China laying tracks for 1,000km/h maglev trains

Re:China laying tracks for 1,000km/h maglev trains by nicoburns on Thursday October 03, 2019 @04:07PM (#21151541)

> using a car is more pleas sent then sharing a bus or metro with strangers

Not when it means you're stuck in a traffic jam. In a big city I'd take decent metro system over a car any day.

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Re:China laying tracks for 1,000km/h maglev trains by notJim on Thursday October 03, 2019 @04:32PM (#21151854)

Even between cities. For a while I was driving between Portland and Seattle pretty often, and the traffic was always awful! I would love to be able to take a HS train.

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Re:China laying tracks for 1,000km/h maglev trains by userbinator on Thursday October 03, 2019 @06:33PM (#21152973)

I certainly think it's better to be stuck in a traffic jam and sit in your own car than stuck in a traffic jam inside a packed vehicle full of other (sometimes extremely unpleasant) people.

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Re:China laying tracks for 1,000km/h maglev trains by nicoburns on Thursday October 03, 2019 @07:35PM (#21153385)

If properly designed, you don't get traffic jams on public transport though. Trains have dedicated tracks, and buses can be given bus lanes.

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Re:China laying tracks for 1,000km/h maglev trains by saagarjha on Thursday October 03, 2019 @07:40PM (#21153424)

But you can do something else if you’re not driving.

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