Seattle has been going through a rough spot with its drug addiction/homeless problem, which has basically ruined a lot of things that we took for granted a deca

Seattle has been going through a rough spot with its drug addiction/homeless problem, which has basically ruined a lot of things that we took for granted a decade or two ago. It also doesn’t really make sense: it doesn’t take a lot to just remove people from a bus if they take out a knife, yet the city/county has deprioritized public safety, which tips the safety advantage back to car travel. You are lot more likely to get murdered on a bus (or on Link or in a Link station after you get off the train) than in your own car, even if the risk of accident is higher.