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Re: Americans Don't Deserve More Highway Lanes
Author: A million bucks
Date: 10-10-2023 - 20:55
Just Sayin'... Wrote:
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> A Million Dollars spent on Rail goes A LOT further
> than a Million Dollars spent on a highway.
Sure like to see your math there.
A million bucks will barely build any rail, to industrial (not high speed passenger) standards, which means it will likely see just a couple of freight cars move a day, if that.
A million bucks would pay for a quarter mile of high speed rail quality track. That's it. No signalling, no rolling stock, nothing else. Just a quarter mile of ballast, ties and rail.
A million bucks on a highway could install a traffic signal that improves throughput of a busy intersection for 20,000 vehicles and increase velocity and reduce idling for those 20,000 vehicles.
A million bucks could add a passing lane, allowing faster cars to pass slower trucks, and everyone gets to their destination safe and sound.
A million bucks could add bus stops, allowing passengers without cars to use the highway; and the buses can safely pull out of traffic rather than holding everyone up.
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> A Million Dollars spent on Rail goes A LOT further
> than a Million Dollars spent on a highway.
Sure like to see your math there.
A million bucks will barely build any rail, to industrial (not high speed passenger) standards, which means it will likely see just a couple of freight cars move a day, if that.
A million bucks would pay for a quarter mile of high speed rail quality track. That's it. No signalling, no rolling stock, nothing else. Just a quarter mile of ballast, ties and rail.
A million bucks on a highway could install a traffic signal that improves throughput of a busy intersection for 20,000 vehicles and increase velocity and reduce idling for those 20,000 vehicles.
A million bucks could add a passing lane, allowing faster cars to pass slower trucks, and everyone gets to their destination safe and sound.
A million bucks could add bus stops, allowing passengers without cars to use the highway; and the buses can safely pull out of traffic rather than holding everyone up.
