SeeingBlue Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Because Americans do have cars, & use more gas than other countries, the public transport has been reduced to only those incapable of operating a motor vehicle. Except for large cities, like New York's subways & taxis, Chicago.. Don't think I would include Atlanta, or Seattle, believe those people mostly drive cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawQuart Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 DC has a huge Metro system that lots of people use. Public transport has nothing to do with wealth at all now days. My rich neighbor, who is a professional photographer with pictures at several famous art museums, still rides the bus down to his studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Comnena Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Public transportation is decent when the geography of the area suits it. When you don't have dense populations in fairly consistant hubs, it's harder to have efficient mass transit. Good roads and automobiles are the best method of transporation in this situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawQuart Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 @Anna:> Public transportation is decent when the geography of the area suits it. When you don't have dense populations in fairly consistant hubs, it's harder to have efficient mass transit. Good roads and automobiles are the best method of transporation in this situation.Exactly… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azure Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 @Anna:> Public transportation is decent when the geography of the area suits it. When you don't have dense populations in fairly consistant hubs, it's harder to have efficient mass transit. Good roads and automobiles are the best method of transporation in this situation.Refer back to my post on page one. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 Jesus Christ. I made the public transport joke because of American stereotypes. It wasn't a serious point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeingBlue Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Did this thread even have a point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 Yes. The NHS built their little treatment centre exactly 1 hour away from 3 separate train stations. It's pretty much exactly the same distance from each. I find it hard to believe that was an accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawQuart Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I thought your healthcare system worked and cared about citizens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 @Jungle:> I thought your healthcare system worked and cared about citizens?That doesn't mean the city planning department aren't a bunch of trolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azure Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 @Robin:> That doesn't mean the city planning department aren't a bunch of trolls.Yeah I was going to say bad city planning as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Comnena Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Well it's equally accessible from all 3 stations. :DThey wouldn't want to favor anyone, would they?Bureaucracy = everybody is _equally_ inconvenienced. No preferential treatment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzo Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 It could be worse, you could be getting stabbed and raped on a bus in America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowdeath Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 @renzo :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzo Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 @shadowdeath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmeplz Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 @Robin:> And you wonder why black people try and stab you on public transport?Hey! I never tried to stab someone. That made me lol though. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 @renzo:> It could be worse, you could be getting stabbed and raped on a bus in America.that made me lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godlord Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 @SeeingBlue:> Because Americans do have cars, & use more gas than other countries, the public transport has been reduced to only those incapable of operating a motor vehicle. Except for large cities, like New York's subways & taxis, Chicago.. Don't think I would include Atlanta, or Seattle, believe those people mostly drive cars.The reason they do is because they fail at public transport. In the Netherlands and Belgium public transport is available throughout the entire country and used by many people, as it is generally cheaper to go by train or bus than by car (€150/year for me to go everywhere in Flanders, which is cheap if you travel frequently, i.e. almost daily). For short distances we have a bicycle (which is what the Netherlands is known for, but Belgians use it often as well) or our own legs (when was the last time most of you actually had a good walk from one city to another?).Cars are over-expensive, take longer to get you somewhere (trains are so much faster), are the cause of traffic congestion (annoying waiting times) and take a lot to manage well. It just isn't worth it, most of the times.Yours faithfully Stephan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 @S.J.R.:> -snip-I really wish British public transport sorted its act out. The delays are outrageous and the entire country shuts down as soon as we get a bit of snow.Hell, we wanted some new trains from the Krauts and they had to spend €2,000,000 to weather a few miles of track enough to properly test the trains in British conditions.Train fare is also ridiculous. We've had all sorts of tickets go up by silly amounts. I've heard of some people's tickets being 50% more expensive.I use the occasional taxi for when I need something personal (Taking my Dad somewhere, doing shopping etc.) then I just take the train the rest of the time. I actually enjoy the walking and it keeps me in shape. I also got in to the habit of keeping an iPod with audio books on it. Makes the walk so much more enjoyable.Also; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Refuge Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 @Jungle:> @Robin:> > > socialised health care> > This made my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 Right, so I've been up all night waiting for the appointment time. Booked at a Taxi for 7:30am, got to the place very early. Cost me 6 bloody quid though.Go inside, ask about my appointment, turns out they only do day surgery there. I assume I have the wrong place. Ask if there's a place nearby and turns out there's a healthcare centre down the road. Try there and everything is locked up.Ask poor bugger walking past and the only other place in this little town is the Hospital. lolno.Decide to walk home so I don't have to waste another £6\. Takes me an hour and a half all up-hill.I get home and find out I have a letter. **The letter informs me of my appointment at 8:15am at Ashcroft… no where _near_ where they told me.** There's a nice attachment in the letter telling me that if I miss a single appointment without telling them then I'll be completely removed from the waiting list (full A4 sheet of COMIC SANS FUCKING MS) so I have to phone up.Get redirected a couple of times till I finally get to the bastard place which set up the appointment in the first place and tell them that the letter telling me where I'm supposed to bloody go was delivered 2 hours after the appointment itself and I'm told there isn't any open slots available so I'm _back_ on the waiting list.The waiting list is about 18 weeks long on average.So here I am with an entire morning wasted, £6 gone which I could have spent on drugs instead and my feet are sore as fuck. You know what the funny part is? Still got better healthcare than the states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuu Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 @Robin:> Also;> I'm disappointed I live here. And I did try to stab someone when I was on a bus. Pencils still hurt. ;3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpinoy13 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 @shadowdeath:> Also, I'm not black.black ain`t racist! its a color correction term :3@Robin:> I never said you were. In fact I made a joke about you being a nerdy, white teenage gamer.yes brown ppl for the win x3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrKris Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 @Robin:> Also;> Lol that's why I don't go to gym's. I get more of a workout just typing the world "Sarcophagus" about 50 times. Then I have some sore ass fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsh Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Now if you can only work the other 99% of your body your set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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