Reply #6: This would be easier for them than it is for us because they have

[jwirr]

a great rail system that allows for travel locally as well as between countries. Here we are still in the single car mode of transportation even in cities where it would work. Our rail is in great need of repair and expansion. And that does not even solve the problem of distances in our rural areas. We need to get a good rail system in place so that we can travel and/or transport goods in an easier fashion. In the mean time we need to get an attitude adjustment. Our mass transit needs to become the method of choice instead of the method we only use when there is no other way.