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gospodin · 09-08-2007, 01:58 PM

Part of the reason there's no real high-speed rail service in the US is the selfish attitude of most Americans. We would rather die than part with our cars, and to heck with anybody else who can't drive, we're not paying for that expensive train! The distances involved are greater, too. London to Paris is not that far, and driving thru the Chunnel is a nightmare, from what I've read. Much better to have a fast train. Same goes for other European countries where having a car is much more expensive than in the US. Japan has the same problems, mass transit makes sense in that country and in China, where EVERYTHING is government subsidized, and they are willing to show up the West at every opportunity (as with the Super MagLev in Shanghai). The US will always be backwards in societal progress...geez, it's hard to find anywhere that the power lines are buried and out of the way (so you don't have weather disasters disrupting power all the time). It's hard to find power poles in Western Europe or Japan.

09-08-2007, 01:58 PM	#16
gospodin Diecast Blasphemer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nosegoblin, LA Age: 52 Posts: 2,737	Re: The next widebody accident! Part of the reason there's no real high-speed rail service in the US is the selfish attitude of most Americans. We would rather die than part with our cars, and to heck with anybody else who can't drive, we're not paying for that expensive train! The distances involved are greater, too. London to Paris is not that far, and driving thru the Chunnel is a nightmare, from what I've read. Much better to have a fast train. Same goes for other European countries where having a car is much more expensive than in the US. Japan has the same problems, mass transit makes sense in that country and in China, where EVERYTHING is government subsidized, and they are willing to show up the West at every opportunity (as with the Super MagLev in Shanghai). The US will always be backwards in societal progress...geez, it's hard to find anywhere that the power lines are buried and out of the way (so you don't have weather disasters disrupting power all the time). It's hard to find power poles in Western Europe or Japan. __________________ Steve "Leave the gun. Take the cannoli."