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It sounds like they're praising it in Japan and saying "of course it could never work here, Americans are just genetically predisposed to cars".
Which public transport? Tokyo Metro is publicly-owned. Some of the JR branches are still publicly-owned. JR was only privatized in the late 80s as an anti-labor move and to deflect from the unpopularity of closing unprofitable rural lines. But of course the government built most of the network, including the first shinkansen lines.
very funny to see this coming from Reason, a libertarian rag that hates public transit
Yeah, bud. That was my point.
Suppose you're a gay Palestinian. Who do you think is more likely to kill you: Hamas or the IDF?
I thought (gas) motor racing was banned in Switzerland? Doesn't apply to karts I guess?
Well, the article's thesis is more that transportation/traffic engineers don't care. DoTs are set up to get grants and spend money, with a focus on throughput. Very little thought is put into safety, and most "safety" best practices are confusing, outdated, or poorly thought out.
Well, the article's thesis is more that transportation/traffic engineers don't care. DoTs are set up to get grants and spend money, with a focus on throughput. Very little thought is put into safety, and most "safety" best practices are confusing, outdated, or poorly thought out.
We demand to pass out one cheese sandwich for every ten year-old we napalm. And if you don't do that, we will back down immediately!
I'd rather have a president who's anti-genocide, so I'll be voting for one of the anti-genocide candidates.
You're okay with voting for genocide. I'm not.
Incel shit