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cantthinkofone said:
I disagree. Europe has public transportation that is centuries ahead of the USA. Gas is $3.79 here in mid Missouri.
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"Ahead" in what terms? Sure, public transport is used considerably more in Europe than in the US. Reason? Gas prices (oh yes, and the fact that you can't get a parking space in the big cities just makes it more convenient).
But is the actual infrastructure worse? From a european point of view, that is hard to believe.

Check out this link for a comparison of transportation prices EU vs. US: http://ecohearth.com/eco-blogs/eco-...ves-in-europe-and-asiawhy-not-in-the-usa.html
 
Transporteur said:
"Ahead" in what terms? Sure, public transport is used considerably more in Europe than in the US. Reason? Gas prices (oh yes, and the fact that you can't get a parking space in the big cities just makes it more convenient).
But is the actual infrastructure worse? From a european point of view, that is hard to believe.

Check out this link for a comparison of transportation prices EU vs. US: http://ecohearth.com/eco-blogs/eco-...ves-in-europe-and-asiawhy-not-in-the-usa.html
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What I am talking about is in the majority parts of the USA. New York, LA, Chicago, Boston, Miami, etc etc all have a public transportation infrastructure. Where I live, in what is considered "rural" USA the only form of public transportation is a taxi. There are no city buses, no rail system, nothing. If I need to go somewhere I have to drive there.

I live in Missouri, which is 69,704 sq mi. England is 50,346 sq mi. So when you travel from one end to the other (North to South, or East to West) of England you have gone from one end of your country to the other in 3-6 hours. Here, If I left now and traveled for 3-6 hours I would leave my state but I would be no where close to the edge of my country.

We are so spread out as a country and because of that our public transportation, unless you live in a city with 500,000+ people, is crap compared to European countries. You can travel anywhere in the City of Paris or London for one flat fee with the subway system. When I was in England staying in Belper, it cost a couple of pounds to travel by train to Derby. If I was to pay a taxi to take me to St. Louis, or Kansas City, damn....probably cost me $2-300.

I wish the USA would build a high speed rail system and have a station here where I live. They built a highway system, why not a rail system?
 
cantthinkofone said:
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Ah allright, rural areas are of course different. That being said, the rural areas in most european countries don't really have a good public transportation infrastructure either, but you're absolutely right, the sheer size of the US makes it worse. Even in rural areas in Europe, you don't have to travel far to get to a train station, airport etc.

But yes, there's the problem with us Europeans. For us the US consists only of very large cities, which indeed have public transport. :)
 
1.419$/Liter or 5.51$/US Gallon.

The only place in North America where gas is ridiculously HIGH....QUEBEC. Taxes represent 30-35% of the cost of gas. *sigh* But at least our roads are smooth... Oh no wait, they are not.

Ta-bar-nak!
 
MacDeeds said:
1.419$/Litre or 5.51$/US Gallon.

The only place in North America where gas is ridiculously HIGH....QUEBEC. Taxes represent 30-35% of the cost of gas. *sigh* But at least our roads are smooth... Oh no wait, they are not.

Ta-bar-nak!
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The rest of Canada isn't all that far behind Quebec (which, to anybody looking, is NOT pronounced qwah-bec), but that still is bloody high. I bet out in NL it's pushing $1.50/litre.
 
Oklahoma, $3.61 for 87 with alcohol, costs me just under $50 to fill up the tank on my Accord.
 
Northern Virginia Sunoco (USA) on April 22, 2011:

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PS - Will people post pictures of the Gas prices in this thread. This is the picture gallery. :eek:
 
Around the Manchester area, it's about £1.40 per litre of unleaded.
That's 2.3$/litre.
If I do the maths right, that's 3.7854118 * 2.3
Which equates to 8.706$/gallon.

Pretty expensive over here at the moment.
 
$3.949 for regular, less than an hour later the price was a penny cheaper.
 

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I paid $3.949 per gallon on Saturday, this is the price at the station down the street from me today (not my picture):

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