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Originally Posted by brucey
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When public transport is clearly the logical alternative to personal automobiles in every scientifically measurable way, why are cars sold or driven at all beyond the lobbying efforts of the auto industry and actions such as the GM Streetcar Conspiracy?
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Public transport is good in theory but fails in practice. People have personal space requirements. Public transport does not allow for that. The average person feels discomfort at being forced into a confined space with people that they do not trust.
Then it only takes a few, "to cool for rules" travellers making a nuisance of themselves to push that discomfort to the point where the person actively avoids public transport if they can.
Human nature is a powerful thing.