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To: Cronos

I lived in England for 3 years and was really impressed with their public transportation system. It actually worked!

Why?

Each (and every) stop had covered areas to wait for the train or bus.

Each station for the trains was clean and well run.

Each bus stop had maps on the walls along with different colors for different routes...clearly showing what bus to take and where it was going.

All public transportation was very efficient in being on time.

Now, take the American transportation system:

First, you have to have a photographic memory to memorize the routes, times and where they go since NONE of that is posted on the walls of the pick-up points. As a matter of fact most pick-up points are simply a post with a “bus stop” sign on it....nothing else. You have to be born with a complete schedule and city route map in your brain to even suspect where our public transportation will take you...and when!

Second, nothing is ever on time. Our system is 100% unreliable.

Compare England and Europe’s transportation systems and our American system rates a score of F.


169 posted on 05/10/2014 6:39:04 AM PDT by DH (Once the tainted finger of government touches anything the rot begins)
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To: DH

Population density in UK: 600+ per square mile.

Population density in US: less than 80 per square mile.

These stories always remind me that liberals can’t do math.


176 posted on 05/10/2014 6:54:26 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: DH

You ought to move there and enjoy the excessive British taxes that allow the wonderful mass transit system and everything that comes with it.


225 posted on 05/10/2014 9:29:40 AM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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