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It depends on the route and the distance. For example, Portland to Seattle isn't that far but I-5 can easily back up and become an hours-long ordeal, and SEA a
by bobthepanda 1y ago
It depends on the route and the distance.
For example, Portland to Seattle isn't that far but I-5 can easily back up and become an hours-long ordeal, and SEA and PDX aren't particularly close to a lot of places.
- bombcar 1y agoTraffic jams have become so much easier to handle with lane following and down-to-zero adaptive cruise control. A backlog of hundreds of hours of podcasts doesn’t hurt. Still would prefer the train.
- bobthepanda 1y agoWhile this is true, there is also something to be said about predictability. A train that is an hour slower than the best driving time but consistently so is easier to plan around than a car that is an hour faster or an hour slower than the train with no clear rhyme or reason.
- bitmasher9 1y agoAgreed that SEA to PDX is uniquely useful on the west coast. Similar trips are also practical in the north east for the same reasons (relatively short distance for a flight, high car traffic and great station locations)