When it comes to transit terrorism, the Bay Area, and, for that matter, most of America, can count itself pretty safe.

For the explanation, I defer to Peter Haas, education director of the Mineta Transportation Institute in San Jose. Haas’ expert opinion was being offered to news outlets in the Bay

Area this week in the wake of the horrific commuter train bombings in India.

Photo by Aijaz Rahi - AP

“In the abstract sense, we’re just as vulnerable. We’ve learned, and it is fairly apparent, that transit properties are vulnerable,” Haas says, while air travel is much more secure because airports are easier to seal off and police.

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