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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ธ.ค. 2024
- Phil Simpson sits down with SMART to talk about his experiences riding SMART as a youngster in Detroit. Simpson also goes into how his safety as a driver has been affected due to his diagnosis of narcolepsy. Because of this, SMART has become vital in his transportation because it offers a solution as his ability to drive diminishes. Hear more about Phil Fresh Simpson now. #SMARTPeopleSeries #Transit #Stories
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Produced by :
Q. Lewis
Rik Cordero
Katie Lauderbaugh
TRANSCRIPTION :
00:00:00:00 - 00:00:40:16
Phil Simpson :
I'm Phillip Simpson. Born and raised Detroiter. I usually introduce myself as father, painter, husband muralist, and those are things that's very important to me. So, my art and my family. I’m 41 now. And I look forward to painting until I'm 90. My earliest memorywith SMART has to be my ninth grade. 10th grade year.
00:00:40:16 - 00:01:02:18
I finally got, like, my first job and this is at Detroit Zoo. But you got to connect from seven Mile to Woodward to get to ten mile and, you know and there goes SMART man. You know, and it wasn't just me. It was a group of friends of mine who we were all excited about our new jobs. And smart is, is, the connector.
00:01:02:18 - 00:01:25:06
And so we did it all year. We did it all summer. And then the next summer. Smart has been around in my life, you know, over half my life for sure. Currently. Smart, fits into my daily life when I want to go outside of Detroit commute. But it's usually to be with friends, hang out, and know that I could get home safe and pretty much hang with friends and family.
00:01:25:07 - 00:01:52:12
Smart has allowed me to continue to travel when I'm dealing with, my narcolepsy. I was diagnosed with narcolepsy just a few years ago, but it's been an issue in my life my whole life. But it's been misdiagnosed. When you find yourself disabled in a way. Now I have to talk about it more. I have to make sure my friends are aware, my family are aware of my condition, and I have to be responsible.
00:01:52:14 - 00:02:13:16
You know, transportation, like SMART becomes a, a valid option in my life. So when you think about your safety all the time, like, I'll be invited somewhere and not go. Because I don't want to drive home late. So knowing that there is a safer transit transportation that I can get there and back there, that's a great feeling.
00:02:13:18 - 00:02:28:23
I know the day is going to come when I'm not driving at all. And, that used to be scary. But I look forward to you have a lot of options out there to get to where you need to be. But for the most part, SMART has played a part in feeling like I don't have to not show up.
00:02:29:05 - 00:02:56:06
I can still show up.
