at lights when I could be moving, with a metro that's not an issue. So you never have to wait for a vehicle and all of your routes are direct with no stops? I doubt that. > worrying about the vehicle being damaged You been on US public transit? > knowing that I'm still paying for it even when I'm not using it You pay for public transit while you're not using it. >, those things all annoy me. Then I guess public transit annoys you just as much if not more if you are in the US.
- nerdbert 3y ago
  > So you never have to wait for a vehicle and all of your routes are direct with no stops? I doubt that. If I am riding the metro at peak hours then I wait a minute or two. If off-peak then I leave the house at the appropriate time so as not to have to wait. There are stops, but they are predictable and short. Nothing at all like the experience of being in a car. > You been on US public transit? Yes, and in my experience, my insurance company does not raise my rates if someone damages a metro car. > You pay for public transit while you're not using it. In the same way that I pay for car infrastructure when I'm not using it, except that I pay a lot more for car infrastructure I don't use than people who don't ride the metro pay for that.

meragrin_ 3y ago

> I don't like waiting at lights when I could be moving, with a metro that's not an issue. So you never have to wait for a vehicle and all of your routes are direct with no stops? I doubt that. > worrying about the vehicle being damaged You been on US public transit? > knowing that I'm still paying for it even when I'm not using it You pay for public transit while you're not using it. >, those things all annoy me. Then I guess public transit annoys you just as much if not more if you are in the US.

nerdbert 3y ago
> So you never have to wait for a vehicle and all of your routes are direct with no stops? I doubt that. If I am riding the metro at peak hours then I wait a minute or two. If off-peak then I leave the house at the appropriate time so as not to have to wait. There are stops, but they are predictable and short. Nothing at all like the experience of being in a car. > You been on US public transit? Yes, and in my experience, my insurance company does not raise my rates if someone damages a metro car. > You pay for public transit while you're not using it. In the same way that I pay for car infrastructure when I'm not using it, except that I pay a lot more for car infrastructure I don't use than people who don't ride the metro pay for that.