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Boses have traffic. People don't like traffic. Trains don't have traffic.
by baldfat 11y ago
Boses have traffic. People don't like traffic. Trains don't have traffic.
- giancarlostoro 11y agoI've had to wait in a train for over 30 minutes due to another train passing by. I guess it depends where you're at.
- ianlevesque 11y agoSounds like Amtrak, lower priority than freight and using ancient tracks.
- DanBC 11y agoOr England at a busy station. It's not a common occurance, but it happens often enough that people who use trains regularly can remember a time it happened to them. (I tend to like trains, but I use buses and coaches more often because price and convenience.)
- uhwhat 11y agoTrains also sometimes have lounge cars, dining cars and theaters. Buses confine you to a cramped seat and if you're lucky there's a tiny bathroom on board.
- gradstudent 11y agoThis. Also, bus travel can induce motion sickness.
- DanBC 11y agoIn England some coaches (long distance buses) have tables (seat four people); power sockets and WIFI. They might have a fridge with cold bottled water. Some buses have WIFI.
- baldfat 11y agoWe have wifi and nice coach buses in the US. Still don't want to ride them over a train. Trains are certainly faster and more dependable in terms of time of arrival.
- coldtea 11y agoOne basic idea in TFA is that you can have buses in their own lanes that don't have traffic.
- vacri 11y agoLight rail frequently has traffic. This being said, buses have an advantage when they do - if there's an accident or the transit vehicle in front has a patron in need of an ambulance, a bus can usually go around it. Light rail has to wait.
- cbd1984 11y ago> Trains don't have traffic. Trains have traffic. It's baked into their schedules, so it can never improve based on variations in usage.