(05-04-2021, 07:24 AM)creative Wrote: Has anyone asked why it goes so slow?
Probably, but experience shows that they aren’t responsive to questions. I would not expect to see any public explanation of that, and I would be very surprised to see any engagement at all with the details or with a deeper discussion. For example, suppose we had the following questions (paraphrased):
Q: why does the LRT go so slowly along Courtland?
A: for safety [wouldn’t expect to see this or any response, but they might say something vague like this]
Q: [supposing the previous reply was made] OK, but why specifically? There are lots of places more curved than that where it goes faster, and the cars on the adjacent road have no trouble going 50km/h faster than the LRT. What is different about this location?
A: … [would probably fall off my chair if I saw a meaningful reply here; my guess is the answer is some biffle-baffle about the curve at Hayward, but that is way too far away for that to make any sense]
I do understand that the LRT organization or any authority cannot be expected to engage indefinitely with argumentative questioners, but the above questions are entirely reasonable. Basically, I want the people running the place to act like people, not like robots. They should be pleased people are interested, and willing to actually re-think their opinions based on what they read; and responses shouldn’t just be PR babyfood but actual engagement. This is what I do at work every day: I often make a decision about how things need to work which doesn’t survive contact with client expectations; at which point I think some more.