And they already pretty much persuaded me to NEVER take Metro if ANY other alternative, including walking, biking, driving, taxiing, bussing, flying, transportering, teleconferencing, etc., was available. This latest tragedy has simply reconfirmed the logic of my choice.
Amazing to me that the London Underground has been running since 1863 and the New York City Subway since 1904. In all those years (over 100 in New York's case, over 145 in London's), I don't think either of those systems had as many problems as the D.C. Metro which opened in 1976. Shoddy workmanship and low-ball budgeting on the one hand, and safety-critical systems on the other do NOT go together!
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Karen Mercedes - contralto
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