Good point. The Japanese put thought into their mass transit and created systems easy for people to use. Unlike our system -- designed by people who never use mass transit but want to check it off their liberal elite 'to-do list'. And yeah that takes intelligence.
My daughter took the train home from the airport (with her boyfriend) in Seattle the other evening. One one side, a young girl (heroin addict) was nodding off on the other side 2 older black women were crouching down and smoking meth (entire train smelled like urine after they sparked up).
My husband took a train in Minneapolis not too long ago, again from the airport, he literally waited, like 5 trains, until one came that looked safe enough to board. And he blends.
Our society and culture is in ruins.