![]() The whole process takes 4 hours, and the only advantage is that I don't have to figure out what to do with a car when I get to DC (this of course only being an advantage in places like DC or NYC, most of the time a car rental would be in order). I can't imagine as a paying passenger I would enjoy being molested by the TSA, getting to the airport an hour early, being treated like garbage by the airline, not knowing if anything is going to be on time etc. Even with non rev privileges I would almost rather drive it than deal with all the airport hassles. For example CLE to DCA is about a 6 hour drive as it is at around 70 mph and stopping for gas once. I think on demand self driving electric cars are a bigger "threat" to the airline industry than anything else. The South doesn't have a rail infrastructure that presents an advantage over driving in most places - it's that more than culture impacting things - particularly when you consider towns like this one that are all Midwest and Northeast transplants anyways. So the choices are sit in your car for an hour, or sit on a bus. buses that not only sit in the same traffic as your car does, but also stop every 100-yards or so. Why aren't people giving up their cars? Because there's no alternative that benefits them for doing so. We're soon reaching maximum road congestion in Tampa Bay due to heavy growth and economic improvement (#thanksobama). You're right about the Southern culture, but in large part that's been created by an environment that's conducive to cars. Those two things were enough to get this Texan to stop driving. Ultimately it comes down to consumer calculus, which for me was: But the 2.5 years I lived in CMH, I took the bus. I'm from the South, and still live in the South, so I get it - trust me.
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