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Originally Posted by Kizzy
And?... The initial incident no doubt took a while to sort out, sometimes the inconvenience of others comes second when it's reasonable and valid to do so
* support for strikers *
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It's not feasible. Public transport networks are a disgrace already (being late, leaving early, not showing up at all...) without adding constant delays.
Strike action is different in my opinion. It usually is known about in advance for people to make alternate arrangements. Unexpected hold ups like this can be disastrous for some people. For example, the bus I used to get to work before we were driving was the one that went on to the hospital. It is the ONLY public transport available to the hospital from here and runs only once every 2 hours. I was on it once when there was a delay (it ran out of fuel...). Luckily only about 2 miles away from my work at that point so walkable. But there was an elderly woman on the bus who was in a blind panic because she was going to miss her hospital appointment... And it can take weeks or even MONTHS to rearrange an appointment if you miss it, which for an elderly person whose health could easily decline in that time, is pretty drastic.
I'm afraid to say that I think reliability, timeliness and smooth operation of public transport at this point needs to come before any and all other considerations... Because the state of our buses and trains currently in that regard is a complete embarrassment.