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Re: ARTICLE: The United States needs fewer bus stops |
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Posted by Snilcher on Thu Feb 5 12:19:15 2026, in response to Re: ARTICLE: The United States needs fewer bus stops, posted by Stephen Bauman on Thu Feb 5 08:28:12 2026. The Bingham buses that were introduced in the late 1940's were 40 ft long, seated 51 and 19 standees for a capacity of 70 passengers per bus. The current crop of low floor 40 ft buses have a seating capacity around 35 and room for 35 standees for a capacity of 70 passengers per bus. 50 passengers on a Bingham bus could enter or exit unhindered by standees; it's a struggle to enter or leave for 50 passengers on a current bus because of standees.About time this was pointed out. The number of seats in buses has been declining more or less steadily since around 1980. I presume this was intended to make life easier for the disabled, and cannot find fault with that. But it still has a negative impact on everyone else. |
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