My mom thinks the streets of the city we live near are too narrow for public transit to work

@MarkPaul babe, public transit has a higher throughput/width than regular-ass streets do.

@BlueVeins Yeah, but the point we are trying to make with you is that public transit isn't the panacea you wish it to be. And, yes there are some solid benefits, but there are some serious trade-offs: clogs the roadways, people milling about waiting for the bus, bus stops that take away parking spaces, train stations that require parking garages for people to get to the station from their homes, etc.

What we are trying to impress upon you is that a sensible pair of walking shoes and perhaps a ride sharing service could make you happy while preserving our small towns and lawns. I wish I could convince you of that.

@MarkPaul Half of those problems are even more true of cars, and the other half are solved by having more public transit.

@BlueVeins Well, your mother and I... don't agree with you. Look, I'm not saying there isn't any place for public transit. It doesn't have to be an all-or-nothing proposition. But, leave public transit to the big cities. The last thing we need are city buses with a bunch of rude, smelly people all crowded together where everyone is fighting over who gets the seat all the way in the back and the next thing you know is some older woman gets knocked to the ground with her shopping bags when that all could have been avoided if she traveled by foot or by car the way it is supposed to work in polite society.

Seriously, I think the idea of public transit does have a place, but there needs to be a population that is large enough (big cities) and willing to support it. And, that's just not appropriate for smaller towns.

@MarkPaul Hey, I'm rude and smelly. What's wrong with that?

@FrogManSometimesLooksBothWays That's the point.

@MarkPaul Bro I've been on public transit in a small town, it's nothing like that lmao

@MarkPaul 🤔

@BlueVeins I don’t think MarkPaul has ventured much outside of a basement, let alone interacted with a real human being in years.

@BlueVeins Well, what about a new shiny bicycle?

@MarkPaul That'd definitely help for short trips if we had protected bike lanes and/or independent bike paths.

@SW-User 🐸 👌

@BlueVeins Yeah, but then the roads would need to be widened for protected bike lanes. And, independent bike paths seem nice and might work but if they cut into natural woodland, then that's going to be problematic. And, please think of the wildlife.

@MarkPaul You don't interact with real humans. You interact with fake humans. Namely SW folk.

@FrogManSometimesLooksBothWays So, you're fake...

@MarkPaul No. I'm a real frog. Not a fake human. 🐸

@FrogManSometimesLooksBothWays You're a stunt-frog. And, one who confesses to looking both ways... if you know what I mean. Sometimes. You sometimes look both ways.

@MarkPaul Hey, I have reptilian eyes. I can turn them 180 degrees. I was born like that.

@FrogManSometimesLooksBothWays That's a stunt... for attention.

@MarkPaul You're saying it's a life choice? People don't choose to turn their eyes 180 degrees. They're born that way!

@FrogManSometimesLooksBothWays You can resist your temptations. Not that there is anything wrong if you don't resist those temptations. Every frog is free to give into his/her natural tendencies without fear of being judged, discriminated against, or labelled.