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RcouF1uZ4gsC ◴[] No.45140833[source]
Public transportation is inherently centralized.

Cars are anti-fragile and decentralized.

Cars fail open in the short term.

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1. loire280 ◴[] No.45142149[source]
Buses are the resilient backup for trains, especially if road infrastructure has been designed to prioritize transit (e.g. Chicago highways with shoulders designed to let Pace buses bypass traffic jams).