Let’s just pretend we environmental impact is a negligible factor to save like 35 minutes on a 5-6 hour trip, Toronto - NYC, one way or another (have this guy ever been to an airport?)é
I’m someone who prefers to drive because I don’t like people much and flying is now a miserable experience, but yes, when you tally up all the time it takes to go to the airport, park, go through security, and then fly (especially if there’s a layover tacked on), you really don’t save much time in the end.
If I were a European and train service was more feasible, I’d go that route. It’s really only a convenient option on the East Coast here.
For sociopaths who already don’t care about the externalities (billionaires and the like), their own asses getting irradiated might be a convincing argument.
Let’s just pretend we environmental impact is a negligible factor to save like 35 minutes on a 5-6 hour trip, Toronto - NYC, one way or another (have this guy ever been to an airport?)é
I see “3” daily departures from NYC for Toronto by train, sort of. Travel time is 12h, 29h, 34h,
For flying, I see 24 direct flights on the first page of my search, all under 2h, all cheaper than train
Or an 8h drive
Even as someone who really wants to take the train, that’s not even under consideration
Yes but trains are woke or something
I’m someone who prefers to drive because I don’t like people much and flying is now a miserable experience, but yes, when you tally up all the time it takes to go to the airport, park, go through security, and then fly (especially if there’s a layover tacked on), you really don’t save much time in the end.
If I were a European and train service was more feasible, I’d go that route. It’s really only a convenient option on the East Coast here.
To me, flying is just not worth it.
Not to mention that frequent flying is also too much radiation exposure.
The externalities are so terrifyingly large, “radiation exposure” seems like a sociopathic thing to worry about.
For sociopaths who already don’t care about the externalities (billionaires and the like), their own asses getting irradiated might be a convincing argument.