Italy Concerned for Island Bus System, but Roosevelt Island - That's Amore
Our Italian correspondent has some thoughts on the Roosevelt Island bus situation:
Hello,Hey Italy, did you know that one of your fellow Italians had this to say about good mozzarella:
the accident happened recently to the white bus led me to some considerations about the safety of the Bus system on Roosevelt Island.
Each RIOC bus has a sign right above the driver that says: "FOR PASSENGERS SAFETY FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS OPERATION OF THIS BUS WHILE ANYONE IS STANDING FORWARD OF THE YELLOW LINE".
This morning, like every other morning, about half a dozen of people were standing forward of that line. Same applies on the way back home: every night people is packed everywhere, including forward of the yellow line.
It's clear to everyone that the Bus service is not reliable, but is it at least safe?
What is the maximum allowed occupancy of these Buses? Is RIOC willing to enforce and respect State laws?
Yours
Alain
P.S.
Despite the bus, R.I. is still the best place in NYC
I think your Board of Italians, and your Italian collaborator, should return to Italy because they evidently forgot what good mozzarella tastes like when on Pizza. Try N. 28 on Carmine and Bleecker... real Italians go there.
3 comments :
It would be so easy to enforce this, though. First of all make the people move all the way to the back! Come on, folks. That one step up in the rear is not going to hurt you. Secondly, once the bus is full don't let anybody on anymore. The bus driver is in charge. Take the next bus (which will depart in 7 1/2 minutes during rush hours anyway).
Step back where? The bus is always packed!
What if that pillar would have been knocked down by an illegally packed red bus? Do we have to wait until someone gets hurt?
The law is the law.
Most of the time the aisle is blocked by a stroller or somebody else not moving to the rear. Again, there is no reason for anybody to stand in front of the yellow line. The bus driver should just refuse taking in more passengers. There is always a next bus. Next time just come a little earlier to the bus stop.
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