I saw an article over the weekend that in California, the homeless basically ride for free because the bus drivers don't want to deal with the craziness of a confrontation, and they know the cops won't help.
Additionally, in San Francisco the homeless not only ride for free, but they are using the buses and bus stops for bathrooms. One woman interviewed said she quit riding because the buses now smell like sh** and piss.
Last time I went to SF, my son and I rode the BART.
There was a homeless bum sleeping in one of the cars, stinking to high heaven, so we went to a different car. After a while, he woke up and came towards the car we were in. I was ready to move back a car if he came that far, but he stopped in the coupling area and urinated.
On top of that, BART stations in the city now smell like outhouses, and the escalators often do not work.
Why would we ever want to ride BART again? Liberal policies have resulted in it becoming unrideable for decent people.
Nobody rides those things if they can help it. Not anymore.
Did they mention any of that in the article? Strange
The author totally misses the point that you nail on the head. I’ll wager Laura never rides public transport.
I can only say, “You get what you subsidize”..
Take a dump on the bus salute!