On Mar 27, 9:15*am, Boltar wrote:
On Mar 26, 7:26 pm, Mizter T wrote:

If all the shortcuts at stations around the Underground network were
made explicit then overall we'd be worse off. An element of herding is
necessary when dealing with the shear number of people that use the
Tube.

True , but some of the directions they give are just plain stupid or
bloody minded. Bank is actually a good example. If you come off from
the northern and want to go to the central the signs take you on a
direct route. If you come off the DLR , even though its escalators
take you to within spitting distance of the northern line , the
official route to the central takes you an an around the houses
adventure up and down a load of stairs and seems about 50% longer. Not
funny if you're elderly or a mum with a pushchair or similar.

At most stations I follow the directions, even if they take me by a
slightly longer route, so as to avoid causing a conflict.

But I don't follow the directions at Bank where, as you say, some of
the routes are ridiculous. Normally (not at the moment due to
escalators) the directions from the Central to the DLR, two levels
below, make you start by walking upstairs.