Unless there is a high-speed train running every ten minutes from my front door to anywhere I want to go, I’ll still spend all of that same time waiting at lights.That's pretty silly.
Willie, you're being ignorant. The reason for trains is social control. Witness the newest rail transit system in the US - the Seattle light rail line. A 14 mile line from downtown Seattle, through the Rainier valley communities, and to the Seatac airport. Thirteen stops.
Exactly ONE has a park-and-ride. None of the others have a park-and-ride. And you'll get ticketed if you park for more than 4 hours in any of the neighborhoods around the train. And if you park overnight at the park-and-ride? Car gets towed.
This isn't about offering an alternative to cars; this is about eliminating cars altogether. You cannot use your car to get to the park-and-ride. It's walk or use the bus only.
“closest Park-N-Ride. “
That would be about 60 miles from my house and much farther from most.