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Keep these Stupid American Trucks out of Europe (www.youtube.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [M] to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
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[โ€“] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

I'm very confident that they wouldn't. However, I suppose it's possible that I've never seen transit that could be so good that people would choose it over their own vehicles. What would that look like?

I suppose a few of them might do it if there's free coffee on board (or beer, but that would be chaos lol) and it ran on VERY convenient schedules.

People in the US place a LOT of value in convenience, so the public transit system would have to offer something that outweighs that. Do you know of any examples?

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    Convience is needed. That means it is not more than 5 minutes from when you get to the stop until you are moving. It means you can get to a lot of places in a short time. It doesn't mean cofiee - bring your own, or stop by a coffee shop and get on the next but/train which isn't that long of a wait.

    the above would cost a lot of money - but it is much less than people spend on cars.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    Ahh I think I get it now. That might be feasible in a densely populated city. Most of the truck guys I've known live in suburban or rural areas. The few who lived in the city center drove much smaller pickup trucks like Toyota Tacomas, Ford Rangers, etc.

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