Public transportations is the way to be

Train is a big part to urban society, a lot of people take the train as a part of transportation to get anywhere in the city. When taking public transportation it becomes a habit to continuously take it everyday. In Derek Perdue’s essay In motion he explained how public transportation like the bus and the subway is a major part in a city called Sao Paolo. Public transportation is a form of necessity in a urban society no matter where it is, it’s a useful way to get around the city.

            In Perdue’s essay he did a research of the city Sao Paolo and he met this young man that goes to work in public transportation. The young man is called Robson; he explained how he came from a family that has a well amount of knowledge about subways and buses. In Robson’s view, he believes that the bus is better than the train. Robson said, “ I like being high; I enjoy the view of traffic” (Gmelch 162). Even after moving Robson continue to take the bus and the subways for his convenience. It gets Robson and his family a better understanding to where they are living.

            In Perdue’s essay we also meet Edilaine, she was a dark skinned women that looked really different from the rest of the people in the city. Conducao was a word that Perdue used repeatedly and it has the meaning of conduct. It means, “a form of transportation and movement from one place to another” (Gmelch 164). In Edilaine’s opinion it was anything but conducao, she believed it was a luxury to take the subway all over the city. She thought it was nice to go to places such as Paulista Avenue and see all the people in suits get onboard.

            I believe that it’s nice that there is a subway line and bus route that can take people around the city. As a person that takes public transportation around the city I understand that its different. I enjoy the time in the subway lines like Edilaine did and I saw a lot of things like stores and shops passing by each stops. I think one can know the city much better when they take public transportation and I know that people take the time to know the city better in a subway than a car.