[ExI] mass transit again

[Eugen Leitl]

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 02:02:39AM -0800, Samantha Atkins wrote:

> The main problem with most mass transit is that it is less fuel efficient 
> by far than even private cars with only one person in them.  The reason 

Apart from higher street density (transport capacity) issues this
strikes me as extremely inplausible. Do you have references for this?

> is that a mass transit system must run a substantial amount of time 
> without enough passengers (off peak hours) to remotely feel those 
> heavy energy drinking large vehicles.    This has been studied and 

I don't see them heavy or fuel-inefficient (trains even use
regenerative braking), and of course there's
enough passengers in off-peak hours as well.

> that is what the numbers say.   Next solution..


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