The Oregonian published an article yesterday citing a study that found mass transit and shorter commute times save the local economy $2.6b. much of this savings is due to the use of mass transit--which, by the way, is the bombdotcom.com.mass transit is the bombdotcom.com for numerous reasons. first and foremost, you don't have to drive/walk. this allows you infinite freedoms, most notably, being able to get stinking drunk and and get home quickly while not risking a DUI or near-fatal car accident on the drive home. mass transit is also a much, much more efficient mode of transportation. it is efficient in production and in operation. cars are legit, don't get me wrong, but each person being moved around in their own 3-ton vehicle is fucking ridiculous. fuck people and fuck steel too. not only does this take up absurd swathes of land for roads/highways/junkyards but it requires more energy too, and that totally sucks. so transit is not only awesome for being able to get shitfaced, it's also more efficient and, apparently, able to save an economy billions of dollars that would either go into the pockets of houston cowboy beverly hillbillies or detroit. this money is better spent in oregon--on hemp ponchos, of course--or in your home town, wherever that may be.
4 comments:
I hear ya on the "cars suck" vibe. 3 tons of steel moving one person is rediculous, however you have a picture of the Portland streetcar there. Not only does it move slower than a walking pace, it will most likely have only five people on it. That will be 3 tons of steel per person.
That's what I'm talking about!!!
Steel is the bomb.com...but only when they're making road bikes.
Don't forget about reading on the metro. It's almost as good as getting shitfaced.
anonymous, i have to disagree on principle alone - every time i've been on the streetcar it has been pretty packed. granted, this has always been during the summer on the weekends and the winter is probably another story. but don't fret; i could have found a picture of the tram.
and as for steel, it's pretty legit. if i may, i would like to rescind the "fuck steel too" comment. i got taken up in the moment.
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