Global Warming

[Christopher Rhoades Dÿkema]

Carl's right. There are many places where the subway is faster than taxis. My
experience dates back to 1962. And in 1981, confronting the problem of how to
reach Albert Einstein College Hospital, where my wife, I had learned, was in
labor, from Broadway and Wall Street, I unhesitatingly chose the 5-train over a
taxi, which would have taken a couple of hours to get there through midtown
traffic, even on the East Side Highway. Got there just in time too.

Moreover, public transportation is safer than taxis, given that many taxis are
poorly maintained and loosely regulated. Also, unlike passenger cars, they
aren't require to have working seat belts. I once was in a bus that got
broadsided by a car. We heard a loud noise in the bus, but felt nothing. The
car looked like it would never be the same again.
Christopher Rhoades Dÿkema

Carl Remick wrote:


> >From: Jordan Hayes <jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com>
> >
> > > To me the gain in sociability from use in public transport is
> > > clear. I ride the New York City Transit Authority daily.
> >
> >Speaking as an ex-New Yorker, the dirty little secret of NYC is that,
> >despite what everyone tells you, the subway, except for the extreme
> >peak rush hour, is not the best way to get around town; taxis are.  And
> >as soon as you can afford it, you take taxis more than the subway.
>
> Gee, that "dirty little secret" is news to me. I've always found the subway
> a better way of getting around town than taxis.  Of course, my daily
> experience with NYC extends back only to 1974, so I will defer to your no
> doubt vaster experience.
>
> Mass transit, the stock market, gun ownership for personal protection --
> there's no end to your expertise, is there, Jordan?
>
> Carl
>
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