10-14-2023, 04:21 PM
(10-14-2023, 12:50 PM)ac3r Wrote: I'm sure they have a reason. Vehicle owners don't need to justify to other people why they use a vehicle. Maybe they live far away, or they study something that benefits from it it (fine arts, architecture etc...the sort of hands on degrees where you still actually use your hands, not just a laptop) or they just like to have a vehicle. They're handy and it's pure copium to say otherwise.
Plus transit in this region is garbage as it's unreliable, slow, infrequent and extremely overcrowded. I've started taking earlier or even longer routes to get around just so I can avoid the crowds on the main routes. I'd rather wait for 15 minutes to catch a different bus than stay on the train and have to smell body odour, inhale germs and deal with morons.
Well, I would like to have a personal helicopter and land it anywhere I want, but I don't think they will let me. Too many people want to drive cars and expect to have vast parts of the city devoted to the storage of their personal property, no matter the effect on the quality of life in the city for other people. Your comment about transit users sounds misanthropic and elitist. I have never noticed excessive body odour while riding transit. I think that most transit users know how to take a shower, just like car drivers. If you are worried about germs, wear a mask. Since GRT and the ION have great ridership numbers, I cannot agree that transit in this region is garbage. When it comes to morons, perhaps you need to look in the mirror.