His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Nilatai wrote:
Guenny wrote:
The problem with states' rights is that we have places that do public transportation well, and others that do it poorly. If we just nationalized these things everyone would benefit.
This is largely true. Also never privatise it. The worst thing to ever happen to the
British Dutch railway is privatisation.
Not only is it cheaper to drive pretty much anywhere by car, it's also more than twice as fast and you won't get stuck if there's a few leafs on the road or when there's a few cm of snow.
When the trip reaches 2000 miles, your opinions change. You have to take into account:
Sleeping
Gas costs: my last long road trip would have been at least $250 in gas one way, and car maintenance is a *****. This is assuming I go 60 miles per hour rather than 80 - 85. When you're in Nowhere, USA, if you're not doing at least 75, you're getting passed. Yeah, I flew, but I would have taken the train over that, too.
Car breaking down: even with roadside assistance you're waiting hours for the nearest tow truck from Podunk. Also: scary.
Sheer boredom: even trips under 200 miles can feel like they drag, but at around 500 or so the trip ends with hating your life.
Edited, Mar 7th 2012 9:36am by Sweetums