Darren New wrote:

> Of course, if more US cities had public transit comparable to what I've 
> seen in European cities, I'd be happy to fund that with higher taxes. :-)

Now that would depend on *which* cities.

In Manchester, I was amazed to discover that if you just *stand* by a 
random bus stop, it is _virtually guaranteed_ that an actual bus will 
appear in LESS THAN TEN MINUTES. (!!)

In Milton Keynes, you might stand by a particular bus stop for a few 
days before you see a bus. It depends on which bus stop, what day of the 
week it is, when the last bank holiday was, etc.

In summary: In Manchester, you can actually *use* busses to go to 
places. In Milton Keynes, while theoretically you can do the same 
thing... no, seriously, you can't. Not IRL. It just doesn't work.

It also depends on which country. In the UK, it's rare for trains to be 
on time, and they're 1 or maybe 2 per hour. In Switzerland, they're both 
much more frequent, and [as far as I can tell] dramatically more 
reliable. They also don't smell of old people inside...

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