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Mr. Watkins, Thank you for the cogent and dispassionate observations on public transit. I learned something... which is always a good thing. I empathize with folks that don't have a car. For two years I commuted to work in Phoenix, AZ by bus and bike. It was OK and affordable when my hours were set. I took a promotion (big mistake) where the hours became flexible and overtime became mandatory... often the on call times were before a 5:30AM bus could get me to work, or after the entire bus system shut down at 9:30PM. I didn't mind riding my bike for 15 miles every once in a while... but five days a week in 100 degree plus temperatures got old real fast. (The Phoenix system also had really great bike racks on the front of the bus... which could, and did, get filled up on a regular basis before the bus got to me.) Now that I'm a cop, my transportation is provided for me, because I am on call 24/7. There is mass transit available between my house in Georgia and my department in Alabama. It takes at least one hour to get 15 miles by two busses (bussi? bussuum?). Ridership is generally low to none on either bus. The service can't support the requirement I have to respond to the department in half an hour. And it shouldn't have to. Sure, I'd use local mass transit if it were free. Heck, I try to scarf up on freebies for anything. Would it be a practical alternative to the patrol car parked in my driveway? No. Erik
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