The convenience of the subway line is obvious, it can make us reach our destination faster and more conveniently, and compared with the traffic on the road, the cost of taking the subway is lower than that of the bus, the time required is shorter than that of the bus, there will be no traffic congestion, and it is more orderly and controllable.
Therefore, many elderly people have corresponding subway cards, which are convenient to use when taking the subway. The number of these old-age cards still accounts for a certain proportion relative to the whole traffic card. This can also reflect to some extent? Most old people don't take the subway? Very subjective.
Of course, we can see fewer elderly people in some time periods, but there is a reason: during rush hours, there are more young people traveling, so it will be crowded to take the subway at this time period, and the elderly do not need to rush out at this time period.
Anyone who has had the experience of squeezing the subway during rush hour must know that it was very crowded at that time. Even if you stand in a crowd, you don't have to walk by yourself. The crowd will push you forward, and when you get on the subway, fat people can be squeezed into patties.
For retired people, there is no need to squeeze the subway at this time. At this time, people go out to buy food, go for a walk in the park and dance square dance. Isn't it more comfortable than going to the subway to squeeze people?
So according to the rush hour, there are really no elderly people taking the subway, but this is because of the timing? Statistical deviation? It is not the actual situation of the elderly taking the subway.
Of course, there are indeed some elderly people who don't like to take the subway. If they can avoid the subway, they will avoid it. The main reasons are: unfamiliar with the use of subway gates, unclear about line transfer, and frequent elevator accidents in some lines.
It was reported in the news that an old man in Nanjing took his grandson on the subway and was not good at using the gate, which led to intestinal perforation.
It is true that some elderly people are slow to accept new things, and some subway gates are unreasonable, so it is easy to be accidentally caught or hit by the rotating shunt shaft at the gate. So it is understandable that some elderly people don't like to do it.
There are still some elderly people who are not very conscious. On the crowded subway, they can't tell which station is which and where to transfer. Unlike buses, they can go straight up and down in one step.
They need to remember which direction they should enter the station, which direction they should take the subway and which station they should get off at. Which exit should I take?
Otherwise the huge subway will become their trap? Maze?
Moreover, with the development of news media in recent years, many subway emergencies will spread to the elderly in the first time. For example, subway line 3 found that the escalator board was empty, causing injuries when standing on the escalator.
The emergence of these news also made the elderly psychologically deepen their fear of taking the subway. Of course, the old people who usually take the subway will naturally not be scared by such news.
In fact, whether it is subway or bus, as long as it can make the elderly travel safer and more convenient, it is a good means of transportation.