Earl Purple wrote:

This is from today's London Lite, (P13).

These are the kind of bus stops that drivers hate but TfL thought were
a great idea - instead of gonig into a layby to allow traffic to pass,
the bus simply blocks the road. I don't think the intention is so that
the buses can easily move out again, it is deliberate anti-car policy.
"Hey you can't go faster than a bus so leave the car at home and take
the bus"".

No, the main reason is to eliminate the risk of accidents when people
cross the street in front of the bus before the bus drives away. When
people do so, there is a great risk that a car passing the standing bus
hit the pedestrians. It is a quite common kind of traffic accident in
most countries, especially at bus stops where lots of children go on or
off buses.

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