Author Topic: Rural transport consultation  (Read 1795 times)

Rural transport consultation
« on: 09 February, 2021, 05:50:01 pm »
The Gubbinments 'Call for evidence for the Rural Strategy for the future of Transport' is in operation for the next week, if any of you have an interest in filling in a poorly thought out survey that is going to be a nightmare to produce realistic statistics from...

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/future-of-transport-rural-strategy-call-for-evidence/future-of-transport-rural-strategy-call-for-evidence
If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is...

TimC

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Re: Rural transport consultation
« Reply #1 on: 09 February, 2021, 07:33:39 pm »
God, that survey is horribly badly written!

quixoticgeek

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Re: Rural transport consultation
« Reply #2 on: 13 February, 2021, 03:04:46 pm »
God, that survey is horribly badly written!

fucking hell that's awful. I ended up giving up. wtf.

J
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Re: Rural transport consultation
« Reply #3 on: 13 February, 2021, 03:18:01 pm »
God, that survey is horribly badly written!

fucking hell that's awful. I ended up giving up. wtf.

J

It really is bad. I persisted in the hope that there would be an "any other comments"-type box at the end. There was, fortunately, so I told them what I thought of their survey. ::-)

Re: Rural transport consultation
« Reply #4 on: 13 February, 2021, 08:05:40 pm »
I persevered, but basically ignored the questions and just gave my opinions

Re: Rural transport consultation
« Reply #5 on: 13 February, 2021, 08:08:02 pm »
There were a few "I haven't a clue what you are trying to ask" replies on mine.  :facepalm:
If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is...

TimC

  • Old blerk sometimes onabike.
Re: Rural transport consultation
« Reply #6 on: 13 February, 2021, 08:15:52 pm »
Yes, I finished it, but they got quite a few bollockings for being unclear, and far too wordy and urban-centric on the way. Not sure they'll like my answers very much.

arabella

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Re: Rural transport consultation
« Reply #7 on: 16 February, 2021, 03:23:19 pm »
I got distracted, perhaps I should have another go.

thoughts:

2nd home owners aren't likely to be tempted by increased bus availability

would preventing people parking in towns (aka obligatory park'n'ride) make a difference - bus village to town vs drive to p'n'r and then bus to town?

it's a hard decline to reverse
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