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In the poorest countries the most common substitutes for driving are either just not traveling long distances or busses, not trains. Working train networks are

In the poorest countries the most common substitutes for driving are either just not traveling long distances or busses, not trains. Working train networks are very rare in third world countries. So, yeah, they are jumping on cars and highways, just not cars they own personally.

Moldoteck 3y ago
Imo it's matter of political will. They could just redirect money spent on roads& highways to build a good rail infra between major cities for 5 years and ppl would use them. Govs on the other hand prefer to spend money on car infra an subsidize it(pretty minimal costs of owning a car despite of big infra costs, free parking, not accounting for environment damage, etc...
dangus 3y ago
The African continent already has more “true” high speed rail miles than the USA in Morocco and is planning a continent-wide network. https://northeastmaglev.com/2023/04/06/the-status-of-high-speed-rail-africa/ https://northeastmaglev.com/2023/04/06/the-status-of-high-sp... We can be cynical and say this project is falling behind but it’s embarrassing that the richest country in the world has no such infrastructure plan and no presently operating high speed train that exceeds 150 mph. You’d think that some of the larger metro areas would be connected with such a service in the world’s wealthiest nation. America’s largest metro area is in a concentrated urban area that is continuously developed from Massachusetts to Washington DC with no rural area in between. But the best you get there is a train service that sometimes reaches 150 mph and only saves a sliver of time compared to a conventional train. The second most wealthy nation has more high speed rail miles than the rest of the world combined. You’d think that the wealthiest country would at least be in the top 10 list.

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In the poorest countries the most common substitutes for driving are either just not traveling long distances or busses, not trains. Working train networks are

by fallingknife 3y ago

Moldoteck 3y ago
Imo it's matter of political will. They could just redirect money spent on roads& highways to build a good rail infra between major cities for 5 years and ppl would use them. Govs on the other hand prefer to spend money on car infra an subsidize it(pretty minimal costs of owning a car despite of big infra costs, free parking, not accounting for environment damage, etc...
dangus 3y ago
The African continent already has more “true” high speed rail miles than the USA in Morocco and is planning a continent-wide network. https://northeastmaglev.com/2023/04/06/the-status-of-high-speed-rail-africa/ https://northeastmaglev.com/2023/04/06/the-status-of-high-sp... We can be cynical and say this project is falling behind but it’s embarrassing that the richest country in the world has no such infrastructure plan and no presently operating high speed train that exceeds 150 mph. You’d think that some of the larger metro areas would be connected with such a service in the world’s wealthiest nation. America’s largest metro area is in a concentrated urban area that is continuously developed from Massachusetts to Washington DC with no rural area in between. But the best you get there is a train service that sometimes reaches 150 mph and only saves a sliver of time compared to a conventional train. The second most wealthy nation has more high speed rail miles than the rest of the world combined. You’d think that the wealthiest country would at least be in the top 10 list.