[quote=UCGal]FWIW – I’ve never had any issue riding the bus to/from downtown. Most folks are reading books or newspapers, listening to headphones… I don’t ride the bus often – but a few times a year.
Joec – when was the last time you rode the bus? It’s not as scary as you might think.
I’m strongly considering having my kids ride the public bus home from middle school (near the zoo) to UC, this year. I rode the bus (by myself, at age 12) at their age from UC to balboa park to take ballet classes – it’s a good life skill. And this was when Horton Plaza was a place the wack-a-doodles went on rants – pre mall.
My biggest gripe with the bus is that it doesn’t run often enough or close enough to the places I want to go.[/quote]
I haven’t rode public transit in SD in about 5 or 6 years maybe to a Padre game…which was the last time.
I honestly don’t have a concern personally, but when I lived in SF, my wife hated public transit for those reasons I’ve mentioned above…
I use to ride BART and the bus all the way to the city, berkeley, you name it at age 16 or so and walk all over Berkeley as well so as a “guy”, I was never that scared of any of that.
I rode the bus as well younger for piano lessons, etc…That was like 30+ years ago though.
What I found more annoying is rowdy kids that I honestly want to beat down on the bus…personally.
Generally, men are concerned with different things on public transit as they would never expose themselves to me or anything. If a nice lady would do that, I guess she is very welcome to.
Similar to movie theaters now and how I hate going as well, I just HATE all the young kids, teenagers…
Unlike other countries, I feel the youth of america (a lot of them) have no sense of public courtesy…
Lastly, if you ride the bus EVERYDAY, you’re bound to be harassed eventually…Sorta like if you drive EVERYDAY, you’ll find yourself in a road rage argument eventually as well…
It’s one thing to do it once a week, but everyday, a whole year, someone will bother a young girl alone. I guarantee it will happen.
