[Ct-nfb] TRANSPORTATION

[Trudy Swenson]

I've been following this thread closely. Over the years, my family has
experienced many difficulties and frustrations with the dismal state of
public transportation in our area.  I empathize with all of you regarding
lousy and inadequate scheduling, delayed and canceled rides, and the often
shoddy conditions found in the transit system.  I have a question for all
participants on this listserv: why is there so much focus and enthusiasm on
the effort to put blind people behind the wheel of a car and absolutely none
on improving public transportation? 

 

Driving a car despite blindness seems a very attractive goal. We all want
the freedom and independence to go where we want to go when we want to go
there. Nevertheless it will be years before a method is perfected. Huge
dollar amounts will be expended for research and fabrication and
manufacturing.  This doesn't take into account a massive educational
campaign to gain acceptance in the public arena.  If and when a blind person
is put behind the wheel of a fast moving car in highway traffic that vehicle
will surely be beyond the financial reach of most people I know, blind or
sighted. 

 

On the other hand public transportation, however lousy it is, exists to some
degree almost everywhere. There are many simple things that could be done to
make it better. As a group that depends on this mode of getting around, we
have a collective voice.  Energy devoted to this issue might very well
effectively improve our lives now.

 

Thank you for letting me air my opinion. I look forward to your comments.

 

Trudy 

 

From: ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Richard McGaffin
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 7:08 AM
To: NFB of Connecticut Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] TRANSPORTATION

 


Good morning folks:

 

about the transit thing I refuse to use it, I will walk take a city bus, or
bug my family for rides if I have too, the para transit sucks to put it
bluntly they're never on time and when I did use it. It made me late for
work.



--- On Fri, 6/17/11, Suzanne Westhaver <swesthaver at comcast.net> wrote:


From: Suzanne Westhaver <swesthaver at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] TRANSPORTATION
To: "NFB of Connecticut Mailing List" <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
Date: Friday, June 17, 2011, 10:41 PM

  Hi, Joyce.  I think working the two transits to coordinate is trickier
too.  I have used the Waterbury/New Haven connection  to connect in New
Haven on rare occasions when I need to get to a law office in New Haven and
have had good luck, but New Haven si a very busy transit system.

 

Nice thing about Waterbury is they run later now.  You can get a ride up
until 9 p.m. which it used to be 5 p.m. was the latest.  Now they are
talking about extending service until 11 p.m. which is verynice for people
that ork later or 2nd shift or just want to do stuff in the evening.

 


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