Via Garibaldi 8 Posted January 10, 2013 Share #76 Posted January 10, 2013 Yeah... that's the reasonable explanation... Not only reasonable but spot on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lance Posted January 10, 2013 Share #77 Posted January 10, 2013 Well this thread went swimmingly. Dan said it correctly. It's a combination of vandalism and a lack of rotation. Some people, regardless of economic or social background, simply do not care about the fact they're defacing property with their graffiti or scratchiti. The other issue is that, with the exception of a relative few 160s, only the 143s can run on the L, which raises the amount of time the cars are on the rails. With that said, however, as Fan Railer said, the trains aren't breaking down left and right like they were in decades past. They just don't look as fresh and clean as they did back in '01. It is what it is. Should we inflict harsher punishments for these criminals? Sure, but without enforcement, it won't mean anything. You'd need something akin to cops (whether that's from the NYPD or the transit police is irrelevant) on damn near every train and the money for that kind of expenditure simply does not exist. So until this "problem" becomes a serious issue where the trains' safety and reliability are in question, deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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