{"id":1408,"date":"2020-10-28T10:07:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T10:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/?p=1408"},"modified":"2021-02-25T10:36:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T10:36:40","slug":"bus-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2020\/10\/28\/bus-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Bus News"},"content":{"rendered":"

subtext<\/cite>‘s intrepid Stagecoach correspondent reports…<\/p>\n

Worries about virus transmission on public transport to and from campus have been, justifiably, one of the main concerns expressed by staff and students alike. So, how safe are things on the ground?<\/p>\n

Signs as you embark ask passengers to sit in a window seat, with an empty row in front and behind you<\/q>, but are these rules being enforced? Not really, but only because the buses are so sparsely populated that the risk now seems quite small, with many who would normally travel by bus opting to walk, cycle or drive instead. Your correspondent has only seen one example of a bus full<\/q> sign being displayed, on a number 100 as it whizzed past the Infirmary; every other time, there have been at most 10 people on each deck.<\/p>\n

The don’t sit next to anyone<\/q> advice is adhered to rigorously, whilst the make sure there’s an empty row in front and behind you<\/q> advice is being interpreted more flexibly: complied with if the numbers (or convenience) allow it, but not if they don’t. Almost everyone is dutifully wearing a mask, although this is reportedly not the case on some of the city centre shuttle<\/q> services. Usually there will be at least one window open, so pack a parka.<\/p>\n

subtext<\/cite>‘s paradoxical conclusion: for as long as many are avoiding Stagecoach because they’re worried about the risk of travelling by bus, the numbers on the buses will remain so low that the risk is likely minimal. Alas, in true tragedy of the commons style, as soon as enough of us realise this, the numbers are likely to rise until the risk becomes something to really worry about.<\/p>\n

Maybe we shouldn’t be printing this story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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