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(7i) Return to (travel) business in times of a virus

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Economies are restarting, a necessity Societies are slowly restarting their country, including opening borders so people can travel again. In Belgium shops opened while schools for some students restarted. People can also restart non contact sports. But, we're also reminded to continue to keep a distance from others and to continue washing our hands regularly.  Unfortunately, for many people this restart comes too late as the economy plummeted worldwide and companies need to fire people or close completely when they couldn't survive two months of inactivity. And, although many people acknowledge this lockdown was necessary, up to 25% of businesses say they won't survive a second lockdown; I also think " Mr Doom " is more realistic when he says that the recovery will be much slower than the IMF thinks it will. And yet, bars and restaurants still can't reopen in Belgium while also tourism that includes travel agencies, airline companies, hotels and others suffe...

Getting in and out of public transport carriages

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In this article I will discuss how to enter or leave train or metro vehicles. People may wonder why this needs to be discussed as it seems very logic but apparently this is not for everyone. I will also briefly discuss how I think stations should be organised to make the flow of people more efficient. Getting out and in carriages Situation A : For me, the fastest and most efficient way to leave and enter carriages is that, after the transport stops, people outside the vehicles move to the sides of the doors of the carriages. Doing so, after the doors open people can leave the coaches by moving straight forward without people standing in front of them. If the space before the door is vacated, 2 or 3 people can leave at the same time by moving straightforward so the train or metro will be empty very quickly. Ones most people left the carriages, people outside can move from both sides into emptier carriages. Doing it this way, in only a little minutes, sometimes less than a minute...