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Old March 1st 08, 09:37 AM posted to uk.transport.london
Laurence Payne[_2_] Laurence Payne[_2_] is offline
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Default Which bus Embankment Gardens to the Royal Albert Hall?

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:39:45 -0800 (PST), Mizter T
wrote:

Isn't it odd how the defaults on that page are ALL wrong? You always
have to use Advanced Options. Even there, it assumes your departure
time is the criterion. You normally don't care what time you leave
nearly so much as what time you need to arrive.


I wouldn't agree with that at all really. The Journey Planner on the
TfL home page is just for 'quick and dirty' information - if you want
to bookmark the advanced page, use this URL:

http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/

I also certainly don't subscribe to your idea that it is the arrival
time that's always the critical factor. Most online journey planners
default to departure time anyway.

Wrong for you maybe, but I'd suggest doing things differently would
make it wrong for the majority of other users.


Well, it wouldn't for this guy :-) It's a fair bet his criterion is
the starting time of whatever he's going to see at the RAH, not what
time he fancies leaving Chelsea.