Better transport uses

There is hardly any reason to question the welfare nature and good intention behind the policy of providing senior residents above the age of 65 or 70 with free public transport, which has been adopted in many cities.

But the fact that the use of public transport by many aged residents during rush hours has apparently added to the already serious crowding in buses or subways points to the inadequacies of thinking for the overall merit of this policy.

A call by the public transit association in the city of Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province, to persuade senior residents to try not to use public transport at rush hour has reflected the embarrassing situation in many cities.