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[Raven]

Nah. It's got it's place. But it is a bit shit isn't it.

They need smaller, electric vehicles, big diesel buses are always empty round here, and the timetables are hilarious. Random buses going to random places, with no join up except going into the centre of town to change bus.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfBgQjByvXI


Around these parts, too.

 

[Tom]

The main issue with buses being caught in congestion is a lack of protected facilities at junctions. Bus lanes end before the junction, so they have to wait with all the other traffic. We need more dedicated lanes for buses so they can skip all the traffic and continue.

Street View · Google Maps Funnily enough that one has since been replaced by a protected cycle junction (part of the Chorlton Cycleway).

 

[Scouse]

The main issue with buses being caught in congestion is a lack of protected facilities at junctions. Bus lanes end before the junction, so they have to wait with all the other traffic. We need more dedicated lanes for buses so they can skip all the traffic and continue

Dedicated bus lanes in sheff. The bus was moving freely.

But rather than just getting to where it was going it was sat, multiple times, stationary - just so it'd hit the timetable.

During rush hour there's a bus every 5 minutes or so. They should just get people to tgeir destination as fast as possible. People won't have to wait long to get the next one if the miss it - and we'd reduce the journey time for passengers during rush hour.

During non rush hour they need to hit timings because of the lower availability of buses.

Regardless, it was still uncomfortable, took me far enough away from my destination that I was pretty damn wet by the time I made it to the office.

I'm not anti-public-transport - but ultimately it's still a bit fucking shit

 

[Overdriven]

Accidentally clicked the booty thread instead of this one whilst the wife was looking at my phone.

"Pervs" - Ms Overdriven, 2025.

 

[Deebs]

Accidentally clicked the booty thread instead of this one whilst the wife was looking at my phone.

"Pervs" - Ms Overdriven, 2025.

Tel Ms Overdriven that I will use that title with the honour it deserves, thank you.

 

[Bodhi]

Dedicated bus lanes in sheff. The bus was moving freely.

But rather than just getting to where it was going it was sat, multiple times, stationary - just so it'd hit the timetable.

During rush hour there's a bus every 5 minutes or so. They should just get people to tgeir destination as fast as possible. People won't have to wait long to get the next one if the miss it - and we'd reduce the journey time for passengers during rush hour.

During non rush hour they need to hit timings because of the lower availability of buses.

Regardless, it was still uncomfortable, took me far enough away from my destination that I was pretty damn wet by the time I made it to the office.

I'm not anti-public-transport - but ultimately it's still a bit fucking shit

Serves people who use them right for being poor.

 

[Tom]

Dedicated bus lanes in sheff. The bus was moving freely.

But rather than just getting to where it was going it was sat, multiple times, stationary - just so it'd hit the timetable.

During rush hour there's a bus every 5 minutes or so. They should just get people to tgeir destination as fast as possible. People won't have to wait long to get the next one if the miss it - and we'd reduce the journey time for passengers during rush hour.

During non rush hour they need to hit timings because of the lower availability of buses.

Regardless, it was still uncomfortable, took me far enough away from my destination that I was pretty damn wet by the time I made it to the office.

I'm not anti-public-transport - but ultimately it's still a bit fucking shit

Hardly ever at junctions, which is where congestion tends to occur. And buses should stick to a timetable, because departing early is just as bad as departing late.

 

[Gwadien]

Accidentally clicked the booty thread instead of this one whilst the wife was looking at my phone.

"Pervs" - Ms Overdriven, 2025.

Could you please inform Ms Overdriven that I have only accidentally clicked on it maybe a couple of dozen times.

 

[Raven]

The main issue with buses being caught in congestion is a lack of protected facilities at junctions. Bus lanes end before the junction, so they have to wait with all the other traffic. We need more dedicated lanes for buses so they can skip all the traffic and continue.

Street View · Google Maps Funnily enough that one has since been replaced by a protected cycle junction (part of the Chorlton Cycleway).

We are quite lucky where the traffic is pretty good around here, and the buses have full dedicated lanes in town. It's just the route planning is crap. I was amazed at how good the transport was in Oxford, the satellite park and ride stations are great, and act as mini stations.

 

[Jupitus]

Accidentally clicked the booty thread instead of this one whilst the wife was looking at my phone.

"Pervs" - Ms Overdriven, 2025.

I hope you didn't click and show her who has liked every-single-post ....

 

[Scouse]

Hardly ever at junctions, which is where congestion tends to occur. And buses should stick to a timetable, because departing early is just as bad as departing late.

Nope. Not if one comes around every 6 or 7 minutes in the morning (as they do). Might as well just ship people as quickly as possible.

In the day it's much more important to be "on time" - because you don't want people waiting 30 minutes because you flew through 5 minutes early. But in the morning, if you can knock 15 minutes off their commute...