All Aboard COTA Crimes!

A veteran commuter, including almost two decades riding the coaches and rails of New York City's Metropolitan Transit Authority, I have been amazed at the lack of accountability on the part of the Central Ohio Transit Authority, particularly when it comes to the ineptitude and inconvenience of the system, and treatment of its customers. Unlike most metropolitan newspapers, The Columbus Dispatch barely covers this beat--I guess it's readers all are safely ensconced in their earth-killing machines and don't ever have to bother with riding the bus. Even now, most people look at me strange when I explain that I'm a bus rider and don't have a car. But even more astounding to me is the riding public's apparent willingness to endure rude drivers, bad service, nonexistent transfer procedures, and fare increases, just to name a few injustices. This blog will serve to document the abuses, highlight service lapses and shortcomings, and put the word out about discourteous drivers. Kudos will be provided when earned, and readers are encouraged to contribute accounts of their own experiences. It is hoped that the effort will result in the establishment of a commuter-advocacy organization like New York's Straphanger Campaign, to put the system's wheels to the fire. WE DESERVE BETTER!!!

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Getting Like "Old School" New York City everyday:

Last week, again on the northbound No. 2 during the 4-5 P.M. rush. A babbling incoherent graying old guy gets on the bus. As the wretched being shuffles to a front seat, the faces and noses of the passengers nearby wrinkle and sour. Being a veteran of the New York City subway, I know what this means: Someone who hasn't had a bath since Methusaleh was a tot has boarded the bus. Soon, the entire bus fills with the madman's ripe fragrance. "This is the same kind of smell that clears a New York City subway car," I remarked to my neighbor, a pretty cool guy from the East Coast who coming home from his baker job. Trouble is, on a COTA bus, there's no escape....
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