California, despite bragging about being the 5th largest economy in the world, can't get a fucking high-speed rail built without going grossly overbudget.
Meanwhile, Taiwan, a Chinese rump state on an island with minimal resources, managed to get one built.
The one US state where public transportation might make sense is also a South America-tier corrupt shithole.
Honestly I'm not sure how viable high speed rail is that close to a fault line anyway. The tolerances on the track quality aren't that big so it could be that the whole line is constantly out of commission for inspection/repair after every minor quake.
California, despite bragging about being the 5th largest economy in the world, can't get a fucking high-speed rail built without going grossly overbudget.
Meanwhile, Taiwan, a Chinese rump state on an island with minimal resources, managed to get one built.
The one US state where public transportation might make sense is also a South America-tier corrupt shithole.
Going on California public transit as a white man is basically suicide.
Honestly I'm not sure how viable high speed rail is that close to a fault line anyway. The tolerances on the track quality aren't that big so it could be that the whole line is constantly out of commission for inspection/repair after every minor quake.
Thanks to Japanese excellence, the tech for earthquake-resistant buildings and infrastructure is within reach of a functional, developped society.