"Neil Williams" wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:54:20 -0000, "Bevan Price"
wrote:

And in Manchester, many / most passengers seem to ignore the second door,
and alight at the front, even those who had been sitting in the rear
portion
of the bus.

Probably because in the early days drivers were reluctant to open the
rear doors. May still be.

Neil


When I first used them on the Manchester - Bury route, the rear doors were
often opened if anyone was standing near them, but most passengers seemed to
ignore them and alight at the front. Maybe there were insufficient bendy
buses in the area for people to become familiar with alighting at a second
door.

Bevan