The Anonymous Widower

A Mistake On A London Bus

London buses are nearly always built with an entrance at the front and an exit in the middle.  This post gives a good view of the two doors on the bus in the foreground.

I was on a 205 going from Kings Cross to Marylebone and sitting next to me at the back, were a couple from Sheffield, who wanted to go to the gardens at Regent’s Park.

The bus was a bit crowded and when it came time to get off,they walked right to the front door, before the driver, told them that you exit London buses from the middle.

The muddle in the middle of the bus as they returned, illustrated one reason, why buses should have an entrance and an exit.

This separation also makes it easy to load one baby buggy, as another is getting off and it tends to push the low life away from the driver.

I can’t for the life of me understand, why it isn’t compulsory for buses to have separate entrances and exits.

Strangely though, with New Buses for London, the drill now seems to be that you wait for everybody to get out at the entrance nearest you and then step in. People also tend to avoid getting on through the middle door and of course the conductor marshalls the passengers in busy times.

June 7, 2013 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Buses, London, New Bus for London