Here’s a fun transit diversion for your Thursday afternoon. The “Metro Song” is a humorous hip-hop take on the Washington D.C. subway system.
The video pokes fun at the little problems transit commuters face – a nice reminder that all transit systems have their issues, and all transit riders have their complaints.
My favorite verse, about the seemingly endless struggle to keep subway escalators running:
We sent a man to the moon
brought him back two weeks later
apparently not as long as it takes
to fix an escalator
And while this video might not be a ringing endorsement of public transit (although I think there’s love behind every jab), it might inspire transit filmmakers to take the humorous route in our Transit Flicks Video Contest.
Categories: World of Transport
And someday, you’ll explain to us why the escalator(s) at the LA Metro Chinatown Gold Line Station are being replaced after only 8 years in service?
Yes, the escalator joke was hilarious and by far my favorite!!!
=P