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Re: Sign if you agree. RE:bus stop spacings |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Thu Jan 9 10:39:44 2020, in response to Re: Sign if you agree. RE:bus stop spacings, posted by Stephen Bauman on Thu Jan 9 09:36:35 2020. It's cause of turning traffic as Spider Pig stated. It has nothing to do with exiting passengers. If a passenger crosses in front of the bus, the driver has a red light anyway.I liked it better when some stops were nearside and others were farside depending on the predominant transfer movement t for passengers. That ensured the fewest number of passengers had to cross the street to mak a connection and also reduced the number of missed buses crossing the street reducing passenger travel time. I bet that was never considered when it was decided to make most bus stops farside. Only the number of vehicle accidents were considered. But the former system most likely had fewer pedestrian accidents with fewer passenger carelessly running across a street to make a connection. All this needs to get reconsidered with the current emphasis on pedestrian accidents which weren't in the public spotlight when the policy to convert to far side bus stops was made. |
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