In case you haven't noticed, "Mass transit" is something most Americans
use
only as a last resort -- and for very good reasons.

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

That's not the problem -- at least not in small-to-medium sized American
cities.

I, for example, would be a perfect candidate for mass transit. My home is
four miles from my office, and I arrive and depart work at about the same
times each day. (And I've got two vehicles at the inn to use, should I need
them in a pinch.)

The bus stops 1 block from my home -- which sucks in bad weather. It then
goes downtown -- a distance of 2.5 miles -- but takes forever to get there.
It travels down narrow city streets that were never designed for busses,
stopping every block, backing up traffic everywhere along the way.

Once downtown, I would have to transfer to another bus to travel the
remaining 1.5 mile to the hotel, with it once again stopping every 200 yards
along the way. The entire trip would take a bit more than an hour.

Or, I can drive to my office in less than 15 minutes.

The real, understated problem with mass transit is that productive people
have better things to do with their time.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"