tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post432106255098962155..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: Marsha Marsha MarshaPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-76391485064039339722008-12-16T21:30:00.000-08:002008-12-16T21:30:00.000-08:00A lot of the comments were just so moronic.A lot of the comments were just so moronic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-79124281354014109472008-12-16T14:53:00.000-08:002008-12-16T14:53:00.000-08:00I agree, to a point--I'm just thinking that there'...I agree, to a point--I'm just thinking that there's a "psychological" component to this mindset too. The car has become such an expected part of life that only a crazy person would do without one (or so the thinking goes). That's a big barrier to overcome in places where transit has mostly died out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-34311202020425624982008-12-16T11:21:00.000-08:002008-12-16T11:21:00.000-08:00... and that's why it's time to keep giving prefer...... and that's why it's time to keep giving preferences to buses. You have to make them more attractive in some way. If they're more attractive, more people with a choice will try them.<BR/><BR/>As more people try transit, it becomes less of a joke.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382275057184120210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-7301416262608381332008-12-16T08:26:00.000-08:002008-12-16T08:26:00.000-08:00To be fair, transit is a bit of joke in all but a ...To be fair, transit is a bit of joke in all but a handful of American cities. When you've spent your entire life in an automobile, it's almost inconceivable that anyone other than the poor or the homeless would take a bus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-50266137087309628702008-12-16T06:02:00.000-08:002008-12-16T06:02:00.000-08:00The comments on that story are mind blowing. I thi...The comments on that story are mind blowing. I think someone could make a bestselling book, just from reprinting comment to news articles.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536532964936231120noreply@blogger.com