>>1923355Amtrak has more fatalities per year than China's high-speed rail system (with it being more embarrassing because the USA has over a 100 times fewer passengers/passenger-km/trains). The USA generally does not prioritize safety (just look at the traffic accident fatality trends) and certainly the cost/poor time performance of construction can't be explained by an improved safety factor.
But in typical American fashion, others' virtues are really vices and one's vices are virtues in disguise.
