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Of course you can't. You actually use public transport. This is a common complaint from a car driver unwilling to change their way, and scraping or excuses, whe

Of course you can't. You actually use public transport. This is a common complaint from a car driver unwilling to change their way, and scraping or excuses, when they are just being selfish and lazy.

lotsofpulp 8y ago
Everyone has a different risk tolerance level (and what they can afford). But I've experienced far too many train cars smelling like urine and experienced a homeless person with extreme odors come into a car basically necessitating it being vacated. Even a 1 in 100 chance is enough for me to opt for another mode of transport, if available.
- astura 8y ago
  1) this isn't risky or dangerous 2) do you also avoid leaving your house entirely?? because you are likely to run across homeless people in other public places than the subway. The worst smelling homeless person I've ever encountered was at a grocery store.
  - lotsofpulp 8y ago
    It's just one of many factors, but at the current price points, if there are 2 or more people going somewhere in SF/NYC, then Uber/Lyft is worth a few more dollars to get there on time (assuming no traffic) and without a chance of any other headaches. There's too many delays, service interruptions, etc with public transit also, so it all adds up to be a better experience with Uber/Lyft at a low cost per person.
    - astura 8y ago
      Which is fine, but don't frame it as a safety issue, because that's just straight up lying.
- foldr 8y ago
  People with low risk tolerance should choose the subway, because it's much safer than driving. >But I've experienced far too many train cars smelling like urine and experienced a homeless person with extreme odors come into a car basically necessitating it being vacated. Even a 1 in 100 chance is enough for me to opt for another mode of transport, if available. All you have to do is get out of one subway car and move to the next one at the next station. Avoiding public transport because you (allegedly) have to do this 1 time in 100 makes no sense.
  - lotsofpulp 8y ago
    Risks from vehicles is dependent on speed your traveling (which is not fast in NYC or SF), the driver, the size of the vehicle you're in, and the backseat. All I know is if there is no traffic according to google maps, and it's at least 2 people, then it only ends up costing a few dollars more to take Uber/Lyft to get to where I'm going, and it's more consistent (time wise) and clean than public transit. If public transit didn't result in worse experiences, then I wouldn't opt to use Uber/Lyft.

Of course you can't. You actually use public transport. This is a common complaint from a car driver unwilling to change their way, and scraping or excuses, when they are just being selfish and lazy.

lotsofpulp 8y ago

Everyone has a different risk tolerance level (and what they can afford). But I've experienced far too many train cars smelling like urine and experienced a homeless person with extreme odors come into a car basically necessitating it being vacated. Even a 1 in 100 chance is enough for me to opt for another mode of transport, if available.

astura 8y ago
1) this isn't risky or dangerous 2) do you also avoid leaving your house entirely?? because you are likely to run across homeless people in other public places than the subway. The worst smelling homeless person I've ever encountered was at a grocery store.
- lotsofpulp 8y ago
  It's just one of many factors, but at the current price points, if there are 2 or more people going somewhere in SF/NYC, then Uber/Lyft is worth a few more dollars to get there on time (assuming no traffic) and without a chance of any other headaches. There's too many delays, service interruptions, etc with public transit also, so it all adds up to be a better experience with Uber/Lyft at a low cost per person.
  - astura 8y ago
    Which is fine, but don't frame it as a safety issue, because that's just straight up lying.
foldr 8y ago
People with low risk tolerance should choose the subway, because it's much safer than driving. >But I've experienced far too many train cars smelling like urine and experienced a homeless person with extreme odors come into a car basically necessitating it being vacated. Even a 1 in 100 chance is enough for me to opt for another mode of transport, if available. All you have to do is get out of one subway car and move to the next one at the next station. Avoiding public transport because you (allegedly) have to do this 1 time in 100 makes no sense.
- lotsofpulp 8y ago
  Risks from vehicles is dependent on speed your traveling (which is not fast in NYC or SF), the driver, the size of the vehicle you're in, and the backseat. All I know is if there is no traffic according to google maps, and it's at least 2 people, then it only ends up costing a few dollars more to take Uber/Lyft to get to where I'm going, and it's more consistent (time wise) and clean than public transit. If public transit didn't result in worse experiences, then I wouldn't opt to use Uber/Lyft.