true all dat!
> You really must have a car to get around in Detroit, or know someone > with a car, you may be pretty screwed. And this does cause drunk > driving - in my own case, I'm quite embarrased about driving to the > burbs after the UR cabaret party (4 years ago?). But it's not like I > could live my car there. I can't believe I didn't get pulled over! > > Anyone who might venture away from downtown, try to make friends with > someone from the D who has a car. As a backup, I would suggest you get > the number of a cab company that will pick you up, and make sure you > have access to a cell phone. Even downtown I've been stranded with no > cab in sight for over two hours. But you can usually get picked up, > though it may take up to an hour. > > The buses also don't run at night... and the bus drivers did indeed > walk out Wednesday, so the situation is very shaky. Be careful riding > the buses: the bus drivers walked out, because they want cops to ride > the buses, because driving them has become so dangerous. According to > yahoo news: "Gaffney said drivers are regularly assaulted physically > and verbally abused aboard the buses. One driver was badly beaten on > Tuesday evening by a passenger, he added." > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070523/us_nm/detroit_buses_dc > > I can vouch for the danger of the buses: I lived downtown (on > Woodward) for a very short time once, and got a short term job at the > Detroit Zoo. I used the bus to get there. I saw a guy get in the bus > driver's face and threaten to shoot him. Luckily some helpful bus > riders managed to grab the guy and threw him out the door. > > ~David
