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I wonder if (or hope that) filling public transit with kids would help convince people to fund better and safer public transit systems.

Hello71 6y ago
if children's needs were taken into account when designing transit systems, then school buses wouldn't be taking kids to school at 7 a.m.
- paulryanrogers 6y ago
  Isn't this only older cohorts? (Though ironically it may be the teens who need to sleep in the most.) I believe it's done as a cost cutting measure to maximize usage of the bus fleet.
  - Hello71 6y ago
    sure, but my point is that despite all the rhetoric, when it comes to actually spending money, kids seem to get the short end of the stick.
nerfhammer 6y ago
the yellow bus system is arguably the world's largest public transit system and is something Americans don't realize other countries don't have
- arkitaip 6y ago
  Sweden uses both private and public transportation to transport kids (skolskjuts) who live far away from school and it's free by law. In Stockholm most kids simply get an electronic smart card that allows them to use all public transportation as they see fit within school hours. Again, it's free for students who live beyond walking distance (and according to other needs) from school.
- heavenlyblue 6y ago
  Other countries have... Public transit systems!
- rasz 6y ago
  Other countries dont have a need for Safari stream cross capable trucks in their cities. WTF is this https://static.politico.com/dims4/default/ce2176c/2147483647/resize/1160x/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2Fe5%2Faf%2F417887ea46f98502fd058d023314%2Fny-school-bus.png https://static.politico.com/dims4/default/ce2176c/2147483647... https://www.123rf.com/photo_121378720_yellow-school-bus-in-harlem-manhattan-new-york-city-usa.html https://www.123rf.com/photo_121378720_yellow-school-bus-in-h... ?? and what is it doing in downtown Manhattan?
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Hello71 6y ago

if children's needs were taken into account when designing transit systems, then school buses wouldn't be taking kids to school at 7 a.m.

paulryanrogers 6y ago
Isn't this only older cohorts? (Though ironically it may be the teens who need to sleep in the most.) I believe it's done as a cost cutting measure to maximize usage of the bus fleet.
- Hello71 6y ago
  sure, but my point is that despite all the rhetoric, when it comes to actually spending money, kids seem to get the short end of the stick.

nerfhammer 6y ago

the yellow bus system is arguably the world's largest public transit system and is something Americans don't realize other countries don't have

arkitaip 6y ago
Sweden uses both private and public transportation to transport kids (skolskjuts) who live far away from school and it's free by law. In Stockholm most kids simply get an electronic smart card that allows them to use all public transportation as they see fit within school hours. Again, it's free for students who live beyond walking distance (and according to other needs) from school.
heavenlyblue 6y ago
Other countries have... Public transit systems!
rasz 6y ago
Other countries dont have a need for Safari stream cross capable trucks in their cities. WTF is this https://static.politico.com/dims4/default/ce2176c/2147483647/resize/1160x/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2Fe5%2Faf%2F417887ea46f98502fd058d023314%2Fny-school-bus.png https://static.politico.com/dims4/default/ce2176c/2147483647... https://www.123rf.com/photo_121378720_yellow-school-bus-in-harlem-manhattan-new-york-city-usa.html https://www.123rf.com/photo_121378720_yellow-school-bus-in-h... ?? and what is it doing in downtown Manhattan?
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