"Roland Perry" wrote in message

In message , at 11:26:46 on
Thu, 5 Jan 2012, Recliner remarked:

I'm also guessing that the athletes and other sports insiders will
make little use of public transport when travelling to venues --
presumably they have dedicated buses and cars (the infamous fleet of
4000 BMWs)?

The sports insiders will be more than the VIPs, for example atheletes'
families. I'd expect them to be using public transport.

That's an interesting point -- is there any provision to house at least
some athletes' families in the village, or are they on their own,
needing to find hotel rooms like any ordinary spectators? Many athletes
are just immature teenagers, possibly unused to international travel, so
they may find the whole experience of getting around London quite
daunting. Their families may also be unused to it, so may not be able to
provide much support.