On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:27:41 -0700, MIG
wrote:

Bendy buses are a silly idea for a city like London. Everyone knows
it and, in real life, pedestrians and cyclists and possibly others are
suffering.

Bendy buses - and in some cases 16m rigid buses with steering rear
axles - are not a problem in many European cities. The problem is in
those driving them, but equally in those road users around them not
taking their length into account.

They are a sensible solution for high-loading, short-distance feeder
routes like the Red Arrows and the Oxford Street heavily-loaded
services.

They are constantly parking across junctions and crossings. If their
drivers followed the highway code (which of course they don't) they
would only ever start moving through a junction or crossing if there
was a full bendy bus length of space available beyond. A regular bus
or three cars might have been able to move on, but a bendy bus
shouldn't.

Correct. So, clearly, more driver training (or, if appropriate,
enforcement) is required, as are certain minor modifications to the
road infrastructure to allow them to operate safely.

Neil

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