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Past 65: Senior disappointed in transit system Sl-:c • TION 2 • PAGE 1 • PI>AlNDEALER - FRIDAY. NOVEMBER ft. IMS by Carl Ribiet Jr. Q. - "I am frustrated and heartsick. I am 73 and a widow who for the past few years has usad an organization ^iifH 'Para Transit' for all my hospital where I had therapy in a pool for muscular dystrophy. Now, all of a sudden when I to make an appointment pick me up in one of their vans, they tell me they are booked solid and can't give me a ride that day. If I don't get therapy in the hospital pool I may end up losing the use of my legs and become helpless and perhaps be confined to a wheelchair. What can I do to get a ride to my important ap­ pointments?" -- Ruth M. ' A. - The Para Transit com­ pany has a serious problem that works against Ruth and many others. The management reported that the city which pays the great bulk of expenses of Para Transit is in a budget- tightening measure, has Imposed a limit of 400 rides, or occupied seats, per day; that is 400 rides, not necessarily 400 different people. Reservations are no longer taken. It is a matter of first come, first serve. All others are left behind. If Para Transit is permitted to haul people in its vans only 400 times a day and if more than 400 should want seats, somebody is not going to get a ride. The same company last year hauled 750 people a day within the limit set by the cost-conscious city. There are some sad results from the new system. Worthy elders sometimes m«mî rides. An unhappy experience, for instance, occurs to those who want to be transported on Sunday whenever a local sports club books as many as 00 rides, or seats, for a Sunday outing. That means ***** the transit company wwnot have space to transport elderly churchgoers to divine worship. Another problem on tran­ sportation of the elderly that cannot be solved unless drastic measures are taken, is overuse of the service by an individual. The company has records of people who crowd in as many as 8 or 10 seat-rides a day, a plainly selfish act, something like buying 10 pounds of scarce coffee when the limit is one pound per person. When there is 4 shortage of seat-riders available that means that aome - elderly will not be able to keep a doctor's appointment, buy groceries or go to the outpatient rooms of a hospital. fin most cities the transit vans also operate on the first-cidler- gets-the-ride basis. The only way to beat the system is to up early enough and be in line when the para service first opens its eyes in the morning. The sensible and com­ passionate solution, of course, would be for municipal governments to provide trans­ portation for the sick and the elderly the way they provide other services. Most people who need transportation are self- reliant. They can usually take care of themselves if they can around. They cannot be left sit and rot at home without means of taking necessary shaft trips for wy^Hral and food. ' Q. - "A friend of tt years receives 1270 a month from Social Security and needs a hearing aid. Obviously, be Can't afford to buy one. I understand they cost as much as $400. Can Su help him? Is there any way can get a hearing aid without paying out so much money for oner-Elizabeth S. A. - A number of hearing aid suppliers have arrangements to help tnoss wno can t afford a help, the supplier makes use of special funds available for making hearing aids available to those who can't pay for them. Elizabeth or anvone else who needs information can get it from any of the local hearing aid ^FHgeneral m News Judge seeks appellate post man or woman - "My husband will be 60 next year. Ill be 62. Will I be able to draw on his Social Security then? Or must I wait until he is 62? -- Rebecca L. 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