← Back to context Comment by rsynnott 1 day ago Cars are very much not faster than trams in high traffic conditions. Nevermind heavy rail. 2 comments rsynnott Reply cyberax 19 hours ago Yes, they are. Do an experiment, drop ten points randomly on a city map. Then plot routes between them, using Google for transit and cars.For most cities, cars will be about 2-3x faster. For three simple reasons: no walking, no waiting, no stopping.And that's the paradox. Cars are better than transit, yet modern cities are hell-bent on destroying the car infrastructure.You can also check this site with isochrones for different transport modes: https://www.geoapify.com/isoline-api/ xnx 16 hours ago > Cars are better than transitAnd are even better when parking isn't a concern (e.g. taxi service)
cyberax 19 hours ago Yes, they are. Do an experiment, drop ten points randomly on a city map. Then plot routes between them, using Google for transit and cars.For most cities, cars will be about 2-3x faster. For three simple reasons: no walking, no waiting, no stopping.And that's the paradox. Cars are better than transit, yet modern cities are hell-bent on destroying the car infrastructure.You can also check this site with isochrones for different transport modes: https://www.geoapify.com/isoline-api/ xnx 16 hours ago > Cars are better than transitAnd are even better when parking isn't a concern (e.g. taxi service)
xnx 16 hours ago > Cars are better than transitAnd are even better when parking isn't a concern (e.g. taxi service)
Yes, they are. Do an experiment, drop ten points randomly on a city map. Then plot routes between them, using Google for transit and cars.
For most cities, cars will be about 2-3x faster. For three simple reasons: no walking, no waiting, no stopping.
And that's the paradox. Cars are better than transit, yet modern cities are hell-bent on destroying the car infrastructure.
You can also check this site with isochrones for different transport modes: https://www.geoapify.com/isoline-api/
> Cars are better than transit
And are even better when parking isn't a concern (e.g. taxi service)