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Re: Someone remind me, what is the point of light rail again? |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Wed Sep 9 16:40:58 2015, in response to Re: Someone remind me, what is the point of light rail again?, posted by ElectricTraction on Wed Sep 9 16:16:25 2015. The bus is still cheaper (ordinarily) and counts as public transit, easing congestion (as long as the bus is relatively full) and frees you up to do some reading or web-surfing that you couldn't ordinarily do legally while driving.I know. . .there's audiobooks. Here we go again with the breakdown in communication though. What exactly are we talking about? Right now, where there are long stretches without any kind of rail service, a bus or buses will often be faster between certain points, especially if it is a "crosstown" sort of service (like north-to-south in Eastern Queens). If public transit was more funded, however, and plenty more people were doing a particular trip, then rail service would probably be built as, yes, it is superior to bus service. But then it comes down to personal opinion after a while, like if I want to go between two points connected by a bus, I may take three trains instead because I feel like a smooth ride, even if I'm fairly sure the bus will arrive first. Or even if I have a car available (my own), I will sometimes go on a bus ride because I like the idea of sitting back, letting someone else handle the vehicle, and either looking out the window to notice things I wouldn't notice while driving, or reading or daydreaming or whatever. The way I think of it is that 30 minutes driving is 30 minutes lost focusing on the road, while 2 hours on the bus is 2 hours I was relaxing and enjoying myself. It's all about what you do during your commute. Obviously if you like blasting music in your car more than reading and looking out the window, you won't want the bus, but that doesn't make the bus intrinsically bad. |
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