What can you do?...
One day, while riding the Metro Light Rail System,a drunken man approached myself and a group of my friends. This man was swearing profanities and we didn’t know what to do; until a passerby noticed and came to defend us. If it wasn’t for her, I’m not sure what we would have done. Light Rail safety is something that can be fixed! When you think about crime, false tips,and accidents that occur, there are things that can be done about the situations.
The Light Rail is a very unsafe place , but there are things that can be done to make it a little better. Everyone has an impact, in the way they live, who they talk to, and even how they drive. An important piece of information, is that,”Traffic crashes, are not the only safety issue of concern in public transportation. Crime is also a matter that must be considered.”(Semmens,2003,p.3). This could be your friend, your children or any other part of your family.They are facing these issues and you are able to help. It doesn’t seem very problematic until it happens to you or someone you may know! When you make your children aware of issues,it can help them avoid these issues, for the most part, but accidents are common as well.
Although a lot of accidents aren’t deadly, there are some that can be very heart breaking! There are always going to be bad thing that happen everywhere, we are not able to stop some of them, but if you are able to make others aware of the situation they can be prevented. Something interesting was,”we find that Light Rail’s 12 fatalities per billion passenger miles of travel rate is actually higher than the rate for privately owned automobiles.”(Semmens,2007,p.2). Although this isn’t a large amount, it is still there and since the Light Rail System gets millions of rides, in the end, it doesn’t add up. People don’t see the risk, because it hasn’t affected them yet...but there’s a strong possibility that it could in the future!
The Valley Metro Organization (V.M.O), has several tips, on how and when to ride public transportation. Although these tips can be very helpful, they do not get their point across! Their website, it claims for people to “BE ALERT- BE SAFE”(V.M.O). I want to illustrate that the (V.M.O) is trying and they are showing an effort. It’s more to the fact that people can’t always access the internet, which can make this information useless. You and others, can do a lot to make things safer... The best way to fix things,is to, help when you can or make others aware.
Although there isn’t really much we can do without the Valley Metro helping, but we can always make small changes for ourselves. There isn’t always going to be issues if we all pitch in, we can do something...You have no idea how much help you really are!
~THE SIMPLEST TASKS MAKE THE GREATEST IMPACT~
ne day, while riding the Metro Light Rail System,a drunken man approached myself and a group of my friends. This man was swearing profanities and we didn’t know what to do; until a passerby noticed and came to defend us. If it wasn’t for her, I’m not sure what we would have done. Light Rail safety is something that can be fixed! When you think about crime, false tips,and accidents that occur, there are things that can be done about the situations.
The Light Rail is a very unsafe place , but there are things that can be done to make it a little better. Everyone has an impact, in the way they live, who they talk to, and even how they drive. An important piece of information, is that,”Traffic crashes, are not the only safety issue of concern in public transportation. Crime is also a matter that must be considered.”(Semmens,2003,p.3). This could be your friend, your children or any other part of your family.They are facing these issues and you are able to help. It doesn’t seem very problematic until it happens to you or someone you may know! When you make your children aware of issues,it can help them avoid these issues, for the most part, but accide