Ups and Downs of RTD

Denver’s public transporation system ranks among the best in the country. With gas prices climbing closer and closer to four dollars a gallon every day, RTD might seem like a pretty good option. I say pretty good because, overall, public transportation sucks. It is a cheap way to get around, its (mostly) easy to use, and despite the overall opinion of the suburban environment I was raised in, not filled with people with people who want to kill you. But public transportation is slow, inconvenient and filled with crazy people who will talk your ear off for the whole trip about “creating and destroying planets in mere seconds” if you sit next to the wrong person.

The ups and downs of RTD:

UP- You don’t have to curse the ass hole in front of you for braking too fast, or the jack ass behind you for following too close.

DOWN- You have to cure the bus driver for being late.

UP- You get exercise walking to the bus stop.

DOWN- You might have to walk to the bus stop.

UP- Light rail lets you bypass I-25 at rush hour.

DOWN- Light rail trains are jam packed with angry business people at rush hour.