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SgtPeppy t1_je5lryn wrote

Reply to comment by Cooking_with_MREs in The Silver Line to Dulles is a bigger deal than I thought it would be by MrMoustachio55

Never got the complaints of how slow Metro trains are. Yeah, they're marginally slower (sometimes, depending on where you're going and the traffic situation). They also give you time to decompress, not stress out about all the idiot drivers on the road, maybe read a book, listen to some music, play something. It doesn't have to be "wasted" time.

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mediocre-spice t1_je6g6k3 wrote

It really depends on where you are. For some people it's an extra 15 min, for some people it's 2-3x longer than driving because you have to transfer, do the metro, etc. I like it but it really really really depends where you live.

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UmbralRaptor t1_je6yhf5 wrote

Yeah, it's an extra 1-1.5 hours at a minimum for me. Potentially 2-3 on the return leg if I get unlucky with buses / have to walk from Vienna.

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UmbralRaptor t1_jeadq3f wrote

Busses getting stuck in traffic may slow them down, but that's not why they're slow. I'd be more interested in BRT after there's a 3rd (2nd off-peak) bus running on those routes.

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WeaselWeaz t1_je6aes2 wrote

Some people enjoy driving and being by themselves. I get that, especially if you can't tune out everyone around you. For me, Metro is faster than driving from MoCo and best opportunity to relax before my kid goes to bed.

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