Safe Streets Rebel’s protest comes after automatic vehicles were blamed for incidents including crashing into a bus and running over a dog. City officials in June said…

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    1 year ago

    The problem is no one will use them. Busses are full of homeless people and people that NEED to use them than they want to. I was a bus driver for many years. They don’t stop where everyone wants to go and it’s a necessity to most instead of an integrated way of life. The entire American culture would need to change.

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      1 year ago

      Busses are full of homeless people and people that NEED to use them than they want to.

      I heard this is the case in the United States. In Europe, as far as I can tell, it’s more common that people from all backgrounds take public transit, including ‘higher’ class people. Of course exceptions and reasons exist.

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        1 year ago

        For sure. However do you change something that is mostly government subsidized and everyone that manages the systems are happy with the operations?

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          everyone that manages the systems are happy with the operations?

          Is that the case? I suppose most car drivers are not happy with sitting in traffic jams. Better public transport would help.

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      1 year ago

      That literally just proves that we do in fact need more busses. More vehicles would allow for a wider coverage with more frequent and well organized stops.