[FreedomPoster]

I continue to think people just don’t like rubbing elbows with the great unwashed, so if they can afford it they drive. And a multicultural selection of regular transit users I’ve talked to here say that rider issues have increased in the last couple years, that the system isn’t policing quality of ride problems.

[Zhang Fei]

[I continue to think people just don’t like rubbing elbows with the great unwashed, so if they can afford it they drive. And a multicultural selection of regular transit users I’ve talked to here say that rider issues have increased in the last couple years, that the system isn’t policing quality of ride problems.]

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Unless you live in NYC, mass transit is inconvenient. Mass transit is also expensive. NYC subway fares are $2.75 each way. But that only covers 1/3 of the cost of operating the subway. Taxes and tolls on motorists pay for the rest. Elsewhere, mass transit has been subsidized to the tune of 90% of operating and capital costs. It would be cheaper to *give* all the riders a free Vespa style scooter so they can drive themselves wherever they want to go.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Public transit is required in certain locations, like Manhattan. Or Downtown Pittsburgh, where geography has put parking space at an extreme premium.