Originally Posted by
Mr Grinch
Part of the problem is that you need a comprehensive Metro system to feed and disseminate the riders on the HSR line. Otherwise, by the time you rent a car, you'd be better off driving. The city transit systems in the cities being talked about for HSR systems generally suck.
Couldn't the same argument be made against flying? No point in flying to either of those cities because you might have to hire a car once you get there?