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It is not the #1 reason. #1 reason is being in the same train with other human beings. Nobody wants to deal with public transportation anxiety. Trains are so re

It is not the #1 reason. #1 reason is being in the same train with other human beings. Nobody wants to deal with public transportation anxiety. Trains are so relaxed and loose security compared to airplanes.

Aachen 2y ago
I've never heard anyone ever be concerned about the "relaxed" security of trains, and virtually everyone here uses them. I did hear everyone who flies complain about the theatre and how they accidentally took whatever prohibited item on, forgetting they had a water bottle in some bag for example If fear of people were the #1 reason not to go on public transport where you live, I'd be deeply worried for your culture
epolanski 2y ago
I've never ever had anything happen to me on a train in 37 years of life. My SO takes the train everyday to go to work, literally every day (we live in Colonna, near Rome, and she works in Rome center) and this has never happened to her. There are downsides, trains might be full at peak times like 7.30 AM and you get to stand in middle of many other people, but what would the alternative be? Twice the amount of time and a magnitude of order more of stress to get there by car? She doesn't even need to buy a car, we only own one in our household and it sits in the garage most of the time.
aziaziazi 2y ago
I’m subject to social anxiety but public transport never bothered me. You’re among an anonymous group that just wait to arrive at destination. Very different than driving where everybody is involved with their journey, resulting in constant interaction to handle. On the other side it’s easy to picture why a regular driver would be stressed in a train : you’re not in control.
dolmen 2y ago
I feel much more anxious about car traffic (which is about massive number of people in metal boxes) where I rely on all the other drivers to be careful than about public transportation where the driver is a trained professional and everything is highly regulated for safety (much stricter rules than for personal cars).

Aachen 2y ago

I've never heard anyone ever be concerned about the "relaxed" security of trains, and virtually everyone here uses them. I did hear everyone who flies complain about the theatre and how they accidentally took whatever prohibited item on, forgetting they had a water bottle in some bag for example If fear of people were the #1 reason not to go on public transport where you live, I'd be deeply worried for your culture

epolanski 2y ago

I've never ever had anything happen to me on a train in 37 years of life. My SO takes the train everyday to go to work, literally every day (we live in Colonna, near Rome, and she works in Rome center) and this has never happened to her. There are downsides, trains might be full at peak times like 7.30 AM and you get to stand in middle of many other people, but what would the alternative be? Twice the amount of time and a magnitude of order more of stress to get there by car? She doesn't even need to buy a car, we only own one in our household and it sits in the garage most of the time.

aziaziazi 2y ago

I’m subject to social anxiety but public transport never bothered me. You’re among an anonymous group that just wait to arrive at destination. Very different than driving where everybody is involved with their journey, resulting in constant interaction to handle. On the other side it’s easy to picture why a regular driver would be stressed in a train : you’re not in control.

dolmen 2y ago

I feel much more anxious about car traffic (which is about massive number of people in metal boxes) where I rely on all the other drivers to be careful than about public transportation where the driver is a trained professional and everything is highly regulated for safety (much stricter rules than for personal cars).