That’s also not really the point. Most workplaces limit manual lifting to 50lbs or less. Just because people can lift more doesn’t mean it’s reasonable to expect them to do it. Similarly, the vast majority of people are not going to be willing or able to run 20k a day going to and from work.
Depending on use case, yes I am fine with parts of the system being equal to jogging. If the UP express were the same speed as jogging, yeah, that would be a problem. For a short local surface route, with multiple stops, I’m less concerned. Especially when it’s only been open for a week and there’s already known fixes planned.
Agree, and to add: That the Finch West LRT doesn’t have signal priority is criminal. I live in K-W, and the iON is good because it has signal priority, and it still gets stopped by traffic signals relatively frequently.
The Ion has automatic signal priority in some places, but at other intersections it only uses its priority if it’s behind schedule. I think it could, in theory, run the whole route without stopping at all.
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That’s also not really the point. Most workplaces limit manual lifting to 50lbs or less. Just because people can lift more doesn’t mean it’s reasonable to expect them to do it. Similarly, the vast majority of people are not going to be willing or able to run 20k a day going to and from work.
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Depending on use case, yes I am fine with parts of the system being equal to jogging. If the UP express were the same speed as jogging, yeah, that would be a problem. For a short local surface route, with multiple stops, I’m less concerned. Especially when it’s only been open for a week and there’s already known fixes planned.
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Agree, and to add: That the Finch West LRT doesn’t have signal priority is criminal. I live in K-W, and the iON is good because it has signal priority, and it still gets stopped by traffic signals relatively frequently.
The Ion has automatic signal priority in some places, but at other intersections it only uses its priority if it’s behind schedule. I think it could, in theory, run the whole route without stopping at all.