First Hampshire bus services back on roads in Southampton (From Daily Echo)

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  Mr E wrote:
  For years Southampton City have been trying to encourage people to 'Catch the bus' Shame that the services evaporate whenever there is a drop of snow

  It's a great shame that the buses were removed, but this was done for safety to all concerned.
  
  It's a great pity that the AMERICAN STYLE of get a small injury and sue the pants off who ever you can, has come to England. But this is now fact.
  
  And it is for that reason, that most Companies operate silly and unworkable Health and safety policies.
  
  10 yrs ago, someone have a minor knock with a bus, or slip getting on or off, they'd have said what the heck, it's been snowing only to be expected. That being the end of it.
  
  But todays society, are all to different, a small knock with invisable damage to a car, becomes a £2000 insurance claim for Massive body damage. A passenger slip getting on or off, now run's into £1000's as they claim for lost time off work, with minor injuries inflated to whiplash, and back trouble, all thats un-provable...
  
  The general public at large have to think whats best for themselves in the long run... Make huge and un-necessary claims against Companies because they can, making Companies introduce policies to prevent it happening, or go back to the OLD FASHION way, of taking a minor knock or injury on the CHIN, and forgetting the money grabbing way thats become standard today"
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