On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:39:42 +0100, asdf
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 10:14:39 +0100, Steve wrote:

All bus stops removed.
When buses enter OS they become part of a shuttle, travelling in single file
and not overtaking or needing to pull in.
All traffice lights crossing the street will turn red together stopping
movement on the whole of OS while traffic crosses. Meanwhile all the busses
will open doors and allow entry or egress to passengers at the same time.

So, if there are no bus stops, how do you know where to wait for your
bus? Do you just hang around near some traffic lights and hope they
turn red as your bus approaches?

Well that's pretty much how it worked with the Routemasters. People
just hopped on and off all along Oxford Street, on whichever bus
happened to be stopped near them. Now that the buses only stop at
certain stops depending on where they're going, and more importantly
you can only get off them at prescribed stops, people have to think a
lot more about which particular bus to get on, which leads to bigger
crowds at each stop, and longer boarding times for each bus.