I'm writing in response to the recent CATA story ("Loop, Link ridership up, Centre Line down," March 14). There's a nice exact number of people who ride the Loop or Link -- 4,019,345.

First of all, the word million that follows this number makes it seem like four million million, which is huge number.

But that's not important.

What I wanted to actually note is that bus drivers often let people in, then start driving and push the little counter button seemingly as many times as they want.

It's pretty much a guessing game.

I don't care, and the next person doesn't care.

But if this counter is used for making any kind of statistical statements, Eric Bernier better know that the number on the counter is only an approximation based on the whim of the drivers.