From January, there will be an average
increase of regulated rail fairs, mostly season tickets, of 6.2%. To add insult to injury this does not even guarantee
a seat. Although Health and Safety has a bad name these days, consider
this. There are moves to make cycling
helmets compulsory, the typical speed of a cycle is 10mph, people travelling by
car are compelled to be seated and wear a seat belts, maximum legal speed 70
mph, and yet we allow people to stand up, totally unprotected, in trains
travelling at up to 140 mph. Presumably, the thinking is, that, following the
relentless assault from increased ticket prices, passengers have already lost
the will to live.
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