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Originally Posted by aklim
And is that more terrorist proof than the airplane? I think not.
True. Now, lets talk of it like the bus or any other public transport. Will it go exactly where I want? Probably not. How about leave when I feel like it? Probably not. Who will run it? Govt? Oh, that will work all right. Gives them another money pit to play with. No thanx.
Europe and Japan are a lot denser than we are and thus it might work there. People are a not as independent minded as we were. It might not work with the logistics and mentality we have.
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europeans are more willing to park the car and take the high speed rail than we are. a friend of mine recently traveled to Stuttgart on her way to Luxembourg. she was able to travel to her destination via rail, no cars were involved in the trip.
in contrast, people in the United States are MARRIED to their cars (in reality, the western equivalent of a horse). we'd rather choke on the other guy's exhaust and search for parking than give it up for high speed rail. go figure.