solar penguin wrote:

You just don't like Oyster - that's fine. However don't try to
"get me" over having survey evidence and then using a sample of one to
support your dislike of Oyster in the same thread!! It's not exactly a
consistent position.

I'm sorry for thinking "a sample of one" was more than nothing at
all. You see, I have this old-fashioned idea that one is somehow more
than none. Obviously that doesn't apply in the topsy-turvy world of
Oyster...


I'm sorry, I shouldn't've said that. It was a silly, cheap shot.
Instead I'll try and explain things properly.

You look up transport fares in advance. Yes, that is a sample of one,
and you can't extrapolate from it to claim that "most people" do
this. The most you can conclude is that it is _possible_ for people
to look up transport fares in advance.

You've used other PAYG systems with fewer problems than Oyster.
Again, I can't use that sample of one to claim that "most people" have
used other PAYG systems with fewer problems than Oyster. But that's
OK because I'm not interested in claiming that. I can, however, use
it to conclude that it's _possible_ to have PAYG systems with fewer
problems than Oyster. And if it's possible then why isn't TfL doing
it?

See the difference? Claiming that something's possible is different
from claiming that "most people" actually do it, so they require
different kinds of evidence.