I've seen driver training instructions that say "Don't enter the intersection for a left turn until the way is clear." Not realistic advice for a crowded city, but it is safer that way.
Google CLAIMS their automaton wasn't at fault. In recent years, both GM and Toyota have claimed "driver error" when the car was defective by design. Are you going to believe Google when they won't release the details? If so, why?
Liability suits often have nothing to do with breaking the law. It's simply not possible to build millions of cars and not be sued, even if they were perfect.
Don't understand the concept of inflation, do you? If the cost difference is entirely due to inflation, then the cost in terms of labor-materials-property is constant.
This is a passenger only train system. Personal cars don't contribute significantly to road wear, it's the heavily loaded trucks that destroy roads and make their construction expensive.
There is no way to make a valid infrastructure cost comparison between a passenger-only rail system and a highway that takes truck traffic.
New England is practically a spiderweb of abandoned trackbeds. There's actually a book about defunct N.E. railroads, IIRC there are over 100. They didn't just give up or stop improving arbitrarily, the business model of railroads in New England, particularly passenger lines, became increasingly impossible in the last half of the 20th century.
Prior to the near-universal use of the automobile, it was possible for a branch line, even a whole railroad company, to run profitably serving a few towns with a total population of 10,000. Making that work now is so far from economic reality it isn't even funny.
The Amtrak station in Van Nuys (Los Angeles) is adjacent to one of the worst drug crime areas in all of California.
Generally speaking, in the US train stations become the center of slums unless there is a specific city effort to gentrify the area. Train stations are the natural location for heavy industry, heavy industry neighborhoods tend to be unpleasant for residences, and unpleasant places house people that can't afford nice places.
Los Angeles - Orange Country has 3 major airports, all located within the metropolitan sprawl. There are also several train stations, and more could be easily added.
San Diego's airport is near downtown, walking distance.
San Francisco's airport is near downtown, and there are major airports in Oakland and San Jose.
Take a look at what car-carrier prices are where they're actually used, on the east coast. It's not cheap - makes sense only if you're spending half the year in Florida. One car takes up the room several passengers would otherwise use, and loading/unloading the cars is union-labor intensive.
The capacity limitation argument for LA - San Diego is invalid. Many of those commuter planes are only 10 passenger. That indicates both a lack of demand and considerable potential for more passengers.
The bogosity index for AAA is quite high. For instance, I'd argue that "finance charges" is not a valid entry, and "depreciation" appears to assume the short ownership period of a spendthrift.
There were other C compilers available before Linux started that were not unreasonably priced. Turbo C was under $100, and there was a cut-down version of DeSmet C available as shareware.
I'm more concerned about what Americans think. As more Americans see Islamists as murderous nutjobs, the level of preparation to protect against jihad improves.
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I've seen driver training instructions that say "Don't enter the intersection for a left turn until the way is clear." Not realistic advice for a crowded city, but it is safer that way.
If the automation was turned off when it had already put the car in a dangerous situation, it's still at fault.
"It drove off the bridge. I turned off the automation before it hit the ground."
Google CLAIMS their automaton wasn't at fault. In recent years, both GM and Toyota have claimed "driver error" when the car was defective by design. Are you going to believe Google when they won't release the details? If so, why?
One of the reasons that accidents are declining over time is improvements in highway design. You've just described a failure in highway engineering.
HAL: Dave, We're about to have an collision. I'm turning control over to you.
Dave: Wait, what??? AAAHHH!!!
That would just block the fuel filter.
If that happens a lot, you may have to call AA.
Profit is the difference between life and death. I see you're on the side of death.
The NYT has been losing money for a long time and has no idea how to make a profit. It's rather harsh to criticize them for trying to make money.
Liability suits often have nothing to do with breaking the law. It's simply not possible to build millions of cars and not be sued, even if they were perfect.
No-fault insurance has been around far longer than Fox News, and you show your irrational bias with your insult.
The average passenger car weight in the U.S. is close to 3000 pounds. http://faculty.washington.edu/dwhm/files/MacKenzie%20Zoepf%20Heywood%20as%20submitted.pdf
Automobiles at 150 mph burn a lot of fuel.
Don't understand the concept of inflation, do you? If the cost difference is entirely due to inflation, then the cost in terms of labor-materials-property is constant.
This is a passenger only train system. Personal cars don't contribute significantly to road wear, it's the heavily loaded trucks that destroy roads and make their construction expensive.
There is no way to make a valid infrastructure cost comparison between a passenger-only rail system and a highway that takes truck traffic.
New England is practically a spiderweb of abandoned trackbeds. There's actually a book about defunct N.E. railroads, IIRC there are over 100. They didn't just give up or stop improving arbitrarily, the business model of railroads in New England, particularly passenger lines, became increasingly impossible in the last half of the 20th century.
Prior to the near-universal use of the automobile, it was possible for a branch line, even a whole railroad company, to run profitably serving a few towns with a total population of 10,000. Making that work now is so far from economic reality it isn't even funny.
The Amtrak station in Van Nuys (Los Angeles) is adjacent to one of the worst drug crime areas in all of California.
Generally speaking, in the US train stations become the center of slums unless there is a specific city effort to gentrify the area. Train stations are the natural location for heavy industry, heavy industry neighborhoods tend to be unpleasant for residences, and unpleasant places house people that can't afford nice places.
I'll just wave my magic wand, and a flight crew will appear.
Los Angeles - Orange Country has 3 major airports, all located within the metropolitan sprawl. There are also several train stations, and more could be easily added.
San Diego's airport is near downtown, walking distance.
San Francisco's airport is near downtown, and there are major airports in Oakland and San Jose.
Take a look at what car-carrier prices are where they're actually used, on the east coast. It's not cheap - makes sense only if you're spending half the year in Florida. One car takes up the room several passengers would otherwise use, and loading/unloading the cars is union-labor intensive.
The capacity limitation argument for LA - San Diego is invalid. Many of those commuter planes are only 10 passenger. That indicates both a lack of demand and considerable potential for more passengers.
Environmentalist lawsuits.
The bogosity index for AAA is quite high. For instance, I'd argue that "finance charges" is not a valid entry, and "depreciation" appears to assume the short ownership period of a spendthrift.
There were other C compilers available before Linux started that were not unreasonably priced. Turbo C was under $100, and there was a cut-down version of DeSmet C available as shareware.
I'm more concerned about what Americans think. As more Americans see Islamists as murderous nutjobs, the level of preparation to protect against jihad improves.