March 13 2010

Yahoo! Weather - London, UK

Currently:	Cloudy, 46°F (feels like 41°F)
Wind:	12mph, NNE
Sunrise:	6:19 am
Sunset:	6:00 pm

On the buses

It was a Thursday afternoon and rush hour was fast approaching I took to the streets of Islington in North London to witness the functionality of Transport for London.

Passengers gathered at the bus stop waiting for their various buses to convey them to their destinations. Some looked grumpy and displeasing as they struggled to get on buses that were already full while others seemed to be annoyed by the smoke being blown their way from the nicotine addicts. To my surprise some bus riders were absolutely happy with the service, although her bus was three minutes late Sabrina was satisfied with the bus route 43 that she takes from Angel bus stop to London Bridge twice a week.

A passenger who preferred to remain anonymous also seemed to be satisfied with her commute on public transportation on the route 73 even though the service was very irregular. Her one complaint was that she liked the old route masters because there weren’t any restrictions in getting on or of a bus. Overall she rated the service a 7 out of 10.

Selma was a very unhappy customer her compliant was that when she commutes with her two year old daughter in her pram that it’s quite frustrating. She believes that tfl should provide more spaces on the buses not only for buggies but also for wheelchairs. Fellow passengers and bus drivers are very uncooperative with parents with prams often getting funny looks For the commissioner of Transport for London she had the following words “I would like to tell Peter Hendy to take his finger out of his bottom and do something for us who are contributing to this city”.

Overall people seemed to be content with the bus service in this neighbourhood however the one unsatisfied customer was very upset and expressed her frustration at the whole bus service.

submitted by charlesogunnowo on November 14th 2009

charlesogunnowo's blog
Login or register to post comments

Featured Contributors

Brian Usher

Brian Usher is picture editor of The-Latest. A highly experienced editorial and commercial photographer whose work has been published throughout the world, appearing in many well known magazines and newspapers. He has featured in several books and been a writer for the Royal Photographic Society magazine.
Chris Gaynor

Chris Gaynor is a freelance journalist and political writer with a passion for the blogosphere. He has written for local news websites and a student journalism publication in Romania. Chris is experienced in the use of Dreamweaver software and HTML. He is an avid blogger for The-Latest and also writes his own political blog Plenty2say.com.
Deborah Hobson

Deborah Hobson is a freelance writer and Deputy Editor of The-Latest.com. She specialises in human interest, celebrity and lifestyle features. Deborah has written scoops for The-Latest, using the Freedom of Information Act to uncover official secrets the public have a right to know about. She looks after contributors and if you would like to become one contact her: contribsed@the-latest.com
Heidi Kingstone

Heidi Kingstone has spent time in Afghanistan reporting for a number of publications. Her work has appeared in the Financial Times, The Spectator, The Sunday Times and other international journals. She has also reported from places like Iraq, Rwanda, Lebanon, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Kenya. Heidi is The-Latest's Editor at large.
Lara Platman

Lara Platman is a journalist and photographer with a passion for all things eccentric, fast and theatrical. This includes dance, motor cars, country life and polo. Her work has featured in a variety of top publications. She is a regular columnist for The-Latest and has her own site photofeature.co.uk that showcases her creative output.
Matt Gardner

Matt Gardner is a journalist from Hartlepool, now based in Leeds. He currently writes for a news agency and likes to cover a range of topics as a writer including politics, social affairs and sport. He runs a blog and articles archive at www.gardners-world.co.uk, showcasing his work on a number of websites.
Ron Ross

Ron Ross lives in the US and is a journalist, author, publisher and pastor. He has written numerous articles for a variety of periodicals and been a columnist for his county newspaper in Denver, Colorado. He wrote the book, Your Family Heritage, a Guide to Preserving Family History. In 2008, Ron created the American based National Association of Citizen Journalists.
Sumantra Maitra

Sumantra Maitra is a freelance journalist from Kolkota, India, where he has completed an MA in Journalism and Mass Communications at the Sikkim Manipal University. He has written articles for news website Merinews.com and other regional newspapers and magazines. Sumantra provided exclusive eyewitness reports for The-Latest on the Mumbai bombings of 2008.
Thomas L. Blair

Thomas L. Blair is a sociologist and political blogger on the Chronicleworld 'for creative renewal in Black Britain and Afro-Europe'. His work is honoured in the British Library's archive of "social, historic and culturally significant web-based material from the UK domain". He won top prize in the blogging competition on The-Latest.