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Given that 1 in 10,000 people in NYC are in wheelchairs, I really think it would be orders of magnitude more cost effective for the government to pay for disab
by randyrand 10y ago
Given that 1 in 10,000 people in NYC are in wheelchairs,
I really think it would be orders of magnitude more cost effective for the government to pay for disabled persons cab fares than to make public transit accessible. Has anyone run the numbers?
- leonatan 10y agoWould there also be interest paid for time lost in traffic? New York roads are tight and always busy, something the public transit system is supposed to workaround.
- randyrand 10y agoI think free fare and door to door service would be pretty good already. Paying them for time lost in traffic seems like it's going too far. After all, its not the taxpayers fault they are in a wheelchair. We don't need to compensate them.
- metaphorm 10y agowhy are you suggesting this? transportation delays affect everyone, disabled or not, and there are delays on subways and busses too.
- setr 10y agoPublic transport is supposed to alleviate congestion on the road. That there exists those unwilling or unable to make use of it is irrelevant, so long as a sufficient percentage of the driving population can and do use it over driving themselves. There is no reason to imagine that compensating those not using it (for any reason, be it disability or in a niche area in the city, or simply unwilling) would be a part of the goal of providing public transportation. It is not a gift to the people from bottom of the government's heart, that they would try to offer an alternative gift to those unable or unwilling to partake in this wonderful service.
- Markoff 10y agohow many of those 9999 have one or more children once in a life? you will understand this one day when you will push stroller