Related: I've heard NIMBYs bringing up that "the bus is faster (may have a quicker journey time in certain conditions)" and because of this, stuff like light rail and quality BRT is a waste of time. It certainly isn't faster if you have to wait for >30 min for it though because mixed traffic is an awful environment for generating and maintaining high frequencies and patronage and thus good investment. Our value assessment frameworks need work to say the least
ilyushinsofgrandeur
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Most Australians take more than 30 minutes to get to work. How does that compare to other countries?
What a hero. Free him!
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Zag's reply summed it up pretty well, but yeah, building lots of car-centric sprawl and bringing the socio-economic and environmental issues that come with it is a bad idea
Car brain conditions a certain kind of mindset in people.
Related too, the people who think that "passing lane" means a Mass Effect FTL corridor where rules don't apply. Yes, there's a person passing ahead. Just because they're going the (verified) speed limit, doesn't mean you get to tailgate and try to bully them. They're still passing, after all.
Hear, hear! It's ludicrous indeed, and so obviously bad faith. Give me a dedicated way, high frequencies and predictable service over hypothetical "speed" any day.