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I agree that the announcements are annoying, but isn't this an overly emotional response? UK railways are extremely safe (as shown in the following link that someone else already posted here), and the annoying announcements might just be one of the less appealing aspects of an overall safety culture which is working as designed. I certainly don't see any connection between annoying announcements and any of the real problems facing the UK at present. E.g. what do they have to do with the housing crisis, or the social care crisis, or ...?

https://international-railway-safety-council.com/safety-stat...



The annoying announcements are due to very a real problem facing the U.K. - what do you think the “it” is that we’re supposed to be spotting? It’s not a herd of unicorns.


We’re talking about the “health and safety” announcements, not the crime/terrorism ones. Check the examples upthread.


It showed that culture of the place changed. And culture is what determines how the rest of society fares.




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