I don't know what exactly you can do about this situation, because complaining to Translink is not worth the time.
My sister and I both wrote nasty letters, and phoned Translink last year, because between the two of us, we felt if Translink pushes their "safe ride home" slogan, they should back it up, right?
Every year it is the same thing. People smoking whatever they feel like on the buses, and skytrain after the fireworks. Do you know what Translink said to both my sister and I, when we wrote them about last year's problem. Nothing. They sent us both a form letter back, saying "Thanks for riding our service."
So, we went and complained to Skytrain. They, also in turn did nothing, said "We cannot control the amount of people who smoke illegal substances onboard both Skytrain and Seabus." and then went on to say if we didn't like the way they handled the situation about the pot smoking, and the other smoking, to not take transit in so many words. But, especially last year was worse with the transit strike, you think they would have done something to make use riders happy, considering their service was down for so long?
I would say, in a sense your gf did have the right to take matters into her own hands, i'm sorry she got hurt (and if I read this correctly, you got hurt as well) but what can you do, if Translink and their staff won't help, or keep our service "safe ride home" Ack, with the fireworks, I think I would rather catch a cab, if the funds are there, because to me it is SO not worth taking transit home...
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Date: 2002-08-08 11:16 am (UTC)My sister and I both wrote nasty letters, and phoned Translink last year, because between the two of us, we felt if Translink pushes their "safe ride home" slogan, they should back it up, right?
Every year it is the same thing. People smoking whatever they feel like on the buses, and skytrain after the fireworks. Do you know what Translink said to both my sister and I, when we wrote them about last year's problem. Nothing. They sent us both a form letter back, saying "Thanks for riding our service."
So, we went and complained to Skytrain. They, also in turn did nothing, said "We cannot control the amount of people who smoke illegal substances onboard both Skytrain and Seabus." and then went on to say if we didn't like the way they handled the situation about the pot smoking, and the other smoking, to not take transit in so many words. But, especially last year was worse with the transit strike, you think they would have done something to make use riders happy, considering their service was down for so long?
I would say, in a sense your gf did have the right to take matters into her own hands, i'm sorry she got hurt (and if I read this correctly, you got hurt as well) but what can you do, if Translink and their staff won't help, or keep our service "safe ride home" Ack, with the fireworks, I think I would rather catch a cab, if the funds are there, because to me it is SO not worth taking transit home...
Just my two cents!