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!!!

Sunday, May 1, 2016

Those Damned Plastic COTA Bags!

Oh, what's that I see lurking on the ground near the bus stop at East Main and Gilbert streets mingling with the other scraps of trash that don't seem to make it into the conveniently provided garbage can?



Why, my stars, it's a plastic COTA garbage bag like the ones COTA stocks on every bus, and which riders use as seat covers. This one undoubtedly was kicked out the bus by a rider exiting the back door, and now has a new home on an East Main Street sidewalk.


I did the right thing and put it in the trash receptacle. But I am increasingly annoyed with the plastic bag problem, and I've talked to a few drivers who also think they should be banned from the buses. After all, they have to clean up the scores of them left behind by riders who use them to protect their behinds from whatever they believe might be lurking on COTA's seats. And the riders who use them as seat covers are selfish pigs who expect others to clean up their litter, which is what the bags left on seats, then on floors, are.

I am launching a one-man battle against this social and environmental nuisance (see recent post Big Butt Plastic Bag Seat Cover Sweat).
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