Tezza1978
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On the Telegraph website tonight Government discusses campaign to encourage people to return to public transport (telegraph.co.uk)
I'm a regular train user, I was back travelling all around the country by train for business and leisure from June last year once lockdown relaxed......however it remains to be seen how successful campaigns like this will be when people still have to wear face coverings. I grudgingly put up with them as I think there is a small benefit, but as cases decrease significantly and vaccines ramp up the argument for them becomes weaker...
We need to get public transport use at least partly back up to where it was before for both green reasons and economic reasons (of course peak usage won't go back to how it was before)
I think a campaign such as this is sorely needed - after 12 months of the government trying to get people to believe public transport is uniquely dangerous, apart from a few months in the summer where the message was relaxed a bit before being reintroduced.Officials are in discussions with transport groups about advertising campaigns and Government advice to help bolster confidence in using public transport later this year.
It comes after business chiefs highlighted concerns that employees could seek to avoid the workplace due to worries about catching Covid on their commutes.
Adam Marshall, the director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, told The Telegraph that state help would be needed in "restoring confidence in the use of public transport" to encourage staff to return to "workplaces in our major cities" when restrictions ease.
Ahead of the Prime Minister setting out a roadmap out of lockdown on Monday, Mr Marshall said businesses had highlighted "workforce confidence issues around public transport"; in the months ahead.
He said such fears could be allayed by boosting public awareness about the stringent safety and security measures deployed by transport companies, including regular cleaning and reduced capacity...
I'm a regular train user, I was back travelling all around the country by train for business and leisure from June last year once lockdown relaxed......however it remains to be seen how successful campaigns like this will be when people still have to wear face coverings. I grudgingly put up with them as I think there is a small benefit, but as cases decrease significantly and vaccines ramp up the argument for them becomes weaker...
We need to get public transport use at least partly back up to where it was before for both green reasons and economic reasons (of course peak usage won't go back to how it was before)
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