tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post7025613582146093629..comments2024-03-09T05:03:54.979-05:00Comments on Public Transit in Ottawa: OC Transpo bus lawsuits underline benefits of light railPeter Raaymakershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883553886241429786noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-31885854491773710502011-08-17T14:35:33.059-04:002011-08-17T14:35:33.059-04:00@Anonymous:
Agreed, and it is rarely discussed due...@Anonymous:<br />Agreed, and it is rarely discussed due to the “political correctness” factor, but some of these injuries are rider error just as much as driver or technology related. The simple fact is any vehicle operating on a road with other vehicles is going to need to make sudden stops – or quickly accelerate. This should be common knowledge, and if you as a passenger are unable to deal with that type of motion, you should be considering this before boarding. <br /><br />Now, regarding the comparison laid out in this story between buses and LRT – it isn’t quite the same thing as the writer seems to be comparing a bus in mixed traffic with an LRT on a dedicated corridor. I’ve been on TTC streetcars that need to hit the brakes – and passengers go flying around just like on a bus! I get the overall point, and agree with it – rail generally offers a much better quality of ride than other comparable options, but a proper BRT can get pretty close. Mind you, by the time you are talking an apples to apples comparison (fully grade separated with proper headway controls etc. the difference in capital costs between BRT and LRT become minimal.<br /><br />As an interesting side note, the ride on the Las Vegas Monorail is shockingly rough – so even modern rail based transit can cause problems if not maintained well (or in some cases, built well from the beginning).Toddhttp://www.toddonline.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7218149071529011844.post-51447447890052938922011-08-17T10:13:43.308-04:002011-08-17T10:13:43.308-04:00Horrible as this may sound, sometimes the seniors ...Horrible as this may sound, sometimes the seniors themselves are also blame.<br /><br />Example: A lot of the time that I take the 86 or the 176 down Holland, when we get near the Wellington stop I find that I often see elderly people getting up early and standing in anticipation of their stop. With the new Announcement System, they don't really need to stand that early. I always worry though, when I see them do that, that a driver may have to slam on the brakes for whatever reason and they'd get injured.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com