I loved the Top Gear episode where Jeremy raced in an Austin Martin DB9 against James and Richard using public transport, including HS rail, from Surrey England to Monte Carlo. 900 miles.
The car won.
Trains are nice in Chicago and DC but would be dumb where I live. Question to twenty something,urban,recently graduated
libs who could care less about freedom of personal transportation - what will you do when you have three kids, you need to leave work Right Now with one sick,one needing to go to soccer, and you are out of groceries and need to bring three bags home with you? Hmm. If that stretches your mind too much this one is simpler. What will you do when (not if) the bad guys or the “authorities” need to shut down you public transit system for an unspecified length of time? Not questions in your world - yet.
Trains are nice in Chicago and DC but would be dumb where I live. Question to twenty something,urban,recently graduated
libs who could care less about freedom of personal transportation - what will you do when you have three kids, you need to leave work Right Now with one sick,one needing to go to soccer, and you are out of groceries and need to bring three bags home with you? Hmm. If that stretches your mind too much this one is simpler. What will you do when (not if) the bad guys or the “authorities” need to shut down you public transit system for an unspecified length of time? Not questions in your world - yet.
While hugely entertaining, the Top Gear challenges are pretty much 100% scripted. Ever notice how they always reach the destination within moments of each other?...And of course the car wins! (Did it ever lose a challenge? Can't remember if it did. Nor would I want it to ;-))