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Originally Posted by flamingred89
I feel this thread is pretty apt for me today. I had a few beers last night(more than a few actually lol). Had my car safely tucked away at work where I'm not worried about prowlings or anything of that ilk. Wanted to grab an uber but because it was Friday around midnight there was surge pricing. $65. No thanks. So decide to take the train. No problem. I find the train kind of fun after a night of boozing and the walk home is always nice to get fresh air and sober up a bit. Well little did I know that the train wasn't running between Sunnyside and Brentwood stations. Bummer. But they have a bus set up to take you to Brentwood station. Was it a straight shot to each station the way the train would be? Nope. Basically a normal bus route winding through the communities. So took about 40 minutes. Get to Brentwood station. Sign says that the next train will be 25(!) minutes. F that. Pull the trigger on an uber from Brentwood station for $25. So all told about an hour and a half to get home and cost me about 30 bucks. It's a pretty isolated event because the LRT is only going to be undergoing maintenance or whatever every so often. But was a super frustrating experience. I just feel it leads credence to how expensive or inefficient it is to take alternate modes of transport to get home and can lead to poor decision making for folks who just want to get home.
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It has me thinking... how about a credit system of some kind? Basically you receive a credit for being sober and driving someone home who is inebriated, which you can then pay forward to someone else when you are inebriated and need a ride home.
Not sure if such a system would be feasible, but it's worth giving some thought to.