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3 or more buses at a stop - what should happen?
"Peter Lawrence" wrote in message
eb.com... Does anyone know what a bus driver is instructed to do when he approaches a stop and there are two or more buses stopped there already. Use their common sense? - the best course of action will depend on variables such as how many and what routes serve the stop, traffic conditions, how many passengers there are on the buses involved and likely to be waiting at stops further down the route. Let's assume all the vehicles in the scenario you describe serve the same route, and the approaching driver knows this. My observations for central London buses a There is then little chance of an intending psssenger making a clear signal or of the driver being able to see any signal made. My experience is that it's up to waiting passengers to take the initiative by making their way to the back of the queue and making themselves visible to approaching drivers if they want to board that bus. So, I show hope that (a) he will stop even if no signal is seen. if someone on board the bus requests the stop the driver has to comply, usually by joining the queue. They open the doors, let passengers on/off, close the doors and take off. Anyone waiting at the stop who doesn't make their way to the back of the queue (of buses) won't be catching that bus. If no one on board requests the stop the driver may decide to skip that stop (see below). (b) he will let passengers off and on when at the back of the queue, if it is safe to do so. see above (c) he will stop again shen he later reaches the stop sign, lest any passengers have not been able to get to an earler stopping position. In my experience it is very rare for a bus to close doors, move up the queue, and then re-open the doors unless traffic conditions mean the driver would be stopping there anyway. I hope he will NOT decide there are no passengers for his bus and overtake the stopped buses. If the approaching bus is lightly loaded and no one on board requested the stop and traffic conditions are suitable there may be a strong case for it to overtake and pick up the (large number of) people waiting at the next stop. This reduces subsequent dwell times for all the vehicles involved and will get things moving to the benefit of all. I have certainly seen this happen to good effect. -- DAS |
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