I'm with you all the way until the HSR between LA-SF. There's 100s of reasons why it's mismanaged (starting to build the line in the middle of nowhere, which la

I'm with you all the way until the HSR between LA-SF. There's 100s of reasons why it's mismanaged (starting to build the line in the middle of nowhere, which later politicians will use to prove that 'no one' uses the line; it's horrendous cost (why?), the slow speed (why?), the lack of local public transport on both ends etc). But arguing that more seats between LAX and SFO is the answer is something I'd have to disagree with these days. Flying in the US is a huge pain with it's security theatre. 90% of the time I drive from LA to SF rather than fly. It almost takes the same amount of time, especially considering I'd need car transport on both ends anyway to get to my destination.