Many Asian transit systems are also ultra clean, ultra safe, and ultra reliable compared to the U.S. The first two might not be achievable in the US due to soci

Many Asian transit systems are also ultra clean, ultra safe, and ultra reliable compared to the U.S. The first two might not be achievable in the US due to socio-political reasons. It’s ironic that many of the people most in favor of aggressively promoting transit (I.e. via aggressive measures like banning cars) are also the same that impede the safety and clean parts from happening. Instead they just handwave peoples’ concerns saying “oh that crazy psycho raving about murdering everyone in the subway car is really harmless. You should be worried about the thousands of people cars murder every day instead!” Also, despite their amazing transit systems, many people in Asia still aspire to own a private car.