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STeeLy · 08-09-2007, 12:21 PM

I think that the transit systems in each Canadian metropolis is overall very good with the exception of Calgary.

Toronto and Montreal has Subway/Metro which runs mostly underground and when it IS above ground, u don't worry about stop lights and with it mostly underground, weather shouldn't be a big factor here. Where as the Skytrain out in Vancouver is mostly above ground and its usually on bridges so u don't have to worry about lights either, but weather might cause delays.

Calgary lacks such transportation system because nobody could imagine this quick growth over the past couple years, so all they have are buses that has to run in traffic, C-Trains that have to stop at every red light downtown. However, I don't think that the government would think about building anything mass transit systems yet, but I'd think they should at least use something like the transitway system in Ottawa where its bus services and emergency vehicles only so that the bus don't have to deal with traffic all the time.

As for rants:
Its a lot like other people's rants...
- Just because ur friend needs a ticket doesn't mean you should hold the train up for them, be patient and wait for the next train in 5-10 minutes.

- If you're on ur phone, please talk quietly, turn up ur mic volume on ur phone if u have to, because if I'm at the other end of the car and I can hear you telling whoever's on the other end of the phone about what u did with ur gf last night, thats way too loud.

- Parents with kids in strollers, please, hold the damn stroller, because when the train/bus needs to suddenly brake and ur stroller with kid falls over, don't blame us for trying to reach out to hold it but miss and it ACTUALLY Falls over.

- Get to the middle of the damn train and stop clogging up the damn doors.

- Don't pound on the window when ur friends just got off... it annoys the HELL out of me

- If the seat is for 2 people, and I've taken up one, don't try to sit u and ur friend on it, it gets very uncomfortable very quickly.

08-09-2007, 12:21 PM	#21
STeeLy Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Exp:	I think that the transit systems in each Canadian metropolis is overall very good with the exception of Calgary. Toronto and Montreal has Subway/Metro which runs mostly underground and when it IS above ground, u don't worry about stop lights and with it mostly underground, weather shouldn't be a big factor here. Where as the Skytrain out in Vancouver is mostly above ground and its usually on bridges so u don't have to worry about lights either, but weather might cause delays. Calgary lacks such transportation system because nobody could imagine this quick growth over the past couple years, so all they have are buses that has to run in traffic, C-Trains that have to stop at every red light downtown. However, I don't think that the government would think about building anything mass transit systems yet, but I'd think they should at least use something like the transitway system in Ottawa where its bus services and emergency vehicles only so that the bus don't have to deal with traffic all the time. As for rants: Its a lot like other people's rants... - Just because ur friend needs a ticket doesn't mean you should hold the train up for them, be patient and wait for the next train in 5-10 minutes. - If you're on ur phone, please talk quietly, turn up ur mic volume on ur phone if u have to, because if I'm at the other end of the car and I can hear you telling whoever's on the other end of the phone about what u did with ur gf last night, thats way too loud. - Parents with kids in strollers, please, hold the damn stroller, because when the train/bus needs to suddenly brake and ur stroller with kid falls over, don't blame us for trying to reach out to hold it but miss and it ACTUALLY Falls over. - Get to the middle of the damn train and stop clogging up the damn doors. - Don't pound on the window when ur friends just got off... it annoys the HELL out of me - If the seat is for 2 people, and I've taken up one, don't try to sit u and ur friend on it, it gets very uncomfortable very quickly. Last edited by STeeLy; 08-09-2007 at 12:35 PM.