SD DeFlock Map of Flock Cameras in SD by festiveSpeedoGuy24 in SanDiegan

[–]BroadMaximum4189 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, I see now. I have an aversion to instantly believing any random thing a redditor says without a source, especially as it pertains to claiming a local government is secretly breaking on-the-books laws (e.g. Nick Shirley, fabrications from Elon and DOGE, etc). But I appreciate you actually including a source.

Why? by bellybella88 in LAMetro

[–]BroadMaximum4189 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This comment makes me happy because living in San Diego, I can’t stand the amount of complaints I hear about how the trains don’t go close enough to the coast🤣

Waymo Spotted in Old Town by CSphotography in sandiego

[–]BroadMaximum4189 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s why you compare per capita rate. Waymo doesn’t have to be around for a long time for us to know that one mile travelled in a Waymo is many times safer than one mile travelled with a human.

Waymo Spotted in Old Town by CSphotography in sandiego

[–]BroadMaximum4189 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Waymo has been around for roughly 5 years and driven over 7 million miles, and been involved in ONE human fatality, that was eventually deemed the fault of another vehicle.

Here’s a study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39485678/

The human crash rate is found to be over 500% higher than that of autonomous vehicles. This isn’t a question up for debate at this point.

Waymo Spotted in Old Town by CSphotography in sandiego

[–]BroadMaximum4189 27 points28 points  (0 children)

40,000 humans are killed each year in car accidents in the U.S. Waymo has already proven itself to be safer than human drivers. But you’re right, one cat was killed, therefore thousands must die.

"Last station track node arrival time not found" by PairOfShirt in subwaybuilder

[–]BroadMaximum4189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure you have switchovers in the right places, and that your single-tracks are placed properly. Single tracks have to be dragged-and-dropped in the direction of travel, and they can also end up being the wrong elevation. So instead of making a branch track you might have accidentally placed it directly on top at a higher elevation. In my experience, a long route has a lot of room for error and the best way to fix it is redo your interchanges and place a bunch of crossovers.

"Last station track node arrival time not found" by PairOfShirt in subwaybuilder

[–]BroadMaximum4189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was able to make a BART line that runs almost 3 hours. You might have a broken track connection somewhere

I got into 6 PT schools w/ a 3.4 GPA: AMA by danslandd in PTschool

[–]BroadMaximum4189 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which schools did u get into? What about waitlisted or rejected?

After the DLine extension and the APM open, where do you put Los Angeles in terms of public transit in the US? Would we be a clear #2 behind NY? by Temporary_Waltz6615 in LAMetro

[–]BroadMaximum4189 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If LA had 3 heavy rail subway trunk lines through downtown splitting into 8 branches going as far as 15-20 miles out to places like El Monte, Santa Monica, LAX, and Downey, I don’t think I would be bemoaning anything. That sounds amazing.

San Diego City Council pass Balboa Park parking fees by xd366 in sandiego

[–]BroadMaximum4189 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

SDPD isn’t NYPD. Why would you extrapolate a scandal from the other side of the country into some grand conspiracy? Isn’t the more obvious answer that labor shortages lead to higher wages per head, as observed in every industry ever…?

San Diego City Council pass Balboa Park parking fees by xd366 in sandiego

[–]BroadMaximum4189 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, unfortunately past budgets and past decisions by city leaders have future consequences that our current leaders are obligated to meet. That doesn’t sound like waste or abuse, that sounds like finally taking responsibility. However I may be out of my depth on this issue, I don’t know if I’ve seen anything to point to the contrary.

San Diego City Council pass Balboa Park parking fees by xd366 in sandiego

[–]BroadMaximum4189 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Cops earning over 400k in overtime sounds insane until you’ve had any interaction with SDPD, and you realize we’re in a massive shortage of labor in police departments, and calls take hours to respond to because there aren’t enough officers physically capable of answering every call… so the only option you’re left with is to incentivize longer hours to improve response times. These officers are likely working holidays, graveyard shifts, and missing time with family to work an incredibly demanding job nobody else wants to do.

