Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 年前[meme] Trains are 100000x easier to electrify and automate than cars, so why does everyone keep talking about electric and driverless cars?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square505linkfedilinkarrow-up12.25Karrow-down1156
arrow-up12.1Karrow-down1image[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.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 年前message-square505linkfedilink
minus-squarelemming934linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·3 年前This can also be achieved by high frequency transit.
minus-squareDanatronic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 年前Yeah, if the train comes every five minutes, that’s going to be way more consistent than traffic over time.
minus-squareAux@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 年前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!
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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!