tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827693385416759170.post3473808561678910390..comments2023-10-25T05:03:57.933-04:00Comments on PGH is a City: The Mass-transit-acreillyriashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729280972013286906noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827693385416759170.post-40466583026455123712009-06-26T15:48:38.797-04:002009-06-26T15:48:38.797-04:00It sounds like in both of those incidents the vict...It sounds like in both of those incidents the victims were at fault as much as the drivers, more so maybe. All the facts aren't posted here so it's hard to tell, but if someone's running and banging on the bus, in my opinion, they're too late. You missed the bus.<br /><br />And it is a giant steel box that moves very fast, trying to bang on it isn't exactly going to make it stop. It's horrible when anyone gets hurt or killed doing anything, but I'm hesitant to jump on the drivers for the behavior of passengers.ClickNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12709627905726955728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827693385416759170.post-6153970826272969002009-06-21T08:35:35.482-04:002009-06-21T08:35:35.482-04:00The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85 President, ...<i>The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85 President, Pat McMahon, was quoted this week (regarding a non-accident investigation):<br /><br /> "Someone is doing something wrong if you're paying someone for 15 months to sit at home," he said.</i><br /><br />That doesn't mean a suspension without pay wouldn't result in a grievance from the union. You're not cynical enough.Daria Brashearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078903320676830370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827693385416759170.post-50952548929892772892009-06-18T12:25:37.699-04:002009-06-18T12:25:37.699-04:00i also want to say that i laughed when i read it. ...i also want to say that i laughed when i read it. in a good way. i realized i may have come off sounding too defensive. darn interneterokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601272055594030947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827693385416759170.post-68163362930352546492009-06-18T11:58:19.676-04:002009-06-18T11:58:19.676-04:00i have to say, we don't post the crashes becau...i have to say, we don't post the crashes because we think that they could be avoided if everyone rode bicycles. we post them because it's a sad fact that death on the road has been normalized and accepted. another day, another death. if this was gun violence, or the swine flu, people and the media would be going crazy. i'm not even going to get into the amount of municipal services (taxes) that towns consider a necessary expense needed to handle crashes.<br /><br />you're right tho, many of the deaths that we post could have been avoided. people just need to slow down.erokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601272055594030947noreply@blogger.com