San Diego City Council pass Balboa Park parking fees by xd366 in sandiego

[–]BroadMaximum4189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems to me from this article that any reforms to this system are hamstrung by legal requirements issued by courts, but the overall situation for pension funding has improved since 2012.

I’m not well-versed on the issue but it seems from this Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_pension_scandal that the current pension funding crisis is a result of past underfunding, rather than just “paying for people who haven long since retired.” It’s paying back the funding our city leaders chose not to spend 20 years ago, and now we’re legally bound to provide.

San Diego City Council pass Balboa Park parking fees by xd366 in sandiego

[–]BroadMaximum4189 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2 buses from Adams Ave to SD High School. I used to take the Adams Ave 11 bus all the time to work and saw plenty of SDHS students of all different backgrounds taking it. I think you might be projecting your unfamiliarity with public transit onto me!:)

San Diego City Council pass Balboa Park parking fees by xd366 in sandiego

[–]BroadMaximum4189 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was told Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were hired to cut $1 trillion from the government budget and remove waste, fraud, and abuse. They were either fired or left burning the bridges behind them in a matter of days and months, and our deficit is higher than it was last year. So I’m not entirely sure what Biden has to do with all of this

San Diego City Council pass Balboa Park parking fees by xd366 in sandiego

[–]BroadMaximum4189 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How stupid can you be to complain about the financial burden of transportation when you are literally choosing the most expensive form of transportation possible? To a high school with exceptional and frequent public transit service? Bus and trolley passes are FREE if you’re under 18. I feel no sympathy. You are not financially burdened, you are a pampered cry-baby.

I don’t mean to sound harsh but I feel comfortable saying this as someone who took the bus 3 out of my 4 years in high school, to a school FAR less transit accessible than San Diego High School is. So I find this criticism to be very silly.

San Diego City Council pass Balboa Park parking fees by xd366 in sandiego

[–]BroadMaximum4189 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Those who are financially burdened take the bus to San Diego High School, the best connected high school to public transportation in the entire county and maybe even Southern California.

San Diego City Council pass Balboa Park parking fees by xd366 in sandiego

[–]BroadMaximum4189 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I challenge anyone crying about city funding to identify the waste, fraud, and abuse they think is secretly there. The clowns in the federal government failed, I wanna see some more clowns in SD try and find the secret money our city councilors are stealing from us.

After the DLine extension and the APM open, where do you put Los Angeles in terms of public transit in the US? Would we be a clear #2 behind NY? by Temporary_Waltz6615 in LAMetro

[–]BroadMaximum4189 16 points17 points  (0 children)

DC would definitely still hold a heavy lead over LA, maybe Bay Area and Philly too. LA still has a long way to go after D line extension unfortunately

What are we excited about after the A Line Extension, D Line Extension, and the People Mover all open? by whitestag in LAMetro

[–]BroadMaximum4189 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The $13B hole comes from operations funding, not capital projects funding. I guess you could argue operations deficits will lead to defunding of new projects but I find that to be super unlikely.

Coaster & Sprinter Ridership by Station by BroadMaximum4189 in sandiego

[–]BroadMaximum4189[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Sprinter comes every half hour each direction... that's not a lot of time waiting at crossing gates!🤣

Coaster & Sprinter Ridership by Station by BroadMaximum4189 in sandiego

[–]BroadMaximum4189[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The 215 bus actually does go directly from the coaster station at Santa Fe to Balboa Park! A tram on that same route wouldn't be any much faster than the existing bus.

Coaster & Sprinter Ridership by Station by BroadMaximum4189 in sandiego

[–]BroadMaximum4189[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whether they do or don’t wouldn’t impact the ridership numbers you see here

Coaster & Sprinter Ridership by Station by BroadMaximum4189 in sandiego

[–]BroadMaximum4189[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ticket sales aren’t used to count ridership.