"Barry Salter" wrote in message
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peter wrote:
Well, what is the current rule regarding compulsory (white) bus stops?

Good question. There was a proposal floated that ALL bus stops would be
treated as a hybrid of the two types, based on observation of "normal"
practice. Namely:

1) All buses SHOULD stop at a bus stop if it looks like someone wishes to
board.

2) If a passenger wishes to alight, they SHOULD ring the bell.

One time, I can remember that a woman rang the bell only just as ths bus was
passing the stop where she wanted to alight. Nobody else had rung the bell.

When she asked the bus driver why she didn't stop, he told her that it was
because she did not ring it in time. This was, apparently, not an acceptable
response to the woman, who started calling the driver names.