Perth locals barely notice them, but a newcomer's discovery of Transperth's "Kiss & Ride" bays has given r/perth a warm and fuzzy moment on Friday.
The post, a map screenshot showing Kiss & Ride spots at Clarkson, Greenwood and Murdoch stations, said the poster found the name "really cute" and that where they're from, they're called Park and Ride.
Not quite the same thing
Locals were quick to point out that Perth has both. Park and Ride is the station car park where you leave your car for the day. Kiss & Ride is the short-stay bay where someone drops you off, says goodbye and drives away.
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The idea is decades old. A 1994 State Government statement on the opening of the Murdoch Park 'n' Ride bus facility described a "kiss 'n' ride" stopping point able to fit seven cars at once. One commenter said Perth has had them since the northern suburbs railway opened in the early 1990s.
Photo: Steelkamp via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). File photo.
The jokes
Naturally, Perth Reddit ran with it. One person warned against kissing anyone at the station "unless you know them". Another said they'd been waiting at Murdoch "for ages and not one kiss". One commenter said the school drop-off version was less "Kiss & Ride" and more "Tuck and Roll", and another joked their Uber driver would only get five stars if they kissed and rode.
One review pinned on the map got a laugh too: Clarkson's Kiss & Ride is apparently "well signposted in and gone in 20 seconds".
The Tank watch. A century of quiet style.
Clean lines, Roman numerals, a shape the world knows on sight. The Cartier Tank has been the watch of icons for over a hundred years. Timeless, by design.
Photo: Steelkamp via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). File photo.
Sources: r/perth thread; WA Government media statement, 1994.
Main photo: Clarkson railway station by Bahnfrend via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). File photo.
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