Matthew Malthouse wrote:

On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 21:09:01 +0100 Colin McKenzie wrote:
} Darryl Chamberlain wrote:
} Having struggled down the Old Kent Road on the 453 and N453 a couple
} of times, I think the bendy bus is slower and more cumbersome than a
} Routemaster or regular double-decker.
}
} They work a treat on faster routes like the Red Arrow - it suits the
} 507 down to the ground - but on slower, stop-start-stop-start services
} they're an almighty pain.
}
} Write to London Buses and tell them. They've done a survey with
} carefully chosen questions, which seems to show that overall people
} prefer the bendy buses to RMs.

"carefully chosen questions" hints that maybe they designed it to get
the answer they wanted. Do you intend that interpretation?

Well, let's say to maximise the chance of getting the answer they
wanted.

Most people who design surveys do this unless they're doing
peer-reviewed research.

Colin McKenzie