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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A regular Red line rider for nearly a decade now and considering letting my DC commute to MS (two of the schools on our list are Metro accessible).  As others have said, we live in a big city and crime happens.  Smart, street-savvy kids who understand a little self-defense and self-aware should have little problem commuting by Metro on a daily basis.  It is a matter of education and practice.  DC occasionally takes Metro with me and we've role played various scenarios of being separated or some other emergency.  In 18 months, when DC starts MS, I think DC will be ready to commute by Metro.  [/quote]

Sadly, you need more than street savvy to stay safe on Metro these days.  I grew up in DC, my kids are growing up in DC, and between the crime and the shit service, not only am I considering giving up metro for my daily commute, but I'm VERY hesitant to let my HS and MS kids take it regularly.  And yes, they are smart, street-savvy kids who are self aware.

And in another year, or 18 months, who knows if metro will even be functional for commuting?  Not looking good.  [/quote]

The PP you responded to here.  Setting aside the service issues (they're a pain, but no worse than unexpected traffic delays as part of a regular commute), how much crime is there really during rush hour commuting times?  Clearly, some stations have more issues than others, but on my daily commute, over nearly a decade, I've only seen one criminal incident - a fist fight on a crowded platform between two teenagers and it was quickly handled by Metro PD.

To suggest that Metro won't be functional in a year or 18 months is just overly dramatic.  [/quote]

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