Colin Rosenstiel wrote in uk.transport.london on Tue, 25 Oct 2005
00:51 +0100 (BST)
:

In article , lid (Ivor
Jones) wrote:

Make fun of it if you like, but it is a serious issue. I have seen
people seriously injured trying to get on/off away from stops. I
don't want the hassle, thanks. Is it really worth it to save walking
a few yards..?

Once upon a time people were responsible for their own safety, before
Nanny State intervened. :-(

IIRC the previous more relaxed and laissez-faire arrangements for
replacement railway bus services were tightened after a private claim
was taken out against a bus company (and BR) by a woman who broke her
leg on getting off the bus at the end of her road rather than at the
station. I'm not quite sure how you can blame the "Nanny State" for
her claim.

--
hike
- a walking tour or outing, esp. of the self-conscious kind
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

In article ,
] (Dave Hillam) wrote:

Colin Rosenstiel wrote in uk.transport.london on Tue, 25 Oct 2005
00:51 +0100 (BST)
:

In article , lid
(Ivor Jones) wrote:

Make fun of it if you like, but it is a serious issue. I have seen
people seriously injured trying to get on/off away from stops. I
don't want the hassle, thanks. Is it really worth it to save
walking a few yards..?

Once upon a time people were responsible for their own safety,
before Nanny State intervened. :-(

IIRC the previous more relaxed and laissez-faire arrangements for
replacement railway bus services were tightened after a private claim
was taken out against a bus company (and BR) by a woman who broke her
leg on getting off the bus at the end of her road rather than at the
station. I'm not quite sure how you can blame the "Nanny State" for
her claim.

The courts are part of the state. Why they stopped expecting people to
take any responsibility for their own safety I don't know.

--
Colin Rosenstiel