I catch a plethora of trams, trains and buses nearly every day. And I hate it. (Peak hour traffic is worse however, and parking is a bitch where I am. Anyway.) Every month I shell out two paychecks on a ticket and get the following:
-Late trains and buses. The flyer at my local station says Metro's reliability last month was 80.2%. We don't have any posting targets here at Suburban Termini, but our punctuality is 100%.
-Packed trains. These make me want to stab someone- it would probably give me more space too.
-Strange people on the trains and trams. I have had my arm sniffed, been cursed at for being the antichrist, witnessed a domestic (same couple, twice on the same day on two different trains), been stared at, been hit, involuntarily brought in to someone's conversation and had someone try to steal my phone. All I want to do is have some space, listen to my iPod and read. Is that so much to ask?
-Elderly people who get irate at you for offering a seat. Happened to a good friend of mine. And then us 'young people' get bitched at for not offering our seats without being asked.
-Unclean trains. Too often I have been on a train where someone has dumped their rubbish, scratched the windows, vandalised the seats or even vomited.
Yarra Trams has been pretty good. But we're paying for a train and bus system that is overpriced and substandard. Metro, bus companies, time to clean up your act. Do what we're paying you to do.
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