Bus debate

Easy enough, but with a six-week-old baby and a toddler it's no straightforward task involving two pushchairs. A debate began on how to get into town - bus or car? Weighing up the options the conversation went like this:

Husband: How much is the bus?

Me: £2.50 each (it's before the extortionate fare increase).

Husband: How often are the buses?

Me: Supposedly every ten minutes, but normally every half hour then three turn up at once.

Husband: Are we guaranteed to get on with two pushchairs?

Me: Not really, but we can fold Rose's (two-year-old) down and she can sit on your knee. The only thing is she will throw a tantrum when we get to town and want to walk so we will get loads of disapproving stares off everyone, let alone everyone tutting because of all the space the pushchairs take up on the bus.

Husband: We will take the car, if it's gonna cost us a fiver on the bus we may as well pay to park.

So much for encouraging use of public transport, but is this a ploy by City of York Council? Put up bus fares, First, because non-car users still have to use them and those who drive will realise it's cheaper to park - therefore full car parks. No effect on First's profits, it's a win-win situation.

C E Johnson,

Etty Avenue, York.

Updated: 10:19 Thursday, January 12, 2006