steve wrote:
On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 10:43:35 -0700, MIG wrote:


I replied to the consultation as well, on the lines that while larger
numbers of people might answer that they'd like to be able to get home
more easily after nights out, their journeys weren't as important (and
didn't need to be as quick) as people who work on Saturday mornings or who
have trains or planes to catch.

You should only answer consultations based on your own circumstances and
not speak on behalf of others, if they are concerned enough to respond
then they can.


Which is exactly what I did. I said that I would probably use late
Friday and Saturday services more often than early Saturday and Sunday
services, but that when I do use the latter it is always for a much
more important journey.

But in any comments section I would have said that if the results are
based on how many people said they would use the late services, pure
numbers don't necessarily reflect the relative importance.

This seems to be one of those "choice" situations. All TV should be
quizes and soap operas because more people watch them etc.

Your opinion of the importance of a journey is not based on
any stats or research and will be just based on you own experiences. Why
are workers in the hospitality industry deemed less important than other
worker anyway?

But in the end it looks like they went with making things slightly more
convenient for a larger number and threatening livelihoods and
appointments of a smaller number.

You could also argue that those that livelihoods are threatened are those
working for industries that open early for a minor convenience of others.
People that make appointments/book travel when they cannot get there on
time are just foolish.


Are they foolish because the services are being withdrawn?




Night buses are good enough now that non-urgent getting home after
clubbing is not really a problem for most places that the Underground
goes to, and many more.

This shows why you should not answer on behalf of others as you clearly
don't know the facts. Clubbers would loose out due to the later start on
Sunday and will not benefit from a slightly travel closure, people don't
leave clubs at 1am.


I didn't say that clubbers would use the Underground at 1 am (except
maybe on the way to the club). I was saying that there is a good
all-night service that allows clubbers to get home, which demonstrates
that there is a good all-night service.