The Editor, I am writing about what I personally think are the most important problems with public transit.
Acknowledging the point that public transit is usually slower than commuting by car, public transit can be more convenient in terms of subtracting the time spent in luxurious solo pursuits and putting that time into more useful things such as work or even putting our electronic devices to good use.
Many transit users waste fewer minutes in their daily commute than motorists do, but with this, public transit begins to become over-packed causing (in multiple occasions) many people to either not be able to board the bus because it was full (making them late to wherever they are going).
It also sometimes means people have to get off at a later stop and walk back because some people can't even make it through the crowd so that they can exit the bus at their desired stop.
I suggest that Coast Mountain Bus Company either make busses come more frequently during the busier times of day or change some busses to articulated busses.
If that doesn't happen, is public transit still truly more efficient?
Sam Twaites
Richmond
