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Auto lifespan is one of those things that can be very regional. Cars wear out a lot faster in snowy places, because salt on the roads corrodes the auto body more quickly. In warmer climates, a well-maintained car can last a lot longer.
Auto lifespan is one of those things that can be very regional. Cars wear out a lot faster in snowy places, because salt on the roads corrodes the auto body more quickly. In warmer climates, a well-maintained car can last a lot longer.
Right. That's why my friend in Colorado has this 24 year old car, why my daughter and her bf are driving 13 year old cars. We tend to keep our cars about 10 years.
Germany does it right, light rail and buses utilizing the same space. At 2mins, 20 seconds in the second video, you can see a bus using the same line that the light rail is on and using the same stop. The Germans are soo efficient that they setup seat arrangements in buses or light rail trams where you can take your bicycle on to the bus or tram, same thing with their high speed trains. When are Americans going to wake up and realize public transportation is the future? You can't just have half a billion (US projected population by 2050) people riding in individual cars on what existing infrastructure is already in place for automobiles in the USA, it just isn't feasible or sustainable. Well maybe not half a billion people on the road, but think about the current situation in this country, do you think we can even handle 100 million more people and cars on the roads in America? Wake up.
Auto lifespan is one of those things that can be very regional. Cars wear out a lot faster in snowy places, because salt on the roads corrodes the auto body more quickly. In warmer climates, a well-maintained car can last a lot longer.
Not as much as it used to. True, you burn through more transmissions driving through the snow, but rust is not the issue it used to be. That said, in snowy areas you get a lot of additional commuters on public transit (if available) in winter months.
At the same constant speed, on level ground, drawing the same load, any steel wheeled railway vehicle already in motion, will use only 5% (1/20) of the energy consumed by any large pneumatic tire road vehicle already in motion. Upon starting and initial acceleration, any steel wheeled railway vehicle will only use 10% (1/10) of the energy demanded by any large pneumatic tire road vehicle. Further, only in the case of railroads, Train Resistance, or Rolling Resistance, is inversely proportional to GCW (train weight). This means, the heavier the train, the more energy efficient it becomes.
When Americans figure out that to move the most cargo or passengers we have to "get back on track", then we may recover prosperity.
Right. That's why my friend in Colorado has this 24 year old car, why my daughter and her bf are driving 13 year old cars. We tend to keep our cars about 10 years.
Don't they not pour as much salt on the roads out west? From what I've heard snow doesn't last that long on the ground in Denver, too.
Germany does it right, light rail and buses utilizing the same space. At 2mins, 20 seconds in the second video, you can see a bus using the same line that the light rail is on and using the same stop. The Germans are soo efficient that they setup seat arrangements in buses or light rail trams where you can take your bicycle on to the bus or tram, same thing with their high speed trains. When are Americans going to wake up and realize public transportation is the future? You can't just have half a billion (US projected population by 2050) people riding in individual cars on what existing infrastructure is already in place for automobiles in the USA, it just isn't feasible or sustainable. Well maybe not half a billion people on the road, but think about the current situation in this country, do you think we can even handle 100 million more people and cars on the roads in America? Wake up.
I do not think that Pittsburgh is the only US city with bike racks for light rail and buses. There are quite a few cities in the US that are bike friendly.
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