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shinyRedButton t1_jeeu61n wrote

How many times do I have to remind yall that people aren’t taking the trains anymore because we live in a CAR CULTURE. Has absolutely nothing to do with feeling like you’re going to be attacked every single time you ride. Its cars. Its not the people openly shooting up or getting in your face because you wont give them money. Its the damn car culture. Its certainly not people taking shits right in front of you in the stair wells. Car culture is to blame.

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verdantx t1_jef0c4l wrote

I miss when you could be sarcastic on reddit with a reasonable expectation that people would understand.

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UndercoverPhilly t1_jeeupxx wrote

Not true. I stopped riding the BSL and MFL due to the crime, excrement and bums. I walk or take the bus instead. One of my colleagues stopped riding them and only will take regional rail now to work. There are plenty of us who don't have a car, and had been relying on public transportation before. Ridership is down due to the WFH also, so not just the condition of the subway/el.

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rovinchick t1_jeeymro wrote

I took SEPTA for over 20 years until the pandemic hit, tried a few times since then and was dissatisfied and now have switched to exclusively car commuting. It was a direct result of reduced regional rail schedules and deteriorating conditions on the NHSL/MFL as my alternative. I hate paying for parking everyday, but it has been worth for me for now until SEPTA is a feasible option again.

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mbash013 t1_jefhvoe wrote

Surprised a lot of people needed this /s for this comment

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UndercoverPhilly t1_jefk59y wrote

Oh. The second time I read it, I thought it might be sarcasm. LOL. They are making fun of the people who insists ACAB. (All cars are bad!)

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ThereAreDozensOfUs t1_jeeveqi wrote

Nope.

I don’t take the train because I don’t want to step in piss or worry about being jumped by the homeless.

Do whatever you want with your car narrative. The trains aren’t safe, and you have to be very aware while on public transportation. Some people don’t want to spend their commute looking at the sketchy person wondering if this is it

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ColdJay64 t1_jeezbgc wrote

The trains are generally safe

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UndercoverPhilly t1_jefkcof wrote

/s. ?

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ColdJay64 t1_jefkrl4 wrote

Uh no? “Unsafe” suggests that it’s like something happens to you. It is incredibly unlikely, and safer than traveling by car.

Now the condition of the trains and stations is a whole other discussion.

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internet_cousin t1_jegh0wi wrote

Yr getting down voted by ppl who i am sure consider it assault to be looked at by some who they think is poor, i can only assume.

Septa is in a sad state, lotta inequality and hopelessness and drug use in this city, too many guns, but i feel like there has been a serious uptick in paranoia fed by citizens app type shit in recent years and it is doing very serious damage to the social fabric....anyways, always happy to see people pointing that out. Cheers.

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Nicole_Bitchie t1_jefb9ys wrote

I would love to take public transportation to and from work. I stopped pre-covid when I witnessed 2 actual fights and one almost fight in a week's time on MFL and suburban trolleys. I felt like Danny Glover saying "I'm getting too old for this shit".

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DixonWasAliveAgain t1_jefc160 wrote

More than one thing can be true at the same time. Public safety isn't the reason why your bus is late, or your regional rail can't get you home after 9:00 at night.

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Edison_Ruggles t1_jef1har wrote

I hate car culture and much of what you say is correct but unfortunately violent acts on the train (and the perception they cause) have nothing to do with car culture. They will drive (no pun intended) even the most committed urbanite back to cars or worse, the suburbs. The only thing that connects this to car culture is the fact that Septa is not adequately funded.

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