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mubob wrote >>
Unlike a rail system, which is crowded with thugs and punks who would do harm to innocent passengers, my family doesn't have to worry about that while we're driving on the freeway system in our car.
LOL!
yeah, really! nobody has EVER been harmed or injured in a car!
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mubob wrote >>
Unlike a rail system, which is crowded with thugs and punks who would do harm to innocent passengers, my family doesn't have to worry about that while we're driving on the freeway system in our car.
Last year nearly 42,000 people died from accidents on the highway. Didnt find an exact number, but I'm guessing there weren't 42,000 murders on public transit. Facts don't lie, perceptions do.
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mubob wrote >>
Unlike a rail system, which is crowded with thugs and punks who would do harm to innocent passengers, my family doesn't have to worry about that while we're driving on the freeway system in our car.
Wow, that is one heck of a generalization. I just spent the entire weekend in Chicago riding the "EL" and Subway, and didn't run in to one issue. I rode it during the day and really late at night. I didn't see any sort of "Thugs" or "Punks". Do car-jackings still occur? If so you could be just as likely to run into that issue.
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mubob wrote >>
Unlike a rail system, which is crowded with thugs and punks who would do harm to innocent passengers, my family doesn't have to worry about that while we're driving on the freeway system in our car.
You are much more likely to be injured in an automobile crash than you are in a random attack on a public transit system.
Feel free to jump into the conversation at any time and provide some thoughtful discussion. There are some valid concerns that people should have when it comes to developing rail transit, and your baseless fearmongering isn't one of them.
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mubob wrote >>
LOL!
yeah, really! nobody has EVER been harmed or injured in a car!
All I say is that I've never been mugged or threatened by some gang-banger while driving/riding in a car on I-270 or 670.
just to refresh your history of highway transportation safety in Columbus.
http://www.co.franklin.oh.us/Prosecuting_Attorney/serialShooter.cfm
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mubob wrote >>
LOL!
yeah, really! nobody has EVER been harmed or injured in a car!
All I say is that I've never been mugged or threatened by some gang-banger while driving/riding in a car on I-270 or 670.
All I can say say is that you've also never been mugged or threatened by a gang-banger while riding a light rail line in Columbus either.
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Walker wrote >>
mubob wrote >>
Unlike a rail system, which is crowded with thugs and punks who would do harm to innocent passengers, my family doesn't have to worry about that while we're driving on the freeway system in our car.You are much more likely to be injured in an automobile crash than you are in a random attack on a public transit system.
Feel free to jump into the conversation at any time and provide some thoughtful discussion. There are some valid concerns that people should have when it comes to developing rail transit, and your baseless fearmongering isn't one of them.
Ill informed people is the only concern I have left. I'm starting to feel that democracy is only good when informed people have the right to vote. Other than that, I'll say it, democracy fails
.... ok a bit dramatic, but I think people get my point
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Rockmastermike wrote >>
mubob wrote >>
Unlike a rail system, which is crowded with thugs and punks who would do harm to innocent passengers, my family doesn't have to worry about that while we're driving on the freeway system in our car.LOL!
yeah, really! nobody has EVER been harmed or injured in a car!
yes you are more likely to die in your car then on a rail system. Also in a car the thugs can car jack you , pick you off 270 with a rifle, drunk driver hit you, stolen car, vandalism from said thugs, and you may just blow a tire on 270 flip 6 times and die. you never know
ETA: if you don’t like the rail system when it comes don’t use it just like some people prefer not to use cars :)
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It seems to me that most proponents of this light rail system tend to be downtown dwellers? I'm assuming such a system would have to run out to the suburbs with downtown as the hub to be useful to more than a small minority of Columbus area residents. No one living in Gahanna is going to ditch their 50,000 Lexus to come downtown via light rail. But that's just my opinion.
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cbradkee wrote >>
It seems to me that most proponents of this light rail system tend to be downtown dwellers? I'm assuming such a system would have to run out to the suburbs with downtown as the hub to be useful to more than a small minority of Columbus area residents. No one living in Gahanna is going to ditch their 50,000 Lexus to come downtown via light rail. But that's just my opinion.
Did you see my reply?
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page 2 of this thread is now officially the funniest page on CU
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cbradkee wrote >>
It seems to me that most proponents of this light rail system tend to be downtown dwellers? I'm assuming such a system would have to run out to the suburbs with downtown as the hub to be useful to more than a small minority of Columbus area residents. No one living in Gahanna is going to ditch their 50,000 Lexus to come downtown via light rail. But that's just my opinion.
a quick view of the parking lot of the METRA stations in Highland Park, Lake Forest, etc... in the north shore Chicago burbs will show that many people with 50k cars will gladly park them for efficient rail transportation into a downtown area for work and/or entertainment.
downtown and airports are great hubs in the spokes of any transportation system. but they've got to move people to a logical point b which would be outlying neighborhoods. a link to some great maps that do just this has already been posted.
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cbradkee wrote >>
It seems to me that most proponents of this light rail system tend to be downtown dwellers? I'm assuming such a system would have to run out to the suburbs with downtown as the hub to be useful to more than a small minority of Columbus area residents. No one living in Gahanna is going to ditch their 50,000 Lexus to come downtown via light rail. But that's just my opinion.
Lots of suburban folks already take the bus into downtown. the train would mostly have the advantage of being faster. In other cities the trains are a fast alternative to get to the "center" or to the other suburbs, or, for example, from the airport to a 'burb station near your house so you don't have to ask your friend to go all the way to the airport to pick you up, or from the airport to the hotel/convention center...
people find lots of possibilities when they are given the option. This is why towns that have rail systems tend to have BUSY rail systems.
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