Martin Hotze wrote:
On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 17:51:25 GMT, Matt Whiting wrote:


mostly because of the ego. it is the same here, too. (but using the bus
here is not seen as being poor or something)

Shows how little you understand Americans.


Ot might be different in the big metros like NY/DC or LA (IIRC there is a
train connecting cities along the cost) - I've never been to the really big
metros; but the areas where I've been I never saw business-like dressed
people waiting or boarding a bus.

There are lots of reasons, but one is that many areas aren't served with
any decent mass transit system. Much of America is rural or suburban
and has no train service and marginal bus service if at all. The buses
run infrequently and don't always stop in convenient locations.

Also, they are very inconvenient compared to cars, except in the most
urban areas where car parking is a big problem. Cars take you where you
want to go, when you want to go there and do so in great comfort
compared to most mass transit.


Matt