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Saturday, December 13, 2008

I was just thinking about the news I read. With the seats in the MRT being removed, does it really solve the crowding problem. And what other problems might arise.

Do not remove the seats

Old folks, pregnant woman can sit down to rest.
People with weak legs or parents with baby in arms could have a place to rest.
Even if the seats were removed there will be no difference, as more people will squeeze into the MRT. So the MRT will still be as crowded as with seats.

Remove the seats

If there were no seats there should be more space (since somebody has proven that more people can squeeze into the MRT if there were no seats).

Conclusion
But I don't really think more "effective" spaces will be created by removing seats. For every one seat removed, only one person can occupy that space. It is just that there is no seat.

Unless the commuters squeezed until face to face like packed sardine. But nobody will be willingly going to do that. This is also based on the assumption that everybody can squeeze or be squeezed. In reality, not everybody has the ability to squeeze. Like for example, old folks and pregnant woman.

To me, I say half half. Without the seats we can have a little more space, but if without the seats, those old people and pregnant woman would not have a place to sit. So maybe half of the MRT have seats and half don't have.

To those who have read this, please give your opinions.

Reference

The Straits Times, Wednesday, November.26.2008, Page A25

Labels: MRT, news, old folks, pregnant, remove seats

berny blogged at 2:12 AM

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