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can we just have trains already please (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by Ragdoll_X to c/microblogmemes

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[–] linearchaos 78 points 1 month ago (28 children)

Don't get me wrong, I would absolutely dearly love to have proper trains running on time to every location.

But we basically made a souffle, and you're asking us to turn it into chocolate cake.

We could get away with an advanced network of buses.

[–] jqubed 40 points 1 month ago (14 children)

Buses are great for public transit and the most cost effective option for some communities. There also seems to be a stigma against buses, though, where people are more willing to take a train than a bus. I’m starting to suspect that stigma extends to people wanting to build trains instead of buses that can get the same job done for less money than building a brand new train system.

[–] partial_accumen 60 points 1 month ago (12 children)

There also seems to be a stigma against buses, though, where people are more willing to take a train than a bus.

I'll absolutely take a train over a bus if they are going to the same destination.

train has fewer stops meaning train reaches the destination faster
train has ultimate right-of-way, and doesn't have to stop for pedestrians on the tracks, red lights, or other things
trains in some cities, go under waterways meaning more direct routes than busses
there's more space inside trains and usually more choice of seats. Standing is also an option which isn't allowed on most busses
acceleration and deceleration are more predictable and comfortable
nearly all metro light rail trains are powered by electricity, while many city busses remain diesel

[–] michaelnik 1 points 1 month ago

There could be dedicated separated bus lanes - I saw one in my world travels but never in USA. IMHO it is a better solution for short distance (i.e non-competing with plane) than inflexible heavy metro transit infra...

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