Public Transport TraumaCompletely Underwhelmed writes, "I was on a bus the other day when a man got on wearing shorts, over what looked like greeny grey leggings. Then the stench hit me. The 'leggings' were a mass of open wounds, crusted with greenish solidified pus that flaked off in bits as he moved."
What's the worst public transport experience you've ever had?
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chthonic, Thu 29 May 2008, 15:13)
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Too bloody rightThe car is king and will be as long as public transport runs at sub-Swiss/German levels.
Being environmentally friendly isn't about choosing to take the bus to work and then looking down on those who don't, it's about campaigning and voting for those who would champion the creation of a public transport system which becomes the favoured choice for those who put their comfort as a higher and more immediate priority than the state of the planet, pollution etc, which is, in reality, the majority.
I used to live in Frankfurt. You'd be a numpty to have to drive, fund and park a car there when the quicker, cheaper option was to jump on the bus, tram, S-bahn or U-bahn which was always 50 metres from where you were standing, and which whisked you efficiently to where you needed to be, anywhere in town, in about 15 minutes.
I live in Leeds now, which, believe it or not, is more fun than Frankfurt. But I'm not getting on one of those fucking busses for love nor money. They take FORTY HOURS to travel the three miles from town to my house, and they smell of dirt.
(, Fri 30 May 2008, 9:36, Reply)
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