A car has to stop at intersections, to make turns, etc; it has to slow down in heavy traffic.
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Replying to @380kmh
Whereas a train only has to stop to let people on and off--if it's not at a station, it's moving; taking you to where you need to be.
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Replying to @380kmh
Buses (and streetcars or any other transit without exclusive ROW) have the worst of both worlds. All the stops, none of the cruising.
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They have to stop to let people on and off, AND they have to deal with traffic lights, intersections, traffic, etc. Absolute nightmare.
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Replying to @380kmh
As you would expect, when people say that Bus Rapid Transit is like "a train on tires," what they mean is that it has an exclusive ROW.
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Addendum: if you hear about a "Bus Rapid Transit" project that doesn't provide an exclusive ROW, you are being scammed my dude.
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Replying to @gnonplanner
our trains are a niche item because standard issue trains in foreign countries are illegal here, thanks FRA regulations
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we require them to be monstrously overweight and also require them to be built domestically, fucking insane
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