The Piccadilly line was hit by 15-minute gaps between services on Tuesday, but this was just the latest instance in a catalogue of delays.
Latest TfL data, for the four weeks to February 5, shows only 86.8 per cent of weekday trains running. Only the Jubilee line was less reliable out of the 11 Underground lines. At peak times, Piccadilly line trains only operated on 85.7 per cent of scheduled mileage.
Planned upgrades affecting the Piccadilly line remain more than two years away. However, Transport for London commissioner Andy Lord denies criticism of the line being the “biggest headache” on the Tube. Regular passengers on the line may disagree with his assessment.
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Earlier this week we asked: Should London follow Paris and ban e-scooters?
Yes! It's not really about the scooters; much more about the selfish and dangerous idiot riding it.
— Toby Asker-Browne (@TobyAskerBrowne) April 3, 2023
On Instagram, matzefromhannover commented: “Those things are super dangerous in traffic and serve no real purpose in cities with extensive public transport”
p.platania suggested tighter controls on cycling too: “Ban scooters and enforce number plates on all bikes.”
But lensi_photography is in favour of keeping e-scooters: “No, with the cost of fares this is one way of ppl having cheap travel … yes I hear the safety concerns but my thought is that their concern isn’t safety but money. Bham has banned you using your own but you can pay to use theirs ….”
They will be ideal once we are forced to live in 15 minute cities
— James Law (@JamesLa92875868) April 4, 2023
On Facebook, users including Monica Maclean brought up safety issues with e-scooters: “Yes, luckily I looked left last weekend when I was at a pedestrian crossing. Green man was showing and a little scroat on an E-scooter carried on through the red light. Most of them have no concept of road safety or rules.”
Howard Shakespeare: “Yes. It isn’t the danger to the users. That’s up to them, not a nanny state. But the problem is that they are used irresponsibly, often being used on pavements. That puts our elderly at huge risk should they be hit.”
Richard Keogh: “There’s no enforcement of the measly regulations put in place so yes they should be banned immediately”
