-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 03/01/07 08:12, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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? >>> >> 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. >> > > 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.
"People" don't want to wait for a (usually late) bus when they have (seemingly) more control when driving a car. Public transportation only run certain routes. If your source or destination are not near those routes, you're stuck. Or you walk. In the rain or cold, etc. > > -Chris > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > | Christopher Judd, Ph. D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFF5wJQS9HxQb37XmcRAgJnAJ9ezAmZHFE8Be7mdMJEkaq+vCaLQwCeNKSo cdOVdvS5Mvt8DgVUeoR3GyQ= =6Cn2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]