We have it but the trains are catching on fire and derailing and they shut the orange line down for a month to try to fix it. Meanwhile one of our main tunnels is also collapsing so that’s shut down too. My home is one mile from downtown and it’s also directly on a bike path that goes into the city, which is also closed because it’s also collapsing into the mystic river. It currently takes me 40 minutes to get downtown no matter what transit I take including walking.
Because part of the time they aren’t being paid at all for their work and a good chunk of that money goes into the vehicle and fuel itself. After accounting for all the unpaid labor hours and expenses, it probably still comes out sub-minimum-wage.
As someone who lives here and doesn’t drive, services like this are extremely valuable to me
You guys need public transportation.
We have it but the trains are catching on fire and derailing and they shut the orange line down for a month to try to fix it. Meanwhile one of our main tunnels is also collapsing so that’s shut down too. My home is one mile from downtown and it’s also directly on a bike path that goes into the city, which is also closed because it’s also collapsing into the mystic river. It currently takes me 40 minutes to get downtown no matter what transit I take including walking.
American infrastructure in its full glory…
And the clowns pretend like we are gonna get a high speed rail anytime soon lol
most public transport worldwide isn’t trains, it’s buses
We also have buses. Believe it or not they drive on the same roads that are backed up because of the tunnels being closed. Weird how that works.
I get that, but they deserve to be paid a livable wage like everyone else.
I agree and I’m happy to pay more. I just hope this doesn’t go away.
Why do these drivers get paid a 50% higher wage than minimum wage? EMT drivers don’t even get this much
You’re right, and I’m angry too.
EMT drivers should be paid more (as well as the Uber/Lyft drivers)!
Because part of the time they aren’t being paid at all for their work and a good chunk of that money goes into the vehicle and fuel itself. After accounting for all the unpaid labor hours and expenses, it probably still comes out sub-minimum-wage.
EVERYONE deserves a liveable wage, including the people you mentioned.
That’s what the minimum wage is for.
Sounds like somebody feels entitled to another mans labour at certain prices lol
Sounds like someone thinks a particular class of worker should make more than their peers for arbitrary reasons.
I think min wage should be set where a person can live without transfer payments from the state and food banks
Cool, then Uber drivers should make minimum wage and the push should be to increase minimum wage.