On 16 Nov, 13:56, (Neil Williams)
wrote:

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:38:49 -0000, wrote:
I have noticed on several occasions that drivers seem to slam the brakes way
too hard, particularly on double deckers as people are coming down the
stairs.

The classic London binary throttle - only two settings, those being
full acceleration and emergency braking.

It is understandable, though, given the atrocious state of bus
infrastructure in Central London.


Would you care to expand on that point Neil?