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Showing posts with label Transport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Transport. Show all posts

Week 39 & 40 of 52

Posted by Aldie at 7:30 AM | 0 comments

Not many more weeks left of this challenge and boy has it been harder than I imagined. Having said that though I have learnt a lot more, slowed down, worked on my composition and started to train my eye - so it has been a very worthwhile venture.

So from my time in Brighton I have managed to catch up on my weeks finally. I chose BIRDS and TRANSPORT as my themes. There were of course many shots which didn't make the grade but also from the ones I did take, and preferred, it became hard to choose a worthy winner. Anyway I finally decided which I liked the most as you can see below.

Chosen images are available here - WEEK 39 and here - WEEK 40 

Week 39 - BIRDS


Week 40 - TRANSPORT

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Mind the gap

Posted by Aldie at 10:53 AM | 0 comments

After being jammed in yet another transportation issue I thought it time to vent my frustration and confusion at the systems we have and use daily.

Car
number of seats = number of passengers (4) , no one is allowed to stand.

Aeroplane - Boeing 747
number of seats = number of passengers (366) , no one is allowed to stand; but once in air standing is possible - (you also have to listen to safety instructions!)

Bus
number of seats = number of passengers (40) + standing room for around 18 more passengers, sitting or standing optional. (no safety instructions)

Double Decker Bus
number of seats = number of passengers (80) + standing room for around 32 more passengers, sitting or sanding optional. (no safety instructions)

Train - EUROSTAR
number of seats = number of passengers (766) - no standing, but movement is permitted (no safety instructions)

Metro / Tube / Subway
number of seats = number of passengers + standing for as many as you can fit until the doors no longer close! sitting is rarely an option. (no safety & no instructions, except please MIND THE GAP)

So basically my question is this why is this permitted, allowed or accepted?
If the need is so great then surely we should be able to travel in comfort and safety, because I'm sure if there was a problem at peak times on the Metro/Underground/Subway, there would simply be no safe way in or out of this system, and bodies would be piled on top of each other.

How much longer do we put up with this - answers on a postcard to your relevant MP

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