Readers sound off on impatient bus drivers, bylines and EV sales

No, bus, don’t go – at least not if you see me

Bronx: New York City makes getting around easy with trains and buses accessible to virtually every neighborhood in the city. The latest snowstorm made travel slow but accessible. I had the pleasure of going to work with my nephew two days after the storm. We waited for a bus for 25 minutes in the cold, which was unfortunately expected due to the snow.

When we reached our destination, Woodlawn Station, I saw the bus I needed pulling up to the stop. My nephew ran to get it for me since I am disabled. I was only a few meters from the bus when my nephew asked the driver to wait and pointed at me. The driver waved his hand and stopped. I had the arduous task of waiting again in extreme cold for 30 minutes for another bus.

It was mean of the driver not to wait a few seconds for a disabled person to reach the bus, especially with the snow and cold. Some bus operators will show compassion and wait if they see someone running towards the bus. I understand schedules, but come on, what would a few seconds, or even a few minutes, cost the driver in bad weather? I just want to let drivers who feel they don’t have to wait for a customer, especially a customer with a disability, know that showing compassion has no cost. It might just help you feel good about yourself. Arlana Salomon Girven

The winter of despair

Scranton, Pennsylvania: Much of the country has been in a frigid envelope of polar air for several weeks. The mix for winter-weary Americans includes everything from back pain and shoveling to sore throats and frozen noses. In Ukraine, in addition to sleet and sleet, daily forecasts predict a rain of drones and missiles on the war-weary population. It’s been four winters into the cataclysmic conflict with Russia that President Trump lied about triggering in Ukraine and promised to end more than a year ago. But, like the humble humanitarian that he is, Trump convinced his friend Vladimir Putin to give Ukraine a chance to catch its breath. For a week, Putin agreed to stop his army’s massacre of civilians, offering them the luxury of going out safely for a cup of hot tea rather than using a devastating drone. Then I guess everything will return to normal in Ukraine’s endless winter of despair. Morabito wine

Keep them coming

Midland Park, NJ: In the voice of Barbara Cusano, who wrote sarcastically about the extraordinary cartoonist Bramhall: Bramhall is a genius! His page is the first I turn to every morning. His brilliant cartoons help me maintain my sanity in this increasingly disturbed country we live in. For example, I’m writing this on a day when the president posted a vile video of the Obamas. Keep that ink flowing in your gifted pen, Mr. Bramhall! We love you! Mary Jo McDonough

Where it belongs

East Meadow, LI: After Trump put his name on the Kennedy Center, does he now want his name on Penn Station? Why not put his name on Rikers Island? Jeff Tuck

System crash

Bronx: First, thank you to the Daily News for allowing readers to voice their concerns about current events. I am so tired in my head and in my heart of this attack on our democracy by our president. He says he wants to eliminate the vote and run for a third term. The Constitution clearly states that presidents can only run for two terms. George Washington was trying to convince himself to run for a third and refused. He performed an act of integrity – something our current president knows nothing about. We fought the British so as not to be ruled by a king. Have we learned nothing from history? Without democracy, Trump would not have become president in the first place. David Gonzalez

Carrier vs Killer

Congers, NY: To commentator Charles T. Compton: So if Alex Pretti was wrong to bring a gun to a protest, what about right-wing hero Kyle Rittenhouse? What’s the difference? Oh, that’s right – Rittenhouse shot the protesters and got away with it. Pretti paid with his life. Beth Friscino

Better with signatures

Manhattan: Congratulations to the Daily News on its February 5 edition. The sports section featured a story on the New York Rangers that went beyond the usual Associated Press attribution by including a proper byline. The News’ always pleasant Peter Sblendorio explained the recent Artemi Panarin trade to the Los Angeles Kings, with insight into general manager Chris Drury’s view of the team. The fact that he was a Daily News editor made things even better. A solid read. More like this, please. The AP article on New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel also included a byline, crediting Kyle Hightower of the Associated Press. This is another welcome change. I have often been frustrated after enjoying an AP article and wanting to read more by the same author, only to find no clear attribution. In fact, every article in the journal included the full signatures of the author and publication. A welcome and long overdue improvement. Bob Glasscock

Make it more impactful

Manhattan: Regarding “Mets will have plenty of competition once spring training begins” (Feb. 5): Baseball games are much shorter, and the conditions of the sport should be too. In a season of Groundhog Day, Super Bowls and Olympics, “Pitchers and Catchers Report” has so many syllables that you forget what you’re talking about by the end. There has to be a better expression: “1-2 ratio”, using scorecard positions; “Essential report” (no offense to other players in the position); or just call it “MLB warmups” with a nod to thawing out cold weather. Maybe that’s too much, but why not go after the biggest stars, like in the “Paul Skenes and Cal Raleigh Report”? The good news: No matter how you describe it, baseball is just around the corner! Adam Silbert

Short circuit

Belvidere, NJ: My Internet searches revealed an article by Robert Bryce (The Spectator, February 2) in which he exposes the absurdity of the electric vehicle market. General Motors ($7.1 billion loss from EVs), Ford ($35.1 billion loss from EVs), Porsche ($1.9 billion loss from EVs), Lucid and Rivian ($30.2 billion loss from EVs) are irreversibly bleeding money trying to push EVs on society. These losses prove the madness of the electric vehicle market. There are many fossil fuels for a multitude of generations. Perhaps Christ is timing his second coming just before the world runs out of fossil fuels. Otherwise, we will eventually return to farming with one-horse plows, because the sun and wind will never power the planet as much as fossil fuels can. Dan Arthur Pryor