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These writhing whales of the road have swung their hefty rear
On Jul 28, 4:44*pm, wrote:
So you can't see why an 18m long vehicle doing this in front of you is more of a problem than a 9m long vehicle? *Really? *In this case the bus pulled onto the roundabout and immediately had to stop for a traffic light, blocking my route to the exit. *A standard length bus would simply not have been a problem. But you can see how long the bus is, why don't you take account of that? Much as though you would probably prefer otherwise, in a head to head with a bus a cyclist isn't going to win so why not just accept that fact and stop complaining when buses get in your way. You can scoot around most obstacles, buses can't. I don't have much option when the bus overtakes me or pulls out in front of me, which is the major source of the problem. I also don't have any control over whether the driver chooses to pull away when I am part way past, although I never start to pass a bus that is indicating. If you want to use a slower and more expensive mode (and take part in the great virus incubation experiment while you do so) then that is your choice :-) OTOH theres little chance of me being run over. Obviously we use different roads - the people crossing the road at Cannon Street seem to be courting just that ) characteristics - the tail of a bendy bus moves in *much* faster than the trailer of an artic. *Bendy buses are far and away the longest So what? When you encounter a long vehicle for the first time I can understand your concern , but since you deal with them every day whats the problem? If you can't handle the vehicles on the road don't go on it. So you'd be happy with introducing, say, roadtrains into the UK since people would soon get used to them? It doesn't work that way. There are specific characteristics of bendy buses which cause specific problems in specific circumstances, and the buses appear to have been introduced without thought to these problems, which is one reason there is pressure to remove them from the centre of London. Another reason is foolish nostalgia, of course, but that does not nullify the tangible problems they cause. I think there are credible reasons for removing them from some routes. *I am not the only one to think this. *Which indicates to me Some routes yes, where they simply don't fit. But not to get rid of them altogether. I think that's what I said. -- Guy |
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