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| Slow walking
commuters is costing UK millions, say experts |
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| A report published
today by the Strategic Rail Authority has shocked commuters by
asking them to walk faster. According to their extensive
research commuters are slowing up the system simply by not
boarding trains fast enough. |
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Their data has shown that a single
slow walking commuter can cause delays of several hours on branch
line stations by dithering with luggage or asking inane questions
from platform assistants. Their predictive calculations show that
this can escalate to 24-hour delays for city terminals when
confronted with bus-loads of slow moving old folk.
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| According to
their findings, commuters can assist the efficiency of
the rail network by using timetables, buying tickets
from self-purchase machines, but more importantly, traveling
light and wearing comfy-grip shoes. |
Commuters should use their
eyes |
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| It's been seen as a
stunning maneuver designed to shift blame from rail leaders to
bipedal commuters. Union leaders expressed concern over working
conditions for guards.
"We don't want to see our
staff shifting arse quicker than they contractually obligated to
do", said Don Peters, leader of the Aggravated Rail Workers
Union.
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A commuter moving quickly |
But rail leaders
stand firm over the report stating that commuters have
previously escaped criticism and they are much to blame
for the poor service as anyone else.
"All we are asking for
is that people who can walk quickly should do and in
general, if everyone just picked up their feet a little we
would all appreciate the benefits." said a
spokesperson for the SRA. |
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