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Re: Cars make more economic sense than transit: fact

Subject: Re: Cars make more economic sense than transit: fact
From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 01:21:20 GMT
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qldspeed (qldspeed-spamsevil@geocities.com) wrote:
: My point is, that taking the above into consideration, to bring the
: present systems of public transport up to a level where even 30% of
: the public would find public transport a viable attractive option,
: would cost a fortune - Well beyond to cost of fixing up the general
: road systems, which would benefit 100% of the population.

The flaw in your argument is assuming that 100% of the population owns
cars.

Cheers
David

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