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They definitely buried the lede, but it is there in the conclusion: "...car travel is much cheaper in the US than in many other countries, making high-speed ra
by ojbyrne 3y ago
They definitely buried the lede, but it is there in the conclusion:
"...car travel is much cheaper in the US than in many other countries, making high-speed rail comparatively less competitive"
- melling 3y agoYou can’t really take a high-speed train in the US. Cars do ok against slow trains but a lot of people will fly when in other countries the same distance is quick enough by train.
- drew-y 3y agoWhich is a shame. Because car travel in the US is still wildly more expensive than high-speed rail in other countries, while being a vastly inferior form of transportation.
- Moldoteck 3y agoImo it's not the price, it's the convenience. They have a lot of highways n parking lots n priority on intersections n sprawl. Trains would be competitive if zoning was abolished, more tracks built n trains will come at least every 15 mins