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   Michelle Steiner to God's Debris   
   Re: light rail not worth the money   
   27 Nov 08 08:09:28   
   
   XPost: az.general   
   From: michelle@michelle.org   
      
   In article <10ksi414bboe3jic8jb0s08hphra38ge7h@4ax.com>,   
    God's Debris  wrote:   
      
   > >A 12 MPH light rail car can carry how many people?  Say, for the   
   > >sake of discussion, 50 people.  So it can carry 50 people 12 miles   
   > >in an hour.   
   > >   
   > >How many people can one bicycle carry 12 miles in an hour?   
   >   
   > WOW 50 people 12 whole miles.   
      
   As I said, 50 people for the sake of discussion; I don't know how many   
   people can actually fit into a car.  And I used 12 miles because Seth   
   claimed that the average speed of light rail is 12 MPH; I was merely   
   trying to simplify the math.   
      
   > For far less cost you could put the same 50 people on a bus.  You   
   > could even send them all in Taxis for less money.   
      
   You sure about the cost?  What about the pollution?   
      
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