On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:32:07 +0000
David Cantrell wrote:
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.

Well I used to take them from bank to holborn on a regular basis when I
worked in that area and never saw it happen once nor have I seen it happen
elsewhere. I guess we'll have to agree to differ.

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.

If a vehicle stops on a junction because there's blocking traffic then its
the drivers fault for crossing in the first place. Its not the fault of the
vehicle. I've seen plenty of cars do it but I can't remember seeing many
buses do it. No doubt you've probably seen bendy buses cross junctions
hundreds of times without a problem but remember the one incident where it
occured.

And if you've ever been to Metz you'd know that the centre consists of tight
narrow streets with sharp corners and cars parked all over the place. Plenty
of things to potentially obstruct a bus.

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?

Pretty much. There was no way I wanted livingstone and his justice dodging
agenda pushing cronies like Jasper back in. Frankly I'd have voted for a
Tellytubby before him. Boris is a mostly harmless buffoon. So long as he
serves his term and basically does nothing of importance then thats fine by me.

and a reasonable track record from his time at the GLC.

Sorry, is that some kind of joke? Livingstone is the patron saint of whining
minority causes and to hell with the majority. He's a standard issue self
hating duplicitous anti english left wing baby boomer. The only good thing
about him and his worthless generation is that they'll soon be too old to
cause any more trouble and wreck society any further than they already have.

B2003