Adrian Stott wrote on 11/12/2009 : >> Yes. Using most current bus services is hugely less convenient than >> using a car. That's one reason why people tend to drive. As I've >> mentioned previously, the bus is an obsolete model of transit. I'm >> fairly sure the self-driving taxi will replace it before too long. >> That would provide a service that would be both better and cheaper >> than that of the private car, so I would expect people to >shift to it >> very quickly.
Brian added: >But how would that help congestion, if we are in a taxi or a >private car there are still as many cars moving A classic 1960s (?) London Transport poster made that point very effectively. I can't find a copy of that at the moment, but this picture presents pretty much the same idea: http://www.treehugger.com/amount-of-space-required-cars-bus-bicycles-pos ter-image43.jpg David Mack
