Re: A Republican!!!!!! (was Re: OT: sponge burning!)
Ron Johnson wrote:
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> On 03/01/07 08:12, judd@wadsworth.org wrote:
>> On 28 Feb, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
>>> On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 03:58:10PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
>>>> Now the question is, do you really need three motor vehicles, or are
>>>> two of 'em a crutch for not leaning on your local officials to fix
>>>> public transport?
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>>> Now the question is, do you really understand that in much of America
>>> public transport is *not* viable and would be a terrible waste of
>>> energy
>>> *and* money.
>>>
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>> Which is not really pertinent to the original question, which
>> was about a particular situation, not "much of America".
>>
>> While it's true that public transportation is not a good solution
>> for much of rural America, it's also true that it is woefully underused
>> areas where it could work.
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> "People" don't want to wait for a (usually late) bus when they have
> (seemingly) more control when driving a car.
TriMet runs 97% on-time. They warn that they may be "up to 3 minutes early
or late without notice due to passenger load and congestion," but I
honestly can't remember the last time they were late. Usually, they're
actually running just under a minute early.
> Public transportation only run certain routes. If your source or
> destination are not near those routes, you're stuck. Or you walk.
Quality public transportation systems include provisions for taking a
bicycle with you.
> In the rain or cold, etc.
Like most people from the pacific northwest care about such things. :o)
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