Back around 2000 when I was stateside this happened to an MTA train I was on. Standard policy in these situations is to move passengers to un-effected cars. Under no circumstances are they allowed to let passengers off onto the tracks. So they engineer floored it into the next station.

I was thinking the same until I saw the bus. It appears to have an MTA logo, not TTC which would make it New York.

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Today MTA said that they sent out a crew overnight and they already fixed the stairs.


Now all the stairs are 1/2 inch taller than they should be.

Today MTA said that they sent out a crew overnight and they already fixed the stairs.

The MTA Administrator was quick to respond, so at least that's a start. Also, the ACLU is losing patience, so the next time this happens, there will be a lawsuit. That's how things really change, when you hit them in the budget.

All in all, as much as I was pissed at the behavior of these officers, I think things are moving in the right direction.

Of course, I could be wrong. If a case like this gets to the supreme court, those fucktards could start taking away more rights. But I'm hopeful that won't happen.

This was written up by the Baltimore Sun:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/commuting/bs-md-mta-aclu-20110531,0,3380358.story

And a followup:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-mta-policy-20110601,0,2129369.story

Second Followup:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-mta-photography-20110602,0,6046710.story


Quick synopsis:
Press: "Hey MTA, that's illegal."
MTA: "Oh yeah, our bad. Won't happen again."
Press: "Sure it won't."

I could see this being a public nuisance if other than a talented group singing it.

People are into different kinds of music. Some are into techno, some are into country, and some are into rap. There's a reason WHY you wear a headphone you know, because you wanna hear the music 'YOU' want to listen to and you 'CHOOSE' to listen at your own will.

When you start singing in a closed public space, there's no option to turn it off unless I confront you and ask you to quiet down. And that's not something I wanna do to a bunch of black guys on a subway ride if you know what I mean.

Couple of times I've had this happen to me when I was riding the LIRR or MTA NYC Transit. Be it drunk guys or some group of guys doing the beatbox. They often get real loud and obnoxious. And that's because all of them think they sound great, but obviously to others, it may not be so pleasant.

Thank god these guys sounded good. But if it was anything else, I can see myself just walking over to the other cart.