>>1997274and your "safe and efficient" streetcar demands I conform to a set schedule, forces me to be in contact with some of the worst dregs society has to offer, is likely more expensive than driving and very often is slower than just walking to my destination. god forbid you want to go somewhere specific that a trolley or bus line doesn't serve directly. I shouldn't have to ask permission to go somewhere and then contort my whole timetable just to find out the bus isn't on time. I grew up riding streetcars, subways and buses (pic related) and still think they're neat as fuck, but cars are just far more convenient for A-to-B transit.
