[lbo-talk] French set new rail speed record

[Andy F]

On 4/5/07, Chuck <chuck at mutualaid.org> wrote:
> I love trains and I can tolerate buses, but this country would really
> need to upgrade regional public transportation in order to get more
> people out of their cars. This shouldn't be impossible because the
> bigger cities have excellent public transit systems.

I agree as far as this being a necessary but insufficient condition.
There is so much irrationality in individual car use (driving a half
mile to the health club, I need an SUV to cart the kids around) that I
think it would take a very big stick to change that.

This kind of thing is not an abberation:
<http://www.msnbc.com/modules/interactive.aspx?type=ss&launch=17857819,3842331&pg=10>

-- 
Andy