Thread: Old People & Front Doors on Buses
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Old November 5th 15, 02:40 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Old People & Front Doors on Buses
wrote on 05 Nov 2015 at 13:12 ...
On Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 10:15:14 AM UTC, Offramp wrote:
We are meant to board buses by the front door and alight by the centre doors.

Why do old people only want to use the front doors for both?

The facility of egress would seem identical.

They are not identical as the front entrance on London buses normally has the ability for the front suspension to kneel so reducing the step up/down to the kerb. This is a major benefit to people with reduced mobility such as the elderly. Drivers are encouraged to look out for people such as this as part of their customer service training. So it's good to hear that this is obviously working!

Also, the front door is likely to be nearer the kerb than the centre
door if the driver has had to pass a parked vehicle before pulling in to
the bus stop. And the front door is narrower, thus offering hand-holds
on both sides.

The OP's obvious exaggeration doesn't help his case.
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