Poor people pay for parking even when they can’t afford a car

Re:Poor people pay for parking even when they can’t afford a... by MarchHare on Monday November 14, 2016 @09:09AM (#12949853)

One factor nobody has mentioned yet, social stigma. Busses in the US are often associated with poor people who can't afford a car or have lost their licenses. Trams do not have the same stigma.

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Re:Poor people pay for parking even when they can’t afford a... by 0xcde4c3db on Monday November 14, 2016 @09:28AM (#12949962)

> Busses in the US are often associated with poor people who can't afford a car

Also, to be blunt, black people. I live in a pretty white area. If I didn't ride the bus, I could probably not see a single black person for a week or two at a time. Riding the bus, it's every day. And I'm quite sure a lot more people prefer the former scenario than will admit it (not that they necessarily have any particular animosity, but a lot of people are "just not comfortable" inhabiting the same space as black people).

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Re:Poor people pay for parking even when they can’t afford a... by prodigal_erik on Monday November 14, 2016 @03:01PM (#12952750)

In part because the races are taught different norms about appropriate behavior in public. The black people sitting quietly aren't the ones everyone else is hesitant to be near.

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Re:Poor people pay for parking even when they can’t afford a... by VLM on Monday November 14, 2016 @11:03AM (#12950641)

"Trams do not have the same stigma."

Solely because they're new. If they're heated or air conditioned they'll fill with smelly homeless just like a bus, unless they're more expensive.

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