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Article #203Re: Commuting by train builds new friends and social contacts
From: Jack May
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 03:51
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 03:51
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>> James Robinson wrote: > And the difference between that and people commuting in their cars like > automatons is...??? Whenever I see someone smiling while driving, I > suspect they are mentally deranged. What I am concerned most about is how we torture poor people by essentially forcing them on to transit instead of allowing them to live a better quality of life more like the middle class. The cheaper and more humane approach would tend to be transportation vouchers for the poor so they could afford to drive like the middle class The poor often work two (sometimes more) jobs while having to suffer the much longer commute times and rigid schedules of transit. That drains a person. A voucher could add flexibility and time to a poor person's life. > > So you base your opinion about all train travel by that one single > experience? I was relating my experience which one other person says he also sees. None of it statistically significant and neither is your experience. I have ridden other rail systems, but the passengers were in much more pleasant situations like being on a vacation or University Students heading to Bourbon St. in New Orleans. It is obvious that the experience on commuter rail is not very good since, the vast majority of people avoid using rail transit.
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