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[quote=Anonymous]OP you sound like a SAHM. And I'm not saying that your opinion isn't warranted (though, you mostly go on the orange line - what about red line? green line? you need to experience more stations, farther out, not just the ones in NOVA).

But the biggest problem people have is the cost and reliability. If you have every RELIED on the metro to get you someplace by a certain time, it's awful. I used to commute, and I can't tell you how often:
1) trains ran late
2) trains skipped stops because they were running late with little to no notice
3) I've walked the 2 miles home since it was faster than taking the trains when they were backed up
4) when things get backed up, it is SO crowded that sometimes it is better walking. And the pushing and rudeness grates on you (there are an equal number of nice people, but dear god, the A-holes are a-plenty).
5) Metrobuses are rarely on time. You simply can't rely on them. When I commuted train-to-bus and vice versa, I literally had 4 different bus schedules so I could have options so that if one ran late and the other wasn't, then I knew to get on the other so I could get where I was going. It was a game of strategy where and when to wait for the bus TO the metro station so that I could make it there without relying on just one route.

For the cost, it is a wash when you consider the price of parking/car wear and tear vs. metro and its unreliability. I'll tell you, when I had kids and had to be home by a certain time, I drove a lot more often.[/quote]

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