#TravelKind new priority seating signs

For those whom may not know what these look like, a Tweet from IanVisits.

I saw that yesterday, only some seats have these notices.

From what I recall they were only near the single leaf doors at the end of the tube cars with just two signs per car, one at each end and one on each side (front right, back left) - and none at the cab end of DM's. Maybe this will change in the next few days.

I have a few photos but as yet have barely had the time to download them off my camera.

Simon

More photos... inside the train when the sliding passenger doors are open and closed plus outside the train but only when the doors are closed - the sign can't be seen when the doors are open!

Simon

I would hope that their signage includes that children (of all ages) should not occupy seats to the exclusion of adults.

Even better it could refer to the fact that the children will be travelling for free and refer to 'fare paying adults'.

Such etiquette was drummed in to me when I was a child - and I was reminded that I was only paying child fares whilst adults were paying full fares.

Simon

I don't like the overuse of hashtags. It's one of my pet peeves, and it's not only TfL doing it...I've seen countless other ads with much much worse hashtags. 

I used to resent being told to stand so adults could sit down.
But the grown-ups pointed out that they only paid half-fare for me.
THAT was another resentment!

Following a recent serious incident with Facebook, I have been questioning the reason for hashtags when it seems social media is at risk of going out of being shunned.

I haven't heard any announcements this week, regarding priority seating, as was advertised would happen by TfL. I wonder if these signs are here to stay?

The biggest issue for me is, I keep attempting to understand which seat this massive circular is aimed at. Is it one or two seats? And it absolves the other 16 passengers that have fortunately found themselves in other seats. Surely the guidance should be....give up your seat if there is someone one can see that needs it more than you.

In practice I find that someone offers a seat, then someone else insists that they should offer their seat too. Result: pregnant lady in a seat and an empty seat near her where the original "giver uper" won't sit down and the other standees won't take it off him/her.....only in London.

In circumstances like this, surely 2 others should give up their seats without the need of a sticker to prompt it. And as a side issue, do I, as a relatively healthy 64 year old, give up my seat, or should, as has happened in the past, expect younger people to give up their seat for me?

Some seats are easier to get into and out of than others - they are usually* the ones that are identified as Priority seats. Thus, it makes sense that the person sitting in the priority seat should be prepared to be give theirs up (unless their need is greater), whether or not there are other seats available.

(*although on some lines it is difficult to see why they have been chosen)

Then you don't know how content curation works.

Compare:

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With:

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Which is more relevant?

One is the search results for "Travelkind" which are little to do with this thread, the other is the search results for "#travelkind" which are the same topic as this thread.