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the problem is that America is big.  Like, really big.  there are countries that fit in some of our states.  he'll, there are multiple countries that can fit in just one state!
Rail is not feasible for most of the country as a regular transportation option.  
I was 12 miles *as the crow flies* from DC.  there was *zero* public transportation.
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You have to trust the other people not to do something idiotic too. >

Unfortunately this doesn't always work, I was tboned back in November by some silly prat driving a van, he shot out of a yield road on the right of a cross roads and struck my front drivers side wheel arch, that shunted me into a car waiting in the left yield road. My car was a write off, only had it for 7 months by that point -_- ended up off work with concussion for 3.5 weeks. >

how many months? >

I'm guessing they meant 7 >

That is correct XD >

Giant. Metal. Death. Machines. And people go as far as texting, eating, doin their freaking makeup! While operating one. F*ckin hell. >

Right?! One loose tire, a bad bump, some idiot texting, an icy road and boom dead or messed for life. Roads are scary >

"There were car gods there: a powerful, serious-faced contingent, with blood on their black gloves and on their chrome teeth: recipients of human sacrifice on a scale undreamed-of since the Aztecs."
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods >

I wish Americans had high speed rail gods instead 🥲