Reply #175: I don't know--why not? [View All]

[Lydia Leftcoast]

The idea that taking public transit is BENEATH some people is almost a purely American idea. And it's one reason why American transit is so much worse than that in other countries. The middle and upper classes avoid it, so they have no reason to maintain or improve it, and so it gets worse, which drives away even more middle and upper class people.

I'd love it if more government officials took public transit and set an example for others.