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Old 02-25-2011, 04:09 PM  
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Originally Posted by MaDalton View Post
i see it the other way round: because of high gas prices and higher costs for cars there was a public interest for public transportation.

but since gas and cars are so cheap in the US no one cared for public transportation systems

just as an example - the exact same cars are between 25-40% cheaper in the US than they are for example in Germany, not speaking of the Netherlands and Scandinavia who also add up 180% luxury tax. A Mercedes E-Class 350 costs in the US $50k - in Denmark $185k
I can see that having some bearing but a lot of the US does not have any form of public transportation at all. No train, no buss, no anything.
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