Public Transit & the youth of today.
I was riding the 99 B-line bus to Broadway Station from UBC the other day, and was slightly unhappier with it than usual. There are several reasons why I dislike the B-Line.
-It’s always crowded during rush hour.
-on a rainy day, EVERYONE is WET and pressed up against you. *yes, this is the part where you make a pervy joke.
-it is COVERED IN GERMS..ugh.
-there is ALWAYS someone dirty riding it.
-it’s 40 minutes in rush hour..and 2 hours long if you are going through a snowfall.
okay, so basically that’s why I dislike it. among the facts that it runs frequently and to get to ubc is considered an “express bus”, it is the spawn of all evil when it comes to public transportation.
but it’s the vancouver youth who ride it that just make me want to pull my hair out. at approximately 3 PM in the afternoon, as rush hour is dawning upon us, the elderly manage to squish onto the bus. and here is where my rant begins…:
K SERIOUSLY. YOU ARE IN YOUR TWENTIES! YOU ARE NOT DISABLED, I SAW YOU RUNNING TO THE BUS. Have you SEEN the sign? These seats are reserved for people who are elderly or disabled at the front of the bus. RESERVED. as in, GET OFF YOUR ASS AND OFFER YOUR SEAT. It pained me to see several elderly people getting pushed alongside the youth of Vancouver, as they gripped the unsteady plastic loops that hung above them. I was able to offer my seat to an elderly gentleman who seemed to be in his late sixties, as well as pass up a seat so another elderly gentleman standing next to me could take the next vacant seat that I knew he had been eyeing for awhile. I am disgusted by people who don’t offer their seat..even in the back of the bus. I mean, you people barely have any luggage. I managed to bring 3 bags on the bus and still pass up my seat, so I’m sure you could do the same. It’s not just the first few seats at the front of the bus, it is also the rear.
SO, OFFER YOUR SEAT. I guarantee the favor will be returned someday in the future when you may be too elderly to drive a car and must rely on public transportation.
KARMA, PEOPLE…KARMA.
