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Is there any evidence that people with flexible schedules choose to jump on peak hour standing room only trains? I rearrange my work schedule to avoid busy time
by flukus 7y ago
Is there any evidence that people with flexible schedules choose to jump on peak hour standing room only trains? I rearrange my work schedule to avoid busy times whenever possible.
- mattlondon 7y agoI have flexibility in my hours but I am in the busiest trains in the morning usually. Flexible working is not just to miss rush hour IME, it's more than that. E.g. ability to take the odd morning/afternoon for personal reasons, or leaving an hour earlier or later than usual etc without clearing everything with your boss. Trust and personal responsibility etc. You might be thinking about offset-hours rather than flexible hours?
- wikibob 7y agoSorry, you don't have flex time in the common usage of the term. You simply have a standard professional, non-hourly, job.
- isostatic 7y ago> Is there any evidence that people with flexible schedules choose to jump on peak hour standing room only trains? Yes From Upminster into London, the price is the same on the fast train and the district. The district you get a seat, but the fast train you have to squeeze on. People take the busier train. Conversely people take cheaper means of transport. If the coach from Exeter to London was the same price as the train, why would you take the coach (2 hours longer)? You'd end up with an empty coach and a full and standing train (I for one would rather stand than take the coach), rather than a mostly full coach and a mostly full train.
- flukus 7y ago> People take the busier train. Neither of those examples are comparing like for like, they're comparing two different services, not the same service at different times. Congestion pricing on trains is supposed to level out the distribution of travelers, not to move them to different services.
- michaelt 7y agoFor London Underground, peak fares apply from 06:30-09:30 in the morning, and from 16:00-19:00 in the evening. So if you want to avoid both peaks while working an 8 hour day, you can either work 6:30 to 14:30, or 11:00 to 19:00. Needless to say, although many office jobs offer ±1 hour of schedule flexibility, few are flexible enough that one can respond to the incentives peak time provides.
- flukus 7y agoWhat about people that don't work? As far as I understand the seniors card (I'm not aware of restriction) gives free travel around London, are seniors making a substantial number of unnecessary trips during peak times or will they naturally choose to avoid it?