-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 03/01/07 15:58, Paul Johnson wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > >> -----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. > > TriMet runs 97% on-time. They warn that they may be "up to 3 minutes early
Well heck, lets *all* move to Portland!!!! > 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. 40 bike racks on the back of the bus? >> In the rain or cold, etc. > > Like most people from the pacific northwest care about such things. :o) > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFF53YDS9HxQb37XmcRAvCLAJ9lkTgBLCzkZP5baI3pGUiWoCkTBwCgnNLz rkhTsEcC4iQt+ThL549T3vY= =zSbZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
