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Re:Riding transit takes almost twice as long as driving (2017) by AlotOfReading on Sunday July 31, 2022 @03:43PM (#32298167)
Imagine you're a person who occasionally needs to use a bathroom, or has anxiety about roads/traffic/driving, or claustrophobia from the idea of being stuck in traffic. I know people with all of these issues. Well-designed public transit like trains addresses them far better than personal vehicles.

I'm also not sure what personal freedoms you think don't exist in Europe or Asia where such well-designed transit networks exist. You can still have a car, you just don't need to have one.

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Re:Riding transit takes almost twice as long as driving (2017) by idlehand on Sunday July 31, 2022 @03:52PM (#32298238)
A functional public transport system also means that people who are too young or old to drive, or have vision problems, or need to take medication which makes it unsafe to operate a vehicle, have the freedom to leave their homes and go where they need to go.
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Re:Riding transit takes almost twice as long as driving (2017) by namose on Sunday July 31, 2022 @08:29PM (#32300327)
Although tbh I’ve never seen accessible public transit in the US.
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