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Could N.American society have successfully evolved into heavy use of passenger rail?
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But in this discussion nobody has talked about the "the true cost" of driving a car. True cost go beyond the purchase price of a car. What are the environmental costs? What are the related coats to accidents? A study by a group in Ottawa Canada suggested, when you added up ALL costs, to attend a minor fender bender with minor injuries, it costs the City of Ottawa about $50,000. <br /> <br />If car users had to pay out what it really costs to drive, would individualism really matter? Would the wallet win out over the individualsimof the car? Consumers once took public transit to go shopping and stores had delivery vans to get your purchases home the next day. <br /> <br />Another study found in certain American cities that property values go up on streets that are either on or close efficent public transit. Houses alone the GO Transit routes in Southern Ontario have a higher realestate value. <br /> <br />
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