My wife is riding DART (Dallas) by herself!

[user 1215]

Here goes nothing. I'm just a cell phone call away. She can do it without me. *me holding breath*

 

[Mystic River Dragon]

Here goes nothing. I'm just a cell phone call away. She can do it without me. *me holding breath*

Sure she can! She’ll be fine.

 

[zetharion]

As someone who lives in the Dallas area. Ill assume she made it fine. DART can be dangerous at the wrong times of day.

 

[Mystic River Dragon]

Oh, heck, I just assumed she was riding DART in Delaware.

Dallas I know nothing at all about, except since it’s probably larger than the whole state of Delaware, I’d probably get a Lyft or cab.

Let us know how it worked out.

 

[zetharion]

Was unaware of other DART's until now. Dallas, Delware and apparently Des Moines.

 

[cirdan]

Was unaware of other DART's until now. Dallas, Delware and apparently Des Moines.

and across the pond, there is Dublin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_Area_Rapid_Transit

 

[George Harris]

Here goes nothing. I'm just a cell phone call away. She can do it without me. *me holding breath*

Guess I am being very clueless. What are you foreseeing as the possible problems and issues?

 

[Bob Dylan]

I've not ever felt Unsafe on DART Trains in Dallas, whether Day or Night.

In fact, in my expierience it's one of the Best Local Transportation Systems in the US, and I've been on all of them except in the Twin Cities.

YMMV

 

[jebr]

Guess I am being very clueless. What are you foreseeing as the possible problems and issues?

Getting off at a stop, finding amazing BBQ, and deciding to move in to the BBQ joint and never come home again?

 

[John Santos]

and across the pond, there is Dublin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_Area_Rapid_Transit

Not to mention the DART that crashed six months ago (into the asteroid Didymos, 11 million miles away!)

 

[Devil's Advocate]

As someone who lives in the Dallas area. Ill assume she made it fine.

As someone who witnessed sober adults get lost on the way to the Disneyland Railroad I assume nothing.

 

[user 1215]

Guess I am being very clueless. What are you foreseeing as the possible problems and issues?

As pointed out by zetharion, there can tend to be riff raffs aboard or at the stations where she transferred from the Blue to the Orange, particularly for a woman traveling by herself at night. I know from my own experience that the ridership changes quite a bit throughput the length of the ride.

She had no problem, though, except she did have some "friendly" advisors at Pearl where she switched trains. I told her Mockingbird or City Place would have been better, but she didn't want to be trapped in Texas' only subway station. West End would have been way worse. Huge homeless population around there with some aggressive panhandle.

Turns out I should have been more concerned about her at DFW. Turns out she got airside in terminal A, and hung out with a steak and a beer until 30 minutes before her flight...from terminal E! She was the last person to board her flight.

 

[Mystic River Dragon]

As pointed out by zetharion, there can tend to be riff raffs aboard or at the stations where she transferred from the Blue to the Orange, particularly for a woman traveling by herself at night. I know from my own experience that the ridership changes quite a bit throughput the length of the ride.

She had no problem, though, except she did have some "friendly" advisors at Pearl where she switched trains. I told her Mockingbird or City Place would have been better, but she didn't want to be trapped in Texas' only subway station. West End would have been way worse. Huge homeless population around there with some aggressive panhandle.

Turns out I should have been more concerned about her at DFW. Turns out she got airside in terminal A, and hung out with a steak and a beer until 30 minutes before her flight...from terminal E! She was the last person to board her flight.

So glad it all worked out well and safely for her.

 

[zetharion]

As pointed out by zetharion, there can tend to be riff raffs aboard or at the stations where she transferred from the Blue to the Orange, particularly for a woman traveling by herself at night. I know from my own experience that the ridership changes quite a bit throughput the length of the ride.

She had no problem, though, except she did have some "friendly" advisors at Pearl where she switched trains. I told her Mockingbird or City Place would have been better, but she didn't want to be trapped in Texas' only subway station. West End would have been way worse. Huge homeless population around there with some aggressive panhandle.

Turns out I should have been more concerned about her at DFW. Turns out she got airside in terminal A, and hung out with a steak and a beer until 30 minutes before her flight...from terminal E! She was the last person to board her flight.

Im surprised she made it that fast.

 

[user 1215]

Im surprised she made it that fast.

A to E is only like 10 minutes on the inside (clockwise), plus walking up and down. Gate was close to escalator.

Yes, I was surprised, too. She once missed a flight on Allegiant at Stanford because she forgot her ID.

Sigh.

 

[cirdan]

there can tend to be riff raffs aboard or at the stations where she transferred from the Blue to the Orange, particularly for a woman traveling by herself at night. I know from my own experience that the ridership changes quite a bit throughput the length of the ride.

I've experienced some pushy panhandlers around Union Station, mostly trying to sell JFK conspiracy theories, and claiming to be the only person to know what really happened (the famous grassy knoll being just around the corner so I guess a lot of tourists come there to see it). But the rest of the DART system was quite fine, at least on my various visits.

 

[cirdan]

Yes, I was surprised, too. She once missed a flight on Allegiant at Stanford because she forgot her ID.

I almost missed a flight once at DFW because I mid-read the sign and went to the wrong gate.

I did get to the right place just as they were about to close the gate.

I guess I learned my lesson.