I'm not sure. I want to see public transport in a city done with rollercoasters. The amount using it for fun would go up dramatically. It would change overnight from just another utterly boring city not worth visiting into a tourist hot spot. Similarly, people who need to be places will make it work.

Life is about the journey. All those roads and other boring means of transportation are just places no one wants to be.

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tim333 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

A roller coaster would be fun. I've always kind of wanted a city to city flight that you could just jump out of with a parachute and land at your destination without the airport faff.

On the more realistic end of things, ebikes are fun.

>e-biking over a bridge, preferably at night — has developed its own ardent following. Liberated for the most part of any physical exertion, e-bikers can instead focus on the texture of the road vibrating up their arms, the wind streaking across their cheeks, the speed heightening their consciousness. “You do it in the evening, with the sunset — hell yeah,” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/nyregion/eric-adams-nyc-s...

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bluGill 3 days ago | parent [-]

Fun is good and all, if you enjoy it I won't argue. I enjoy a sunset myself from time to time. However most people are not enjoying in the moment. They want transportation only for the purposes of getting someplace so they can get something else done (or enjoy something else). Fun is good, but not everything is fun. I need to get home from work so I can get supper done in time for the evening activities (by coincidence I've been asked to make my homemade pretzels tonight - that takes 2 hours so I need to get home as soon as work is done)

	▲	econ 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I've had countless conversations with a friend of mine who thought not all things are supposed to be fun. Earning a living for example needs to involve a certain amount of suffering. If it lacks that quality he wouldn't be happy to be home and being home should be more appealing than working. I ask him things like, what about working from home? That would be terrible! He replied with a sour face. But the knife cuts both ways. If you hate the rollercoasters you will be so happy when it is finally over. The pretzels will taste even better. Some will feel your suffering when they see it, some will enjoy seeing it. Most people would have every other city in the world where they can be practical, sober or boring, depending on who you ask. Most people can't always have what they want and they shouldn't. It wouldn't be good for them :-)

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999900000999 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Lawsuit city.

For many disabled people driving isn’t really possible. Now they have to hop on a rollercoaster ?

High speed rail would be more than enough for me. DC to NYC in 1 hour flat. Philly to NYC in 30 min.

Sacramento to SF in 1 hour, which would allow for normal people to buy homes and commute into town.

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schrodinger 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I love this. As another poster brought up, plenty of people buy enjoyable cars and motorcycles for the pleasure of driving. Why not add a little spice to life?

	▲	bluGill 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Spice is fine - but you still need to get places and that is the primary goal of most cars. People who have the car/motorcycle for fun only nearly all have some other vehicle they use as the "daily driver" to get places. I might take a train on a sunday drive myself once in a while. The majority of uses should be for people trying to get someplace. If the trip is also fun that is a bonus, but if it is only fun but otherwise worthless (that is something else is enough better) your system won't get many riders.

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bluGill 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

That is great for the first week or two, and then it is common place and you just want to be there. It will be old faster if you happen to ride at the same time as someone who gets motion sickness. (or worse if you are the person with motion sickness)