From Herriman, Utah: "Because I'm Selfish," by Greg Platt

I've met a lot of people who ride transit.  It kind of comes with the territory of riding transit.

Some people ride because of Global Warming. Or Global Climate Change. Or because Al Gore has them scared, I don't know. (I could have the discussion about the impact of humans on the global environment; I even teach a class where we discuss the relative merits of each side of the argument; this is not that discussion).

I admire those people. They see a problem, they see something they can do about it, and they do it. I find that laudable.

But that's not why I ride.

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