Numbers that just don't add up

We decided to do our own maths to see what sort of figures emerged for the Into Town bus service following yesterday's entry on the blog.
Last month, 21,000 people travelled on the three services, and there were 23 working days in the month.
That comes to 913 people a day using the service, which averages 304 per route per day.
Again, averaging out across the 12 hours of the service day, we get a figure of 25 passengers per hour.
Of course, we know there are time when the buses have plenty of passengers, but as we've all seen there are many timer when the buses travel empty.
Even assuming two people using a car, it takes an average of six cars an hour off the roads.
Is that worth the chaos in Strait Bargate, and the huge investment in all the bus stops around the area, which invite people to fall off and harm themselves.
One thing is certain.
There is no way that this service is a "trial."
It's obviously here to stay and there is nothing that we can do about it.

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