Re: Connex pictures - take 2

[david <david@nmit.vic.edu.au>]

A friend og mine saw the photos and commented on the fact there seems to
be no
provision for standing comuters - seem no hand straps visable. Anyone
know ?

Regards,
David Head

Michael Kurkowski wrote:

> In article <397E82D5.C56B228F@yahoo.com>,
>   Ben Munro <sporologist@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > You say that people prefer to face each other. In trains with
> > reversible
> > seating, most people change the direction of the seats to face the
> > front
> > of the train. This doesn't fit with your assertion.
> > To many people, being looked at is threatening.
>
> Because they have the choice of facing forward. With fixed seating as
> the only option, one would prefer to face someone else, than everyone
> facing backwards in a particular direction.
>
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