We spoke to Londoners to see how they are feeling about transport in the city, after an electric bus caught fire in Wimbledon.
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00:00 A bus caught fire in Wimbledon Hill on Thursday January 11th at 7.20am. The fire severely
00:09 damaged the rear of the vehicle, however, luckily no one was injured. But how do Londoners
00:15 feel about getting on buses now and do they still feel safe on London Transport?
00:21 A little bit uneasy but you just have to trust that the proper maintenance is taking place
00:26 and that the proper contracts are in place. And it's a case of they're here to stay so
00:31 you have to trust that the processes are robust enough.
00:35 No not really, I'll still get on because if it happens then it happens. It's not really
00:39 for me to decide what happens.
00:40 So you'd still get on them?
00:42 Yeah.
00:43 I'd definitely be nervous but again it's that kind of thing. If you're in an area like Wimbledon
00:47 because I used to work there so I've seen them, they have all the USB plug-ins for newer
00:51 buses but if it's your only method of transport, again you just have to take the gamble really.
00:57 I'd be worried but if I need to get somewhere I'm going to have to take the risk, yeah.
01:03 Generally feel safe, I haven't read that story so I'm not familiar with it but obviously
01:07 we have to transition to better and greener technology but it has to be safe so they need
01:11 to put the work in to make sure it's safe.
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