The freedom pass is for free travel on both as I have one being over 60. Lots of kids and old people on the bus but very few on the underground. Why? As you see from my previous question I am fed up with old people in my way why can't they move quickly like I do and I am old.
2006-12-04 09:08:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Commuting
Travelling by underground tends to involve a lot of walking and climbing stairs, a lot of old folks are a bit weary and would rather not do all that extra work when they can just sit at a bus stop and wait. Good for you that you're old and fast, but not everyone is!
I expect kids are told not to travel on the underground because their parents don't feel it is safe for them. It isn't. I used to do it when I was a kid and got flashed at once and offered money by a strange man another time. I wouldn't want my kids travelling by underground, but feel less bothered by the bus as it is more open and easier to get off of!
2006-12-04 20:49:25 · answer #1 · answered by Skidoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that children and the elderly use the bus because they think it is safer, it is out in the open and they can see where they are going because things are familiar to them. When travelling on the underground it can become very disorientating and confusing and there are no focal points for you to look at to see if you're on the right route or not.
2006-12-04 09:19:44 · answer #2 · answered by Wonderweb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the older people with disabilities,the underground is not designed for these sort of people who may need wheelchairs,scooters,walking sticks or crutches to get around with.
With so many strange people about,i wouldn't let my children use the tubes,especially after the train bombings last year.
Not only that,a bus gets you closer to your destination that a train does.
2006-12-04 09:16:50 · answer #3 · answered by nicky dakiamadnat600bugmunchsqig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh dear. You did get out of bed the wrong side today!!!
There is no underground in the Highlands by the way. We are not all so UNfortunate as to live in grotty, stinky London thank goodness.
2006-12-04 09:19:50 · answer #4 · answered by Ladyfromdrum 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol! Well i know that here in Glasgow only buses are free and not the underground. Hopefully that will change soon though.
2006-12-04 09:18:04 · answer #5 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WELL HERE IN LA!!
CUZ ITS MORE SAFE IN A BUS CUZ IF THERE AN ACCIDENT THERE IS A POSSIBLITY THAT U CAN GET OUT OF THE BUS!!
AND IN THE UNDERGROUND 4 EXAMPLE THE METRO IF IT STOPS THERE NO WAY 2 GET OUT TILL A VERY VERY LONG TIME!!
=)
I HOPE IT WORKS!!
2006-12-04 09:18:59 · answer #6 · answered by TINK <3 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps because they have plenty of time? I only use the tube if I'm in a hurry - it's not really the most pleasant form of travel.
And what makes you so important anyway?
2006-12-04 09:23:14 · answer #7 · answered by david f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the coffin dodgers will be underground only too soon
2006-12-04 09:16:48 · answer #8 · answered by Jules 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about London? Maybe the old people faint becasue of the soaring tempertaures on the network. Don't know about the youngsters though.
2006-12-04 09:12:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There isn't an underground in Wigan
2006-12-04 09:11:12 · answer #10 · answered by nettyone2003 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