Shot in the Dark

The Real Problem

Metro Transit and the Strib have put out a “climate conscious newcomers guide to using Metro Transit”.

It’s tempting to snark “they figure out who the real problem is”:

Familiarize yourself with Metro Transit’s code of conduct, a lengthy and often-ignored rule book that mandates such things as keeping non-service animals in carriers, one seat per rider (no manspreading!), and no eating on board.

Those darn Manspreaders! [1].

But later on, they note:

Let’s talk about crime and nuisance behavior aboard transit, particularly the Blue and Green light-rail lines. This usually involves drug use, smoking, harassing, creepy, gross or criminal behavior. Metro Transit says it’s putting more police, private security and “transit rider assistance program” agents on buses and trains. Frequent transit users say they’re noticing these people, but it’s too early to say whether it’s helping.

Oooh, they drive a hard bargain.

I think I’ll help the environment more by staying home.

And not taking a dump on a bus seat while in a drunken stupor.

[1] For whatever reason, I hold anyone who unironically puts “Man-” in front of a verb to create a derogatory term in sneering contempt.

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2 responses to “The Real Problem”

  1. bikebubba Avatar
    bikebubba

    Really, the problem with transit–besides abyssmal mileage of 25 passenger-miles per gallon of diesel–is the “tragedy of the commons”, where “everybody’s asset” is “nobody’s responsibility”. Put differently, it’s why I own my own cars and bicycles instead of doing rentals.

  2. jdm Avatar
    jdm

    ^ You know, while I agree with you, bike, and act in the same way, I would add that DemoCommies have allowed all sorts of bad behavior to be tolerated – darn near accepted depending on the venue (like say, a university).

    My grandmother, back in the 50s and 60s, living just northwest of Dinkytown took the bus everywhere. Even with transfers via downtown to go to church in SW Mpls. I never once heard her complain about shit or pee in the seats or any of the other prohibited or illegal behaviors that people apparently need spelled out in that rule book.

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