In message , at 14:45:12 on Tue, 8
Mar 2011, Paul Terry remarked:

I believe some new arrangements were made regarding bus stops
recently, although there seems to be all sorts of confusion about what
exactly these arrangements are.

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/reques..._at_compulsory

I can hardly believe I've read it correctly, but it seems to say that
TfL are standardizing on the "compulsory" flag, at which passengers
must always request the bus to stop.

No, it seems to be saying the driver must treat every stop as
compulsory, unless convinced otherwise.

In Geneva, all stops appear to be compulsory (and the bus does stop)
even if there's no-one stood at it and the bus clearly has no passengers
either standing or making their way to the door. This gets a bit tedious
when the route is lightly loaded!
--
Roland Perry