Bus drivers, remind people to buckle up In coverage of the tragic Christmas Eve bus crash on the Okanagan Connector, police remarked that many passengers were not wearing seatbelts. While buckling up has become a habit in our cars and airplanes, apparently it’s not routine in buses.
Neither driver advised passengers that seatbelts were available and recommended their use. Maybe it’s time for bus drivers to also remind people to use the seatbelts that may end up saving their lives.Seatbelts need to be more comfortable The Victoria Clipper from Seattle on Tuesday morning was cancelled, and my husband and I returned home via Washington Ferries to Bainbridge Island, then the Strait Shot bus from there to Port Angeles and the Coho.
The writer of the commentary was concerned about increasing population densities in the city proper. While I respect these concerns, I disagree with their thesis and would like to provide a counter view. Finally, many of the service-industry jobs that make urban living so lucrative employ individuals at lower wages.
From a place of privilege it’s easy to say things like “Victoria is an expensive place to live. If you can’t afford it … live somewhere you can afford,” but if that’s really how you feel, then you should be fighting for minimum wage increases as well. Again, this is not the average cost — this is the cheapest three-bedroom I could find, and it’s in Sooke.Carmel’s a great place, but too expensive Further to my Dec. 28 commentary on housing:
M.D. Hansen: