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I can’t think of any bus stops near me, in Tokyo, that has a cover or seating. It’s pretty normal.

by tokioyoyo 1y ago

johnisgood 1y ago
Then I will never go to Tokyo. I have MS. I need to be able to sit.
- tokioyoyo 1y ago
  Fair enough. I believe there is a map for people with disabilities which might have better info. Frankly speaking, I can’t think of any city where all bus stops have chairs and covering.
  - johnisgood 1y ago
    Here in Hungary all major cities have that, in fact, I lived in a very small village with like 100 people, and even that had a damn "container" or whatever and a bench inside, to protect against the rain and to be able to sit down. It has been modernized further by now (yes, for these ~100 people), but what they did then was extremely cheap yet effective, so there is no excuse for lack of benches and shelters at bus stops, really. And you can down-vote me for me not liking Tokio for the fact that their bus stops have no benches, but that is a must-have for someone like me who has disabilities, and many cities in Hungary (and even small towns) have benches and whatever you could call it (container shelter of some sort) to protect against the rain, so don't tell me Hungary is better in this regard than Tokio, or is it? This is surprising to me. Maybe Tokio does not have enough elderly people or people with disabilities? In any case, if shitty villages with a population of 100-500 have benches and a shelter at bus stops in Hungary, surely Tokio could do it too, I wonder why they are not doing it. If you want I could probably find it on Google Maps FWIW. I hope the pictures are old (pre-modernization). Do not mistake my comment for hatred of Tokio, however. It is just a place that I simply cannot visit for such reasons. There is nothing more to it.
    - tokioyoyo 1y ago
      I totally get that, everyone has their own needs! But again, yeah, there are thousands of bus stops just in Tokyo. Just out of my memory, I can think of 5 bus stops (different lines) within 3 minute walk of my place. I don't think it would be feasible to put infrastructure for every single one of them. with seats and covering, so my assumption is simply impossible to maintain. All major stations, stops and etc. that I can think of have them though.

I can’t think of any bus stops near me, in Tokyo, that has a cover or seating. It’s pretty normal.

johnisgood 1y ago

Then I will never go to Tokyo. I have MS. I need to be able to sit.

tokioyoyo 1y ago
Fair enough. I believe there is a map for people with disabilities which might have better info. Frankly speaking, I can’t think of any city where all bus stops have chairs and covering.
- johnisgood 1y ago
  Here in Hungary all major cities have that, in fact, I lived in a very small village with like 100 people, and even that had a damn "container" or whatever and a bench inside, to protect against the rain and to be able to sit down. It has been modernized further by now (yes, for these ~100 people), but what they did then was extremely cheap yet effective, so there is no excuse for lack of benches and shelters at bus stops, really. And you can down-vote me for me not liking Tokio for the fact that their bus stops have no benches, but that is a must-have for someone like me who has disabilities, and many cities in Hungary (and even small towns) have benches and whatever you could call it (container shelter of some sort) to protect against the rain, so don't tell me Hungary is better in this regard than Tokio, or is it? This is surprising to me. Maybe Tokio does not have enough elderly people or people with disabilities? In any case, if shitty villages with a population of 100-500 have benches and a shelter at bus stops in Hungary, surely Tokio could do it too, I wonder why they are not doing it. If you want I could probably find it on Google Maps FWIW. I hope the pictures are old (pre-modernization). Do not mistake my comment for hatred of Tokio, however. It is just a place that I simply cannot visit for such reasons. There is nothing more to it.
  - tokioyoyo 1y ago
    I totally get that, everyone has their own needs! But again, yeah, there are thousands of bus stops just in Tokyo. Just out of my memory, I can think of 5 bus stops (different lines) within 3 minute walk of my place. I don't think it would be feasible to put infrastructure for every single one of them. with seats and covering, so my assumption is simply impossible to maintain. All major stations, stops and etc. that I can think of have them though.