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@EverydayMoggie @docpop I forgot to mention that I try to avoid driving to/in SF as much as possible, but let’s be honest, transit is so impractical, it’s an insult. Caltrain’s off peak travel time from SF-SJ is what? Once an hour with a travel time of two hours? BART isn’t much better, and assumes you can travel via transit to Milpitas. Either way, you have to transfer to a bus to get wherever you really want. I’d rather not waste 5 hours on a trip that takes 1.5 5 comments
@EverydayMoggie @robotmonkeys @docpop I was going to say "grab a bike" but I believe SF is polka dot jersey territory? In that case I'll say 'grab an electric bike". Or that jersey of course. @evert just ride your bike downhill, then put it in the driverless car to take it back to the top!  @robotmonkeys @EverydayMoggie @docpop Other countries have this right. The distance between Düsseldorf and Cologne is just a bit less than the distance between SJ and SF. Every few minutes there is a train and it takes about 40 minutes. You can't drive that fast once time to find a parking spot is considered. Projects to improve Caltrain speed and frequency have been killed by rich nimbys on the peninsula.  @not2b @robotmonkeys @EverydayMoggie @docpop and train services around cologne/düsseldorf and generally germany are still considered to be really shitty. imagine what would be possible if the railnetwork wasnt cronically underfunded. |
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I was suggesting you drive to someplace partway in and use transit for the last bit of the journey. At one time I drove everywhere, but I no longer drive at all. I lived in the suburbs car-free for 10 years. When you've lived both, you realize car ownership is no easier or more practical than riding transit. It's just that people are blind to how much time and effort they sink into that car.
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