>>1213740It's like a flight minus the TSA, the baggage fees, the long boarding times, taxiing to the runway... I mean, can you believe how much time's wasted just waiting to get into the air?
Sure it's still worth it for long flights, but for intercity travel? It's not even faster than driving.
That's where HSR's niche is. Where it's too short to be worth it to fly, and too long to be easy to drive.
Even with your inflated time metrics, it STILL comes out on top of flying and driving.
