12-11-2020, 08:05 PM
(12-11-2020, 07:51 PM)ac3r Wrote: I don't see this as targeting transit users. They're targeting the idiots who use transit but refuse to wear masks while doing so. What's wrong with that? A bus or LRT ride can be a perfect way to spread the virus. There is very little constant airflow nor any filtration. If you sat on a bus for 25 minutes with a maskless, SARS-CoV-2 positive individual you can be pretty sure that the chance of them infecting you or others would be very high.
So first of all, this is not true, infections have been very rare on public transit vehicles. Ventilation per cubic meter is quite good, and since people are sitting and not generally eating or talking boisterously (or moistly) it's actually a fairly safe environment. Masks are still important but you're much more likely to be infected in a bar, not my opinion, the data shows this.
And yes, idiots who ride transit but refuse to wear a mask are idiots, and they are annoying.
But it is also the case that transit riders are being targeted for enforcement in a way that the public is not. I also don't think people should ride transit without paying a fare, but I vehemently disagree with enforcing fare payment far in excess of the same crime (not paying ~3.5 for a public good) when committed by people who happen to commit said crime while driving a car.