Paul Corfield wrote:

London has never been able to make multi stream boarding work properly
- what happens when someone's Oyster card bleeps and they're in the
"non driver" lane. Answer - they either dodge their fare or the job
stops while they back track and queue to see the driver.

Has it ever properly tried it?

I did notice that when regional buses went low floor and the centre pole
went away, operations got slower because you have to wait for everyone to
alight before boarding, while before you could board and start paying on
the driver side of the pole while people alighted on the other side.

The pole also makes things easier for those not in a wheelchair but who
find it easier to have handrails on both sides when boarding.

Neil
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Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK. Put first name before the at to reply.