Buses for Seniors

I am a bus rider, but not to the point where I am referred to as a “transit dependent.” I read your editorial (April 13) on keeping bus fares affordable, especially for senior citizens, and I completely agree.

I have seen numerous elders ride buses, and it’s their only way of getting around town. The county shouldn’t drop its support for the senior citizens. Senior citizens are not able to pay for every trip they make by bus because they just don’t have the money. If they did, they’d probably buy a car. To increase the bus fares, which would force them off the bus, could endanger their health if senior citizens had medical appointments but didn’t go because they had no means of transportation. I believe the county should reconsider the issue of increasing bus fares.

SARAH WANG

Huntington Beach