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   Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Phi to Alan Baker   
   Re: Myth: The motor car is the ultimate    
   10 Dec 14 10:00:47   
   
   From: thetibetanmonkey@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 2:36:17 AM UTC-5, Alan Baker wrote:   
   > On 2014-12-10 02:26:06 +0000, Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher   
   said:   
   >   
   > >>>>> Common, welcome to the real world. Once you depend on two buses, you   
   > >>>>> are grounded. The boss must be very tolerant of punctuality.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> So your standard is that it must be possible to get anywhere by taking   
   > >>>> a single bus (or transit vehicle)???   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> Seriously?   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> LOLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOLOLLOL   
   > >>>   
   > >>> No, no, no...   
   > >>>   
   > >>> You are reading me wrong. The best combination is that of bicycling and   
   > >>> public transportation. When the bus fails you to take off on the bike.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> That's assuming the bus has a rack. Yes, that works here.   
   > >>   
   > >> And you think this is actually going to be a good solution for most   
   people????   
   > >>   
   > >> Tell me: how many bikes fit on the racks of one of your buses? It's   
   > >> nowhere near enough for even a third of the passengers to have a bike,   
   > >> is it?   
   > >   
   > > 2-3 bikes. Many more in the train.   
   > >   
   > > But the revolution is about solutions. Get a folding bike.   
   >   
   > So spend even more.   
   >   
   > You DO realize that in most cities, public transit prices would   
   > skyrocket if it weren't for the subsidization of the cost...   
   >   
   > ...by the people who are driving the cars...   
   >   
   > ...right?   
      
   Well, it may be said gas prices are subsidized, given all the wars that go   
   into keeping the supplies going and the environmental damage they cause.   
      
   But no, I find public transportation rather expensive in comparison.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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