Is driving a right or a privilege?

[Bono]

Oh boy, your systems really are terrible.
The only complain I have about ours is that they should get some of the lines to run twice an hour instead of only once.


And to Everett:
Don't your stops have like a map of the city with the bus routes?
That's how it works in Lisbon.

[Nation]

Damn right it should be a privilege.

[Storebought]

Around here, it should be considered a right, because it is often the only realistic method of transportation. There are too many hills to ride a bike, most stores are 15 miles out of town, and the bus system is sh**tty. Thus, it is a natural right - but one that can be revoked from those who abuse it.

The first (or possibly second) post of yours that I can actually agree with

In rural areas, a *truck* is a necessity. I will need to get one before summer's out.

[Bono]

Around here, it should be considered a right, because it is often the only realistic method of transportation. There are too many hills to ride a bike, most stores are 15 miles out of town, and the bus system is sh**tty. Thus, it is a natural right - but one that can be revoked from those who abuse it.

The first (or possibly second) post of yours that I can actually agree with

In rural areas, a *truck* is a necessity. I will need to get one before summer's out.

How about intercounty services? are they any better(if they exist).

[minionofmidas]

There is no such thing as too many hills to ride a bike.

Around here there is.

I've cycled in some pretty bad terrain for that. Takes some getting used to the first week, but no hill is unscalable.

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Er...that's a valid concern.

[Emsworth]

In principle, it is or should be a right: you are entitled to drive as long as you do not harm anyone else while doing so.

[Storebought]

Around here, it should be considered a right, because it is often the only realistic method of transportation. There are too many hills to ride a bike, most stores are 15 miles out of town, and the bus system is sh**tty. Thus, it is a natural right - but one that can be revoked from those who abuse it.

The first (or possibly second) post of yours that I can actually agree with

In rural areas, a *truck* is a necessity. I will need to get one before summer's out.

How about intercounty services? are they any better(if they exist).

There is one: Greyhound, but that is a national bus service, and not really local to any US county. Features:

(+) Ridership is a diverse cross section of America's illegal immigrant and paroled felon population

(-) Expensive (a 90 mile trip from Baton Rouge to New Orleans, a heavily traveled route, is $20+); unbearably slow; inconvenient (bus terminals are invariably located in the *slums* of the city); dirty and slightly nauseating, etc.

There is no alternative to an automobile in the US, outside of the coastal conurbations.

[Bono]

Around here, it should be considered a right, because it is often the only realistic method of transportation. There are too many hills to ride a bike, most stores are 15 miles out of town, and the bus system is sh**tty. Thus, it is a natural right - but one that can be revoked from those who abuse it.

The first (or possibly second) post of yours that I can actually agree with

In rural areas, a *truck* is a necessity. I will need to get one before summer's out.

How about intercounty services? are they any better(if they exist).

There is one: Greyhound, but that is a national bus service, and not really local to any US county. Features:

(+) Ridership is a diverse cross section of America's illegal immigrant and paroled felon population

(-) Expensive (a 90 mile trip from Baton Rouge to New Orleans, a heavily traveled route, is $20+); unbearably slow; inconvenient (bus terminals are invariably located in the *slums* of the city); dirty and slightly nauseating, etc.

There is no alternative to an automobile in the US, outside of the coastal conurbations.

Except hitching a ride.
That must suck for backpackers.