Craig wrote:

Hi,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5186896.stm

Just wondered if anyone else thinks it would be far more hygenic, more
pleasant & acceptable if the decision to no longer cover seats on new
trains in fabric was made.

Maybe as other mass transit systems use, eg, New York, a hard rigid
plastic. Still comfortable to sit on given that you are only on it
briefly !!! and not holding hidden all kinds of gunk that must be
embedded in the fabric.....

Just Wondered !


Plastic seats, no way!

I think they would be less pleasant and less acceptable. I don't think
there's any real hygiene problem at all either.

I always find this desire to try and ensure everything is
microscopically sanitised is pretty pointless and unachievable.
Microscopic organisms are an essential part of life on earth.