Unforeseen Benefits
Sometimes the Madrid Metro looks more like a library. A huge amount of people use the transit time to read books, newspapers or magazines, or to look over business or school related documents.
It’s one of the unforeseen benefits of a good public transport system. More people are reading and learning therefore the the overall knowledge and awareness of the citizens of the city is being raised.
This must give a city like Madrid a distinct advantage over a city like Dublin, where commuters are forced to keep their eyes on the road as they negotiate the rush-hour traffic, and probably arrive at work a little less refreshed, a little more stressed and a little less knowledgeable than they would if they had a reliable and fully functional public transport network.
Mark Waters marked time at 7:45 pm on November 26th, 2003 .
