🚀 go-pugleaf

There seem to be at least a few people reading this newsgroup
who are interested in public transit, so I was wondering what
people thought of the following:

An advertisement appeared in the Vancouver Sun on Friday on page B3
with the following in very large letters: "Skytrain passengers can
now see the latest in modern transportation."

The ad goes on to say "The chances are you'll be seeing a lot of
Skytrain passengers looking longingly out of the window when they pass
Stewardson Way and Third Avenue.  That's the new home of ...Key West
Ford Sales... You see, sharing a Skytrain with 50 people just can't
compare with your very own Ford."

It then goes on to mention various Ford products, and concludes with
"So why not drop by Al Backman's Key West Ford dealership today.
You're certain to be the envy of everyone on the Skytrain."


I find this ad disgusting.  The ad implies that people only take
the SkyTrain because they don't have a car, which is quite a
regressive view of public transit. (ie well, I guess you have to have
public transit for all those poor sods who can't drive).

It also implies that it is better to drive instead of taking the
SkyTrain.  This is true if you are going somewhere the SkyTrain
doesn't go, but if you are going somewhere the SkyTrain does go
then you are almost always better off to take the SkyTrain.
(I am reminded of the little girl I once saw on the SkyTrain who was
looking down at the road, saying "passed them, passed them, passed
them, ...")

Imagine what would happen if everyone did drive their nice new shiny
Ford all by themselves, instead of taking the SkyTrain - then
everyone could enjoy their Ford much more since they would spend
much more time in it. :-)