MissRiaElaine wrote:
On 05/06/2020 10:47, Marland wrote:
MissRiaElaine wrote:
On 04/06/2020 17:42, wrote:
I also just heard that masks will be mandatory on all public transport
from 15 June.
Where..? Just London or nationwide..?
If they try it here that's our custom they'll lose.
As they want as small a number of travellers as practical so that people
who have to make a journey
can have a better opportunity to maintain the 2m distance rule then the
loss of people like you who object to any further restrictions will just be
a welcome side benefit.
No passengers = no revenue. How many businesses can stand that for long..?
Most public transport in this country needs external financial support
anyway,
at the moment when you take a journey up in Aberdeen it is highly likely
that your ticket isn’t covering the costs, even more so if you are using
one of the concessionary schemes for older people .
So if people like you decide not to travel it will be more economic and
better for revenue not to run
buses or trains to cater for you at all. No casual passengers, No Need
for subsidy , No Service Needed. Trains and buses become the preserve of
those who have to use them daily for work
and are reserved for use by holders of season rickets or some form thereof
who are allocated a service and have to stick to it.
Okay that is only a what could happen but in the scheme of things whether
you decide to travel or not because of new restrictions such as wearing a
face covering the loss of your subsidised fare isn’t going to have much
bearing on the situation.
GH