Originally Posted by
smd4
Electric "trams?" HAHAHAHA! You do realize that the "tram" companies went out of business because they couldn't make any money, right? Why do you think all the railroads stopped offering passenger service? Big Highway? Spoiler alert: THERE'S NO MONEY IN HAULING PASSENGERS.
yeah, weird how things (cars) seem cheaper / more profitable when you run them on a network of infrastructure and incredibly valuable land that someone else (the public at large) pays for regardless of whether or not they use it. the hidden costs of the automobile are staggering, with most other transit systems they’re right out front, paid for, and fretted over as the fare box recovery ratio. the recovery ratio from driving on anything but a toll road is nearly 0%.