Summary

Hey,

Check out a summary of my ideas below. Feel free to adapt them on another Page, tell me what you like or dislike or give other suggestions. Overall, I think aiming for the simplest interventions are potentially most effective, especially if we think of how this module places value on the overlooked banalities of the everyday.

Buses - I want to explore the everyday life in a driver's cab. I've found that in the city, people are less likely to acknowledge their driver when boarding or alighting whereas heading towards the outskirts of London there is a greater sense of community and recognition between drivers and passengers and amongst the latter alike. I would like to visit bus garages to get some bus drivers' insights into the political and social aspects of their jobs and perhaps make a survey for the general public to get their corresponding attitudes on this mode of transport.

Cycling - road space is narrow in London and the introduction of cyclist speedways has been cause for controversy amongst motor road users against cyclists. It would be good to get the perspectives of both those who cycle and those who drive on how demanding it is to share road space in London and how this has been intensified by cyclist speedways. Perhaps a comparison could be made with other cities regionally or internationally, that is if anyone has any anecdotes or experiences from elsewhere in regards to this or would like to expand their findings to this extent.

Train - the London Underground has great scope for analysis: from the isolating experience of driving a train and the possible deskilling of drivers by the ATO systems of most modern trains, to ticket machines succeeding ticket offices and the consequent reduction of jobs in this industry. How do these factors affect the smooth operations behind providing train services and the experience of the daily commute? Surveys could be good for this one, e.g. are people content with ticket machines or do they want ticket offices back?

Uber - I sense a culture emerging for catching an Uber. Studying the pros and cons of its self-employment ethos and making a survey for people's opinions on Uber, e.g. its convenience for them and how frequently they use it, could make for an interesting insight into the popularity for this relatively new mode of transport.

Isaiah.

Archived from pages, last edited on 5 March 2019.

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