It would be nice if the schools had an amnesty that day for parents
taking their children out of school; after all quite a few won't have
the means to get there anyway, let alone the idea of being a
spectator.

There's a fair few parents in East London who can't afford to take
a day off work to look after their children let alone to go watch the
Tour. (I think that's one significant difference from 2007 when the time
trial was in central London on Saturday and 1st stage on Sunday.)

Prompts the thought that some commuters will end up using 2
buses where usually it's only one. And the extra GBP 1.45 will
matter to some of them. It'd be nice if TfL could do something to
address the point. Could they instruct drivers to issue "bus transfer
tickets" where routes are curtailed? (Not something I've seen them do
routinely.)
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Robin
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