"Brimstone" wrote in message
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Neil Williams wrote:

Indeed, I'd go so far to say that the world is a far worse place for
the obsession with cost that seems so prevolent at the moment.


Very true. The concept of "value for money" seems to have got lost.

For most people. the value of time is most important not the monetary value.
Transit people like to use the monetary value because they don't count the
cost paid by tax payers. When you hide most of the cost and use only
monetary value instead of time value , it is easier to make a favorable
comparison for PT

Of course then those comparisons are a lie, but it is well known that PT
supporters can't say hardly anything without lying. They think lying is
good.

"Jack May" wrote in message
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"Brimstone" wrote in message
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Very true. The concept of "value for money" seems to have got lost.

For most people. the value of time is most important not the monetary
value.
Transit people like to use the monetary value because they don't count the
cost paid by tax payers. When you hide most of the cost and use only
monetary value instead of time value , it is easier to make a favorable
comparison for PT

Whether transit or cars are faster for a given trip depends on many factors,
in particular the level of road congestion at that time. Transit service
can be faster for many trips during rush hour.

You also need to consider the relative stress levels of each mode; even when
it's slightly slower I often use transit because it permits me to do other
things (like read or work) that I can't effectively do in the car.

Also, whether time or money is more valuable to a given person varies.

S

--
Stephen Sprunk "Those people who think they know everything
CCIE #3723 are a great annoyance to those of us who do."
K5SSS --Isaac Asimov

In message , at 14:03:56 on
Sat, 14 Aug 2004, Stephen Sprunk remarked:
Whether transit or cars are faster for a given trip depends on many
factors, in particular the level of road congestion at that time.
Transit service can be faster for many trips during rush hour.

Very true.

You also need to consider the relative stress levels of each mode; even
when it's slightly slower I often use transit because it permits me to
do other things (like read or work) that I can't effectively do in the
car.

However, working and reading often depends on being able to sit - many
of my journeys on "transit" have been in such crowded conditions that
the only place to sit has been on the floor.
--
Roland Perry