Christmas travel chaos - time for robots to take over public transport

[Participant]

People are too unreliable and expensive. They want pay rises and stuff.

The only answer to our constant travel problems, mainly from a combination of human stupidity and strikes, is to let the robots in.

Fewer crashes, no unreasonable pay and condition demands, reliable timings, no unions.

I am extremely ******* fed up of these ***** trashing every single peak travel time. We should in the 21st century be able to travel without being at the whim of bloody unions and lazy idiots that didn't do well at school so are striking for more pay.

 

[Participant]

I feel like there's a cool story here.
RMT strikes?

 

[Participant]

Yes as long as you're ok no one else should battle for fair pay and better terms and conditions

They can battle away, that's fine; I'm saying let's take it out of their hands so we don't have to care about it.

 

[Participant]

Driverless trains 'poor value' says leaked TfL study

Boris Johnson is calling for driverless trains to be a condition of future funding for TfL

www.bbc.co.uk

So still vulnerable to strikes. Or you're paying more.

For now maybe, but it's an inevitable milestone on humanity's progress map as it's one of society's biggest problems.

 

[Participant]

Robots can't drive a train if the overhead powerlines are brought down by a tree that's what's cause the issues at Euston today.

Have you somehow come to the conclusion that my main complaint in this thread is poor weather? Verbal reasoning tests must have been a massive struggle for you.

I wonder if someone, somewhere, is saying the same about you.

If they're not at least asking the question then they're not doing their jobs. That's how efficiency works and what drives society to drive itself to add value, rather than go on strike.

 

[Participant]

if 'the robots' could do it then this thread wouldn't exist

Well yes I obviously wouldn't have started this thread if the problem didn't exist. FML.

 

[Participant]

The technique is called shisa kanko, a Japanese phrase meaning 'point with finger and call'. It has been described as a practical demonstration of the Buddhist concept of mindfulness. A train driver, using shisa kanko, would not simply glance at a display to perform a required speed check.

You can rely on the Japanense to over embellish a basic activity.

Pointing your finger and calling based on the Buddhist concept of mindfulness; priceless.

 

[Participant]

Get a car

Public transport is utter ****

Especially trains. I don't know how people rely on them. My partner has to take a train 4 times a year. 1/4 has a serious issue. And that's excluding the late. Which is pretty much a given

Since the main topic of the thread is Eurotunnel strikes, which is where you take a car onto a train and the way most Brits get to France, I'm not sure "get a car" and "don't rely on trains" is that useful?

 

[Participant]

If you say wanted to get to Belgium for Christmas with the family, you cannot drive last time I checked. You need public transport unless you are loaded or superman.

 

[Participant]

I couldn't even imagine spending thousands of pounds a year just to go to work really.

What if you got paid hundreds of £ks when you got there?

 

[Participant]

You've got to feel for those poor transport workers, ruining everyone's Christmas getaway for unrealistic demands.