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Re: Cars make more economic sense than transit: fact

Subject: Re: Cars make more economic sense than transit: fact
From: craig@ina.com.au (Craig Read)
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 08:22:34 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail, aus.transport, misc.transport.urban-transit, aus.politics, aus.cars
Organization: Magna Data - Internet Solutions Provider
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<snip>
>The "studies" of the advantages of public transport invariably
>leave out one key factor: the value of the time of the
>passenger.
>
>When someone comes up with a public transport systems that goes
>where I want to go when I want to go, and fast, I will happily
>sell the car. 

Yep, create a transporter and I'll beam straight from home to work and
reserve the car for scaring the tourists on Mt. Dandenong Tourist Rd.

Cheers...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1986 Lotus Excel S.E.

References:
- Re: Trains make more economic sense than cars: study
  - From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
- Re: Cars make more economic sense than transit: fact
  - From: gibson@prairienet.org (Mark Gibson)
- Re: Cars make more economic sense than transit: fact
  - From: David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au>
- Re: Cars make more economic sense than transit: fact
  - From: qldspeed-spamsevil@geocities.com (qldspeed)
- Re: Cars make more economic sense than transit: fact
  - From: Iskandar Baharuddin <brengsek@highway1.com.au>

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