The 6 Train

I hate the NYC subway. I have never had to deal with such an unreliable, uncomfortable and unsanitary form of public transportation in my life. Every single morning I take the 6 train and every single morning I have a new reason I hate the 6 train. When I lived in London, I rode the tube to work. While the tube isn't perfect, nor does it run 24 Hours like NYC, it has simple features such as a "next train" monitor so you know how long you're waiting, and the trains feel relatively clean, people are courteous about getting on and off and you never really feel that uncomfortable.

Today the 6 train was delayed approx 3-5 min at every stop between 96th street and 42nd street.
In the last month:
-I've been almost knocked over because people couldn't wait until everyone had exited before they got on
-Forced to get on the express train because the 6 stopped running during rush hour, to proceed to sit in between stations for 10 minutes so the 6 could run on the express track
-Had to actually exit the train station and take a bus because the train had to run express for an hour
-Groped on a crowded train "by accident"
-Ridden next to a man's bike with talking cheerleader doll from the 70s on it that he would come in from riding outside the train to turn the doll on at each stop
-Had to change train cars because a man smelled of urine so badly, the entire car stunk
-Had to change train cars because someone had puked all over and the entire car stunk

Sadly, I could go on and on. Instead, I have 2 solutions:
1) I am getting the hell away from the upper east side and the devil run 6 train
2) I am finally buying a bike