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Unpopular opinion: I don't like public transits (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by krustycheeze@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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Reason being well, I use them everyday. And they are not sufficiently developed here. I have to walk 20 mins to get to a slow ass shaking train.

Metros I like but stops are far away both to my home and my job. Couple that with the overpopulation and crowdedness it makes a very consuming and tiring experience. Not fun at all when you ride half an hour ass to ass with another person. Especially when you are an introvert.

Busses? I avoid them as much as possible. It is slow, shaky, even less space and more people than metros and trains. I love getting stuck in traffic with strangers breathing in my face.

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[–] EnsignRedshirt@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago

As a Canadian, I understand your frustration. We also have lacklustre public transit, but let's not take it out on the poor buses and trains. What you dislike is bad urban planning and neglected public services, and we all know who to blame for that. Still, I can commiserate. I'd like to be able to take the bus more than I do, but it can add 30-60 minutes to a 15-minute car trip. No big deal if I'm just meeting friends downtown or I have time to spare, and I do enjoy the downtime while on a bus, but it's not super practical if I need to get to an appointment or I need to rush home to the kids, stuff like that. I think criticism of transit infrastructure is a good thing when paired with a clear ask for improving it, rather than implying that transit, itself, is a problem.