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'Weekend Tubes': decision on later start and finish times
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 Are they foolish because the services are being withdrawn?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. |
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