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On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 13:40:56 GMT, Jay Honeck wrote:
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) #m -- Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010920-8.html |
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Martin Hotze wrote:
On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 13:40:56 GMT, Jay Honeck wrote: 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) Shows how little you understand Americans. Matt |
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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. Matt #m -- Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010920-8.html |
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Martin Hotze wrote: but the areas where I've been I never saw business-like dressed people waiting or boarding a bus. because it would be a colossal waste of their time? -- Bob Noel no one likes an educated mule |
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![]() "Bob Noel" wrote in message ... In article , Martin Hotze wrote: but the areas where I've been I never saw business-like dressed people waiting or boarding a bus. because it would be a colossal waste of their time? -- Bob Noel no one likes an educated mule But being stopped in rush hour traffic alone in their car isn't? Many commutes in So Cal are 45 minutes or more. Riding the train or bus allows active work to be done... |
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".Blueskies." wrote: but the areas where I've been I never saw business-like dressed people waiting or boarding a bus. because it would be a colossal waste of their time? But being stopped in rush hour traffic alone in their car isn't? Many commutes in So Cal are 45 minutes or more. Riding the train or bus allows active work to be done... I suspect that Martin hasn't visited So Cal all that much. -- Bob Noel no one likes an educated mule |
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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 |
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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" |
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![]() I, for example, would be a perfect candidate for mass transit. My home is four miles from my office, Your route sounds like an even better candidate for a bicycle commute. |
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![]() "JohnH" wrote in message ... I, for example, would be a perfect candidate for mass transit. My home is four miles from my office, Your route sounds like an even better candidate for a bicycle commute. This sounds like a certain death sentence, to me. There are no provisions for bike lanes, and traffic would soon kill bike riders. Once again, it is the problem of the vastness of the US, that prohibits building enough bike lanes to make a significant difference. -- Jim in NC |
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