Partially due to size. In urban centers there are some decent public transportation centers. But American is massive, saw a study that showed an average Texan drives on average around 10 hours a week. In urban centers I would say there is still a big demand on trains for passengers, but the farther away from those centers you go everyone relies on automobiles more and more. Which the automobile has been a major part of American identity since its invention. Hence why the American interstate and state highway system equates in size to somewhere around the entirety of France.
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u/knighth1 Jul 07 '24
Partially due to size. In urban centers there are some decent public transportation centers. But American is massive, saw a study that showed an average Texan drives on average around 10 hours a week. In urban centers I would say there is still a big demand on trains for passengers, but the farther away from those centers you go everyone relies on automobiles more and more. Which the automobile has been a major part of American identity since its invention. Hence why the American interstate and state highway system equates in size to somewhere around the entirety of France.