totally agree
I agree, HSR will do nothing to address the congestion problem.
The advocates of HSR are behind some "car free" utopia of their own choosing. When really, the pain reducer most people want is self-driving cars, so that traffic jams become some combination of "less common, less painful".
Seriously, self driving cars are legal in NV? But not CA? That's stupid.
Even if I can't (legally) text or drive while my car manages the stop-and-go for a half hour, I'd prefer to just daydream a bit.
(In reality, I'll whip out my Kindle and read while my self-driving car slugs through the traffic jam. I'll put the Kindle away for normal driving, done by me or the car).
What's stopping this from happening right now? The tech? No, the tech is there. The cost? No. Google estimates this is a 5K feature, at most.
The government? Yes. The government is stopping me from purchasing and using a technology that would make my life more pleasant and safer for all parties. Lovely counterpoint to the HSR boondoogle, where the government is taking my money and spending it on an elaborate scheme that almost no-one wants.
