Mass Transit

After spending all day in the hospital with an unexpected illness, I can say one thing about the concept of mass transit...

A. I support the idea.

B. During rush hour, however, mass transit is a bunch of BS.

I've been to four major cities in the past 5-6 years, all with mass transit systems, and they all suffer from this problem.

People drive their cars because even in a traffic jam, you can control your own climate, your listening enjoyment, have access to a free food smorgasbord, have a nice cushy seat, not smell someone elses' body odor, and perhaps more importantly - your overall comfort factor.

In every major cuty during rush hour, the metro operator comes across telling those stuck standing in the middle to smash further into the car to make it as full as a tin can of sardines.

The inherent problem with this is three-fold:

1. More people are likely to get injured in some type of de-railment or accident.

2. It make it infinitely harder to then GET OUT of the car at your stop before the very same operator closes the door on your ass.

3. Finally, and perhaps my biggest problem, is my lack of great balance. I nearly toppled over today in a full subway car, which not only would have been embarrassing as hell, but it could have possibly injured some unsuspecting poor jackass who was in the way of my fat ass on it's way down.

My overall point, there HAS GOT to be a better way to handle these cars during rush hour, so more people can sit.