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[–] setInner234@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’m with you on this one, not sure why you’re being downvoted. Until public transport is safe, which it has never been in my experience (as a lifelong public transport user in many countries), I’ll walk or cycle. Or, well, now I live rurally so there’s no public transport, and I’m reluctantly driving everywhere.

[–] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Really? I'm also not sure why exactly he's being downvoted, but only bc there's many possible reasons.

There's no way transit-stabbings are a real problem, anywhere. Even in the grungiest places, it has to be a fake problem like elevator cables snapping or plane crashes and it's all fear-mongering.
You can make these comments everywhere and they're always unhelpful. Oh, a "bus is high capacity" post? Yeah, but they're unsafe here, I'll pass. Oh, a "bus is super safe" post? Yeah, but they're very infrequent here, I'll pass. Oh, a "bus is super frequent post"? Yeah, but we only have small ones, I'll pass.
The comment implies smug dismissal, yet that problem and the post's problem have the same solution: more investments in public transport.

[–] setInner234@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Agreed!