I think the idea of public transportation is great. Really I do, but when I find myself on a bus with standing room only, I am not usually excited about it. People as a whole are not generally excited about standing on a bus, but at least they can reach the hand rails to keep them from falling over.
I went up to Zion National Park in Springdale, Utah recently, and to get around the park, the National Parks Foundation provides a shuttle to take people to different locations within the park. The way up wasn't bad. I had a window seat, and I didn't have a problem, but the trip back was a different story.
During prime hours people are constantly getting on and off the shuttle, but as it gets darker, more people stay on the whole route, so they can leave. Yeah, that's not a good combination for a little person like me. I don't mind being squished. At least that wasn't my main concern this trip.
I couldn't really reach the hand rails located on the ceiling of the shuttle, so when the bus would turn or jerk in any way, I had to fight to keep my balance. Most of the trip I fell in to the people that I came with, but on a particularly sudden turn, I fell into a poor tourist, that now probably thinks American girls are all clumsy jerks. I didn't mean to do it. I tried so hard to avoid it the best that I could, but despite my best efforts, gravity won, and this lady will probably never sit next to a short person standing on a shuttle or a bus ever again.
Standing room is great for the average sized person, but is a disaster if you are too short to actually reach the hand rails above your head.
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