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Because they give people a lot more freedom than trains
if you own a car. If you don't own a car but live in a society where everybody else has one you are kinda screwed.
this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2023
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I can go out drinking, text, work, chat, and sleep on my commute without being arrested or viciously murdering someone. Sounds like I have more freedom here.
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Public transit good, but in america public transit is not well funded and only really available in big cities. I think sadly it will be years before americans can give up the independence of being able to have transportation direct from point a to point b. Consider that in rural areas it could be a 30 minute drive to get groceries with no transit options. As long as americans are going to drive cars, we can at least try to make them electric vs ICE.
I will continue to vote for public transit initiatives and if we had a bus or train system in my town I would use it. I have a fuel efficient ICE car but trying to buy electric as soon as I can afford to buy something that isn't a telsa pile of crap.
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Simple - Tracks vs Road ratio.
We 100% need more trains. But in rural America, we need cars to do anything.
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