Route 73 - no longer better from every angle
Clive D. W. Feather wrote to uk.transport.london on Mon, 16 May 2005:
In article , David Cantrell writes I've not counted them, but I'm fairly sure that *any* of the double deckers, including RMs, have more seats. Which would show that TfL's claim that Bendies are more comfortable is a lie. Comfort is not just seating. Agreed! If I had to travel on a Bendy every day, I'd probably have to wear my sea-bands - whereas on top of a double decker, I'm fine on all but the very longest journey on the very hottest of days! The worst is standing on a bus where you can't see out because there are too many people. And if I were in the trailer of the Bendy, I'd probably have to get out before I'd finished the journey.... I can't bear sitting with my back to the driver downstairs on a double decker, either. -- "Mrs Redboots" http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/ Website updated 3 April 2005 |
Route 73 - no longer better from every angle
"Mrs Redboots" wrote in message
... If I had to travel on a Bendy every day, I'd probably have to wear my sea-bands - whereas on top of a double decker, I'm fine on all but the very longest journey on the very hottest of days! The worst is standing on a bus where you can't see out because there are too many people. And if I were in the trailer of the Bendy, I'd probably have to get out before I'd finished the journey.... I can't bear sitting with my back to the driver downstairs on a double decker, either. -- "Mrs Redboots" Maybe your boots were made for walking? -- John Rowland - Spamtrapped Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes |
Route 73 - no longer better from every angle
John Rowland wrote to uk.transport.london on Thu, 19 May 2005:
"Mrs Redboots" wrote in message ... If I had to travel on a Bendy every day, I'd probably have to wear my sea-bands - whereas on top of a double decker, I'm fine on all but the very longest journey on the very hottest of days! The worst is standing on a bus where you can't see out because there are too many people. And if I were in the trailer of the Bendy, I'd probably have to get out before I'd finished the journey.... I can't bear sitting with my back to the driver downstairs on a double decker, either. -- "Mrs Redboots" Maybe your boots were made for walking? No, but to travel upstairs on a double-decker bus! Which is what I like..... your mileage, as they say, may vary. -- "Mrs Redboots" http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/ Website updated 3 April 2005 |
Route 73 - no longer better from every angle
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Route 73 - no longer better from every angle
Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article , (Colin McKenzie) wrote: For occupants, maybe - fewer falls from platforms. The jury's still out on their effects on cyclists and motorcyclists. As a cyclist on Euston Road between King's Cross station and Judd Street I find the bendies on the 73 such a nightmare that I slip off under Camden Town Hall into the back streets if I see one ahead of me. On a bike you can't pass a bendy at a stop because they are twice as long as a Routemaster. By the time you get to the front of one it starts off. It least that confirms TfL's claims about quicker boarding. Is it really a "nightmare" to have to wait a few seconds behind the bus until it moves off again? -- Richard J. (to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address) |
Route 73 - no longer better from every angle
"Richard J." typed
It least that confirms TfL's claims about quicker boarding. Is it really a "nightmare" to have to wait a few seconds behind the bus until it moves off again? The nightmare is when the bendy overtakes the bicycle. -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. |
Route 73 - no longer better from every angle
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Route 73 - no longer better from every angle
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(Richard J.) wrote: Colin Rosenstiel wrote: In article , (Colin McKenzie) wrote: For occupants, maybe - fewer falls from platforms. The jury's still out on their effects on cyclists and motorcyclists. As a cyclist on Euston Road between King's Cross station and Judd Street I find the bendies on the 73 such a nightmare that I slip off under Camden Town Hall into the back streets if I see one ahead of me. On a bike you can't pass a bendy at a stop because they are twice as long as a Routemaster. By the time you get to the front of one it starts off. It least that confirms TfL's claims about quicker boarding. Is it really a "nightmare" to have to wait a few seconds behind the bus until it moves off again? They also seem to get closer to the kerb so making it impossible to pass on the nearside even when they're moving. The nightmare was the cycle in a triangle signs on the back of a 73 positively revelling in their bike-unfriendliness. -- Colin Rosenstiel |
Route 73 - no longer better from every angle
Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article , (Richard J.) wrote: Colin Rosenstiel wrote: In article , (Colin McKenzie) wrote: For occupants, maybe - fewer falls from platforms. The jury's still out on their effects on cyclists and motorcyclists. As a cyclist on Euston Road between King's Cross station and Judd Street I find the bendies on the 73 such a nightmare that I slip off under Camden Town Hall into the back streets if I see one ahead of me. On a bike you can't pass a bendy at a stop because they are twice as long as a Routemaster. By the time you get to the front of one it starts off. It least that confirms TfL's claims about quicker boarding. Is it really a "nightmare" to have to wait a few seconds behind the bus until it moves off again? They also seem to get closer to the kerb so making it impossible to pass on the nearside even when they're moving. The nightmare was the cycle in a triangle signs on the back of a 73 positively revelling in their bike-unfriendliness. I'm not familiar with these signs. Are they suggesting to cyclists that squeezing between the bus and the kerb might be dangerous? Seems sensible to me. Again, it's only a "nightmare" if you believe that cyclists deserve priority over buses and their passengers. -- Richard J. (to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address) |
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