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I think they have sacrified efficiency for no crushes or stampedes. I don't class it as a 'lie' to quietly favour crowds flowing in a safe manner over the quic
by tezza 13y ago
I think they have sacrified efficiency for no crushes or stampedes.
I don't class it as a 'lie' to quietly favour crowds flowing in a safe manner over the quickest route. They are the experts in what is safe for peak crowds, not some bloggers.
Of course I regard it a 'lie' that the platform crowding at places like Bank is very safe at all.
- simonw 13y agoDid you watch the video all the way through? Their closing conclusion is that London Underground are experts in what is safe for peak crowds. Calling it a "lie" is effective headline writing.
- amirmc 13y ago> "I don't class it as a 'lie' to quietly favour crowds flowing in a safe manner over the quickest route" I do understand your main point but it's by no means the "quickest" route. Following the signs tends to spread people out. Even at busy times, it's still quicker to take the shorter route out, despite the extra crowding. Regular commuters already know this. This is a good example of the conflict between individuals who want to get between points A and B as quickly as possible and the station that wants manageable flows without crowding.
- jbri 13y agoI think you parsed that line wrong. I read it as: > I don't class it as a 'lie' to quietly favour "crowds flowing in a safe manner" over "the quickest route". It's a well-formed statement, not a dangling comparative.
- cowls 13y agoI love that we dont read comments on HN, we parse them!
- shrikant 13y agoYou must be quite the interwebs young'un. People have been parsing comments on geeky forums since forever. I've seen quite a few instances of it on Slashdot. For e.g.: http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=89151&cid=7712542 http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=89151&cid=771254...
- walshemj 13y agoWell at least they have replaced the accident that was the old thameslink station at St Pancras.