From: Tony@thedeli   
      
   You're daft. I costs about 50 bucks an hour to park in toronto about 300   
   dollars to get your car towed 300 dollars for a parking ticket in a   
   handicapped spot 500 dollar fine and no wheels for a year for a first dwi   
   conviction 5,000 for a first offence of no insurance $25,000 for a second   
   infraction. Maintenance on your porche or bmw about $4,000 a year. Man where   
   have you been? This is the year 2006 taking the train is next to free.   
      
      
   "Jem Berkes"  wrote in message   
   news:Xns987DBA38A153Cjbuserspc9org@216.196.97.131...   
   >I was watching this news segment on television complaining about congested   
   > roads and highways...   
   >   
   > I'm surprised that it costs more for a train ticket in south-western   
   > Ontario (in my case, from Kitchener/Guelph towards Toronto) than it does   
   > to   
   > drive that distance as a single passenger in a car, including parking   
   > costs.   
   >   
   > This is just insane. A properly operating train system in a highly   
   > populated area such as this region should be able to provide the   
   > transportation much cheaper than a car. But it can't for some reason. Is   
   > VIA Rail incompetent? Maybe the government should divert funds from the   
   > dead-end "roads" projects to provincial rail transit.   
      
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