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Re: High speed rail on the NEC—300 km/h service |
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Posted by Charles G on Fri May 9 23:17:22 2008, in response to Re: High speed rail on the NEC—300 km/h service, posted by Olog-hai on Fri May 9 18:28:21 2008. If that were true, then nobody would be using Amtrak. Besides, on city streets, you have nice 10-20 mph average speeds, and you can't always get parking right at the door of your destination (never mind your origin).Exactly. When I decide whether to drive, fly or take the train I consider what time I have to leave my house and what time I will arrive where I'm going. The actual time spent on any particular mode of transit isn't important to me -- nor is how fast it is going. The thing that drives my decision is what method (or, in most cases, combination of methods) gets me there soonest, followed by flexibility (if there's only one flight per day then that's going to be a problem -- even if it looks like it will line up well with my travel plans). If the time difference is close, then I'll factor in things like comfort, effort and how much crap I'm toting along with me (driving is great if you aren't a very neat packer) |
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