I'd never come across the term "ridership" before. What a wonderful word! I note that Google says it's a North American term (in Australia and England this wou

I'd never come across the term "ridership" before. What a wonderful word! I note that Google says it's a North American term (in Australia and England this would probably be termed "patronage") but I may start using it. It has a Samuel Clemensy feel to it, although dictionary.reference.com dates it to 1962.[1] [1] http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ridership http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ridership