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David Cantrell · January 12th 12, 09:32 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:24:54PM +0000, d wrote:
On Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:56:08 +0000
David Cantrell wrote:
Small town == not much traffic == not so many problems caused by
blocking junctions.
I never once saw a bendy bus block a junction. ISTM its just another myth
perpetuated by non bus users who didn't like them.

I did, a great many times.

Sure, just like they do in York. Where there's **** all traffic.
Whats traffic got to do with it? Either they block junctions and kill poor
innocent cyclists or they don't.

Umm, for the hard-of-thinking, please consider what might cause a
vehicle to stop on a junction, and the effects that might have. Now
apply those thoughts to the two situations where, first, there is lots
of traffic, and second, where there is not.

Now do you understand?

As for cyclists, bendy buses *are* more dangerous to cyclists than
normal buses, but only to those cyclists who are really ****ing stupid
and do stupid things like overtaking on the left and ignoring
indicators, and can't seem to grasp the idea of large vehicles needing
lots of space for turning, or the idea of blind spots.

Well, apart from that nice Mr. Johnson making it part of his manifesto
and people voting for him. The mayor has basically no significant
powers over anything that matters to most people apart from transport,
so the transport part of his manifesto was the only important bit.
If you seriouly think the majority of people (including myself) who voted for
Boris did it because they didn't like bendy buses then you're an idiot.

Of course. People voted for him because they liked his transport
policies as a whole and because ...

I - as I suspect many others - simply voted for the buffoon to get rid if
that even bigger idiot Livingstone.

Then you're an idiot who shouldn't be trusted with a vote. Are you
really saying that you didn't bother to consider the policies of the
chap you voted for?

Frankly I've yet to see a serious
candidate fielded for the london major. They're all been lightweights and
hasbeens from all parties.

First time round, Livingstone was a serious candidate with good policies
and a reasonable track record from his time at the GLC. He then fatally
wounded himself by re-joining Labour instead of remaining as an
independent. I'm fairly sure that if he had remained independent he'd
still be mayor.

FWIW, I voted for Johnson, because I thought his transport policies were
better than Livingstone's, and the other bloke's (Paddick?) transport
policies were ridiculous. There were no other candidates although I did
find the comedy acts most entertaining.

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