Sadly, we live in a world where some people feel that they need to make violent protests against things they disagree with. Peaceful protest is wonderful, showing a degree of interest and commitment; violent protest is not.
We all know that planes are favoured targets. We all know that the security checks that exist at airports add considerably to the overall time of a journey; few of us, I suspect, would want to get on a plane without knowing that everyone on that plane had been checked - we all like to travel in the hope of arriving.
Do you think that High Speed trains would become targets for terrorists?
Do you think that security checks would be introduced if HS2 became a reality?
Wold you feel happy travelling on a high-speed train without knowing that the people travelling with you, together with their luggage, had been carefully checked, airport style?
How much time do you think this will add to the overall journey?
Do you think that HS2 will actually save you any time when you take the security aspect into consideration as well as the minor problem of getting to one of the very few stations that will handle an HS2 train?
Is it those who oppose HS2 who are mad or those who propose and support it?
1 comment:
airport security tends to be reviewed as part of a knee jerk reaction to terrorist events or attempts. Be in no doubt HS2 will be a specific terrorist target ( along with HS1). Ironically Having HS rail will be seen as a symbol of our country's wealth and aspirations. So not to have these costs and systems as part of the consultation (costs) is an utter nonsense. Recent events serve again as a reminder that 'they have not gone away' and together with defective trains, tracks and signals risk remains part and parcel of an industry craving more appropriate and prompter investment.
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