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What about the "efficiency" of the train when its almost empty?
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This article is obvious and dumb. It invents unlikely scenarios to make its point. This is the definition of a strawman argument and doesn't belong in a scientific journal.
I take the train to work every day. It's always packed like sardines. I walk on sidewalks on either end of my commute, and see all the cars on the road. Virtually all of them contain the driver and no passengers. This has been my experience for 18 years of commuting in this city. Ask yourself if you drive to work in a full car, or alone, and then apply your personal experience to this moronic article. I'm telling you the trains I take are full. |
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Second, if the occurrence of empty trains isn't more than balanced by the times they are full, they should (and usually do) decrease the frequency and length of trains at the times it is almost empty. Third, the completely full cars were compared with quarter-full trains already. I would expect trains are over a quarter full far more often than cars are completely full. Heck, I would think that trains are over 100% full (considering standing room) more often than cars are full. |
My bad, I was being sarcastic guys. I was pointing out the stupidity of the article as well. It just didn't relate as well in my post.
My point was that you cannot compare the two without knowing how many are in either vehicle - as you all basically stated. If you take either example to either extreme, full vs empty then the authors point is worthless. |
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You live less than one mile from a train station. It makes sense for you. Mass transit was supposed to be an alternative - another choice available to anyone interested. But now, the global warming bandwagon has turned mass transit into an obligation. I have plenty of obligations. Getting on someone else's train isn't going to be one of them. |
My train is full. I really don't want anyone else getting on it. That's why I oppose the extension of metro out to Dulles. Unless they are going to add more cars to all the trains and run them more frequently.
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House Republicans Draft Energy Bill With Heavy Focus on Nuclear Power
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Why not both the carrot and the stick instead of just one or the other?
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True, but that's a bit like saying it's better to be shot with a .22 than a .38.
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