Years ago, there were contests to see how many people could fit into a telephone booth or a Volkswagen Beatle. The tradition is ongoing, but the game has upgraded to our own Wolfline. I don’t know if you have ridden the Wolfline lately, but the capacity is not only way over the limit, it’s becoming unsafe. Some students have voiced that it may also violate the American Disabilities Act because there is no room for handicapped persons to enter or exit safely from the bus during standing-room-only conditions. The bus is so full that passengers have to stand over the white line — a violation of federal law. When all 35 seats are taken and 22 passengers are still left standing with backpacks the issue should already have been on the radar screens of Transportation. The safety of students is mixing with possibly unlawful conditions to create a mess.The 8 a.m. has become the new 9:10 due to students’ inability to get to classes; many have been forced to drop a few of their already paltry options. And slowly, some students are unable to take 10 a.m. classes because of overcrowded buses. To make matters worse, many have noted that bus drivers are not calling in missed passengers or do not display the full bus signage. Students are left wondering why they must stand by as the bus passes them.Student Body President Jim Ceresnak said that transit concerns are his highest priority. However, it does not seem to be a priority with University Transportation because the problems are mounting. Transportation has said that the lack of ridership at certain times does not warrant changing the existing system. But I certainly wish the University would consider those riders with disabilities and the safety of students, visitors and staff. Wolfline is currently available to anyone, student or nonstudent. If we added more nonstudents to Wolfline the results would be disastrous. We should be acting a bit greener on campus by using public transportation. However, if Transportation is ignoring the problems then society will not change. This just makes the Wolfline an option instead of a benefit. Student Government and the students have done their part to voice concerns about Wolfline. It is time for Transportation to do its part by addressing those concerns and acting now. If nothing else, it needs to change its receptiveness to patrons. There should be a permanent board that represents faculty and students on Transportation issues — a better reflection of the people that utilize Wolfline. Students are aware of construction around Hillsborough Street. Perhaps we should recommend bi-directional street signs on campus like that by the RBC center. Once a problem has been identified, traffic flow may be changed or rerouted without clogging up arteries such as Dan Allen Drive. We need ideas to resolve our overcrowded buses. But most of all, we need action. Otherwise ridership will be flat and compound campus’ parking problems. Passing blame will not solve the system’s issues. Hillsborough Street, rising fuel costs, low ridership at certain times and peak traffic are issues, but they are not the central culprit. The core problem is that members of the Transportation board are not active Wolfline riders and only share a casual understanding of the problems. Students, on the other hand, must take measures like illegally parking on campus as a workaround. Additional policy ambiguity makes it difficult to carpool. A $30 parking fine is still much better than a $630 failed class or missed exam. This should never be the case. So, the next time you ride Wolfline think that, perhaps, you may be inadvertently participating in a new Guinness World Record. We are fortunate that we have been accident and injury free for a while, but it is only a matter of time before that ends and University Transportation leads the late-night news.