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Cars are very much not faster than trams in high traffic conditions. Nevermind heavy rail.
by rsynnott 1y ago
Cars are very much not faster than trams in high traffic conditions. Nevermind heavy rail.
- cyberax 1y agoYes, they are. Do an experiment, drop ten points randomly on a city map. Then plot routes between them, using Google for transit and cars. For most cities, cars will be about 2-3x faster. For three simple reasons: no walking, no waiting, no stopping. And that's the paradox. Cars are better than transit, yet modern cities are hell-bent on destroying the car infrastructure. You can also check this site with isochrones for different transport modes: https://www.geoapify.com/isoline-api/ https://www.geoapify.com/isoline-api/
- xnx 1y ago> Cars are better than transit And are even better when parking isn't a concern (e.g. taxi service)