[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: You Must Be This Tall to Ride

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
You Must Be This Tall to Ride
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1210770097.shtml


   If our nanny-stater's at the State Capitol have the courage of their
   convictions, that children below age 8 or below 80 pounds must ride in
   booster seats in automobiles, surely the same restrictions should be
   imposed on public transit.
   There are no seat belts or air bags on the MTC buses, let alone
   convertible seats like some newer cars feature. It's worse on light
   rail, where the brief stopping times wouldn't allow the time necessary
   to properly seat such children even if the train seats had such
   accommodations.
   No, the risk is too great, and it falls disproportionately on the poor
   who must use public transit. Post signs that say "you must be this
   tall to ride the Hiawatha line."