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In theory? In practice and when I have a choice, I will always pick mass transit instead of driving because I prefer to walk and avoid the hassles of traffic li
by guhidalg 2y ago
In theory? In practice and when I have a choice, I will always pick mass transit instead of driving because I prefer to walk and avoid the hassles of traffic lights, risk of crashing or running someone over, wear and tear on my car, gasoline, etc...
- dmitrygr 2y ago> I will always pick mass transit I'm going to guess you've never had some drugged-up crazy try to stab you in a bus? After the second time it happens, you never ever consider it again. Life is too short to die like that.
- thesuitonym 2y agoI'm going to guess you've never had some drugged-up crazy nearly ram into you at high speed in a car? Life is too short to die like that, and to spend it sitting in traffic to boot.
- dmitrygr 2y agoCar has airbags. My chances are better than “knifed on BART”. And your chances of a fatal collision in stop-and-go traffic are as close to zero as a number can be - the kinetic energy just isn't there at those speeds.
- dwallin 2y agoAs best as I can tell your gut feeling and anecdotal experience here is not supported by evidence / data. One particular example that had a good breakdown: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=jpt https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1...
- rsynnott 2y agoHow many people per year are knifed on the BART?
- rsynnott 2y agoI’ve been using public transport my whole life, and that has never happened. Not even when I’ve visited the US. You may be a statistical anomaly. (If nothing else, the piles of corpses would, presumably, be noticeable and cause scheduling issues.)