How Many Members Use Public Transport???
 

I have been reading and noting the posts about how much fuel prices are rising. It affects all of us but was just wondering how many members actually use public transport?? Have had no choice in the matter as I don't drive but must say I found it easier and not much slower to get to Blackpool Victoria than the new Royal Blackburn hospital.
If the transport was available how many would ditch their cars and use public transport?

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I haven't learned to drive yet because public transport meets all my needs. I suppose I will eventually need to learn to drive for ease of getting around efficiently, but I still feel I'd use public transport as much as possible, especially for long distance travelling.

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I doubt I can't get to work for 6am when needed on public transport.

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i do public transport, actually i'm off to Manchester on't train in a bit :D:D:D:D:D

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I use public transport but only if i cant scrounge a lift from the nice accyweb members:D

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The problem with public transport services is that in bad weather they are unreliable....they don't start early enough to get those folk with an early start, to work......those folk who work late into the evening also have problems, because many buses have either stopped running or only run an hourly service....meaning long waits, in the dark, the cold and the wet. And if you are one fo the unfortunate folk who work weekends AND unsocial hours you often have to find alternative means to get to work.
Transport services are also damned expensive.

If the government really wanted to solve city congestion, they should have formulated a
public transpot infrastructure that made it reasonable both in time and cost for people to leave their cars at home.
Transport needs to be cheaper than car travel, reliable and timely....start early to catch the early workes(if necessary, put workers buses on ) and not stop at 8pm as some workers do not finish a shift until 10pm.
At present the barriers to this are the fact that fuel charges have rocketed and transport services are in the hands of comapanies whose main aim is to make a profit.

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And while I am on the subject, many of the buses are dirty, because there are folk who believe it is Ok to sit with their feet on the seat. I recently challenged one young madam (who must've been all of 16) and she told me to 'go forth and multiply'......and often you are on the bus with loud mouthed individuals who thing nothing of effing and jeffing for the whole of the journey. It really does irritate me.

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The solution to the problem

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I use public transport, most days, til the weekend, when the fella is off work
I will soon be using it a lot more when we move to Clayton!

Will then need it to get the kids to school, to get home from work, to go to town

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If public transport was re-nationalised, the need to operate 'for profit' would be removed, and it would be able to provide services on non profitable routes and at non profitable times of day.

Any government subsidy needed would be offset by the reduction in car use, and all the benefits that would bring to quality of life in urban and city areas.

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I never use Public transport.Always use my car i honestly cannot remember last time i got on a bus

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The last time i tried to get on a bus (on blackburn road) I was told "NO" due to having a double buggy. Dont know if things have changed since the though, it was a while ago

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