Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.worldM to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago[meme] Trains are 100000x easier to electrify and automate than cars, so why does everyone keep talking about electric and driverless cars?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square564fedilinkarrow-up12.2K
arrow-up12.2Kimage[meme] Trains are 100000x easier to electrify and automate than cars, so why does everyone keep talking about electric and driverless cars?lemmy.worldFried_out_Kombi@lemmy.worldM to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square564fedilink
minus-squarelemming934@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 year agoThis can also be achieved by high frequency transit.
minus-squareDanatronic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoYeah, if the train comes every five minutes, that’s going to be way more consistent than traffic over time.
minus-squareAux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoEvery five minutes is not enough, every minute is definitely needed for rush hour. Thankfully, I live in London where tube trains come every minute, yey!
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This can also be achieved by high frequency transit.
Yeah, if the train comes every five minutes, that’s going to be way more consistent than traffic over time.
Every five minutes is not enough, every minute is definitely needed for rush hour. Thankfully, I live in London where tube trains come every minute, yey!