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Both historically accurate and on point. A rare combo for the tired "Trolley Problem" gag.
"A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation."
Pinched from Twitter from 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 who, I've discovered, is on Bsky as well.
My stepmother's mother, who emigrated from Guadalajara, operated a PCC car on Market St. in SF. I love those old, sparky beasts.
Watching the sole power pole disconnect on a janky junction at night was a treat: bouncing against the live source, flashing with enthusiasm.
We see you've been to Detroit.
I grew up in SE Michigan. It's bad, it's it's not Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, LA roads bad though.
I'm from LA. Where do I visit to see how not as bad it is?
Also, can I bring a bicycle?
Actually if this accurately pictured Detroit about a quarter of the cars would be shooting each other while driving.
I can tell you haven't been there recently. Detroit has had a pretty huge turnaround as a city.
I hope so. Be nice to see the place looking better.
They're still lined up straight, just drift over them
the trolley problem was a scheme by the auto industry to undermine public trust in trains
I always did find the TP dumb.
We don't need to tie them on the streets. They do it themselves.
Read a book set in the early 1900s and the electric intercity light rail between small Hudson valley towns reads like science fiction...
