[ckdarby]

I used to live in Toronto in 2019 to 2020 and used the transit exclusively.

I return as a visitor of Toronto every quarter for work and there are many times where I Uber instead of TTC because of these comments. Even slightly busy at 4-5 PM there's always folks who have hit the gym and skipped showering and most days there's "something" happening on the TTC.

[david-gpu]

Motorists in Toronto have killed 34 people so far this year and seriously injured an additional 146 [0].

Meanwhile the TTC, with daily ridership in the million people range [0] has seen one homicide [2].

Which one is safer?

[0] https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-tra...

[1] https://www.ttc.ca/transparency-and-accountability/Operating...

[2] https://www.blogto.com/city/2024/06/outrage-person-murdered-...

[ckdarby]

Noted, while I appreciate the citation it isn't entirely correct.

How many of those are Uber specifically with passengers? Why this specific? Because Uber has a ranking system and my gut feels says anything with a ranking system that has tons of feedback weeds out bad drivers.

The other portions of my comments is psychological safety, how many times do individuals get in an Uber and feel unsafe vs being in the TTC?

How many times do individuals take an Uber service, are crammed and with a driver that smells? Even if I got a ride like that I know the market system will remove that driver.

If you told me the TTC required an identification card to enter onto and TTC could suspend/revoke access I'd go back because there would be a regulating system to remove behavior that riders don't want.