On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:13:51 -0700 (PDT), MIG
wrote:

I think that we have learned something from the experience and that
any new vehicle shouldn't require people to file through a narrow
entry point, but also shouldn't take up as much road space as a bendy
or require the majority of punters to stand.

In central London, most people stand on the Tube. I don't see why a
bus should be any different - indeed, for a short journey I pretty
much always stand on London buses, usually in the wheelchair area if
there is no wheelchair on board.

Longer-distance buses coming in from the suburbs to cope with gaps /
lack of capacity on the Tube are a different matter, of course. But
one type of bus won't solve every problem - these are the sort of
routes on which a double-decker is far better, with standing space
downstairs plus a few priority seats, and seats upstairs for those
making longer journeys. But for Oxford Street, say, there's only one
better type of vehicle, and that's a tram - most probably one that is
also mostly for standees.

Neil
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