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FarCenter

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19. People want to go point to point, not making 2 transfers and having a walk at both ends.

Reply to blake2012 (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 07:43 PM

Mar 2018

I used to drive to the station, take the train, wait for the light rail and then walk to the office. It's a major time waster, even when you catch the express train and don't have to make more than a few stops on that segment.

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What Uber and Tesla and Google wont tell you about self driving cars [View all] blake2012 Mar 2018 OP

Spot on. brush Mar 2018 #1

And just buses, which are a very flexible and cost-effective means of mass transit. LisaM Mar 2018 #2

My hope is Seattle will do a bus map redesign to complement the rail thats been added blake2012 Mar 2018 #4

Most people hate buses hueymahl Mar 2018 #6

The buses in Seattle get you a lot closer to where you live than the light rail does. LisaM Mar 2018 #7

Our light rail hits cars regularly. zipplewrath Mar 2018 #3

But at least Rail has predictable path and protected crossings in many areas blake2012 Mar 2018 #5

Low-tech "drive-it-yourself" cars are also a kind of free-for-all. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2018 #22

The reason Uber wants them is for pure greed, IMO. LisaM Mar 2018 #8

This rusty fender Mar 2018 #9

I don't understand at all why Uber wants autonomous cars jmowreader Mar 2018 #25

cars are cheap. People are expensive. fescuerescue Mar 2018 #30

'we really need to push high speed rail, light rail lines and more heavy rail Commuter lines' Blue_Adept Mar 2018 #10

The point is-we as a society need to build environments allowing for denser lower carbon footprint blake2012 Mar 2018 #14

Um, why can't buses be driverless? Johnny2X2X Mar 2018 #11

But they still have pilots. Sometimes someone needs to make a decision. LisaM Mar 2018 #12

Thank you for your first hand accounts blake2012 Mar 2018 #13

I admit that driving someone door to door with a pie is probably not that important LisaM Mar 2018 #16

Reminds my of when I used to live in Sacramento Glassunion Mar 2018 #15

The routes that they cut and re-routed in Seattle are affecting the disabled disproportionately. LisaM Mar 2018 #17

Driverless buses would be vandalized to uselessness within days. FarCenter Mar 2018 #18

I never thought of that. Probably, the cars would be, too. lindysalsagal Mar 2018 #20

Would driverless cars reduce traffic? mythology Mar 2018 #24

People want to go point to point, not making 2 transfers and having a walk at both ends. FarCenter Mar 2018 #19

And this is why we are an overweight and sprawl-affected country blake2012 Mar 2018 #21

Automonous vehicles could seriously limit road congestion. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #23

Driverless vehicles OhZone Mar 2018 #26

Yup! longship Mar 2018 #29

The automotive industry wants to keep building cars. Lint Head Mar 2018 #27

BBQs and parties may become fun again in the near future. braddy Mar 2018 #28