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by Bradford on April 8th, 2005

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Will the world see a substantial increase in the use of mass transit systems in the near future? Or is there still too much money to be made building highways, cars, and producing fuels?

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  • by Anonymous on April 8th, 2005

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      The question seems to be loaded with an assumption that is highly questionable at best.  The question seems to assume that a major reason for people to use their own cars rather than mass transit is that there is profit to be made in selling them cars and fuel, and making roads.

      When making the choice to drive one's own car or to take mass transit, I expect that very, very, very few people take into account anything having to do with who is making how much profit as a result of their choice.

      I think that with very few exceptions, the choice is made based on obvious matters of convenience, speed, and cost.  It is usually much faster, and much more convenient to go anywhere in your own car than to go there using any form of mass transit.  As long as this remains so, I expect that the vast majority of those who have cars will usually choose to use them.

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  • by BayAreaBiker on August 21st, 2008

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    Traffic congestion could prompt an increase of mass transit, but the layout of our cities and metro areas does not admit a good transit system. We expect "on demand" transportation, which private vehicles provide. Buses cannot do this, although frequent service would make this fairly convenient. Buses are also suffering from an image problem, sometimes, unfairly, called "loser cruiser". The bicycle is a good compromise, often less expensive than bus fare, as convenient as a car, good physical conditioning while traveling at adequate speeds for local use. They, too, have an image problem. From the 1940's to the 1960's, bikes were mainly for children who cannot drive. The oil crisis of the 1970's changed this somewhat, but the earlier attitudes returned after the crisis was over. "Bike To Work Day", which began in 1994, is an attempt to get more people on bikes. It is somewhat successful. This is observed on the third Thursday in May. The first BTWD is about one month before my first bike ride to Gilroy. I had been biking for five years then, now 19 years.

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  • by david askari on July 24th, 2005

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    If the rest of the world through some miracle was provided with cars today to match the percentage of people who have cars in the US today, the world would have to increase oil production by 3000% just to run them or the shortage would make it impossible for most americans to drive. Personal transportation will always be the first choice when possible in anytime.

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