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Why do buses just stop and wait?

If the driver is ahead of schedule, and he/she is at a timing point listed on the schedule, he/she is waiting there so that passengers who would be at the bus stop on time are still able to board.



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Mainly in order to maintain schedule. Traffic on the streets is highly unpredictable. There is a certain degree of uncertainty associated with travel times from one stop to another even when the bus way is grade separated from other traffic. In mixed traffic, there is no way to predict travel times at all.

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You could listen to music, a podcast, an audiobook or the radio. You could talk to others waiting at the same stop. If the first person isn't talkative, just move on to the next one and so on. You could people-watch.

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Most likely they are early - ahead of the timetable. Most bus networks have 'time points' along routes, where the drivers must wait until the correct departure time if they are early.

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Mainly in order to maintain schedule. Traffic on the streets is highly unpredictable. There is a certain degree of uncertainty associated with travel times from one stop to another even when the bus way is grade separated from other traffic. In mixed traffic, there is no way to predict travel times at all.

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If the bus has a stop button, use it. Sometimes you have to pull a cord (usually around and above the windows) or press on a rubbery strip to do the same thing. Watch the other passengers and look around the bus. If there's no such device, or the bell doesn't work, speak up.

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You are not allowed to load or unload in a bus stop and you should have sought an alternative place to load or unload your vehicle where the restrictions allow you to do so. You are therefore liable for the Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).

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You are not allowed to stop or wait for any reason in a bus stop clearway. You are liable for the Penalty Charge Notice (PCN). If you pay your PCN within 21 days of the date of your ticket, you pay the lower amount shown on your ticket or letter.

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When a fast moving bus is stopped suddenly, the passengers sitting in it tend to fall forwards. This is due to. inertia of rest.

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Some drivers let the bus idle because they're worried customers won't like the heating or air-conditioning temporarily turning off (assuming the bus doesn't have idling reduction technology). But most of the time, the bus cabin will easily maintain a comfortable temperature for the time it takes to load and unload.

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Hello or Good morning/afternoon, and Thank You on the way out - it's generally a thankless job, and it never hurts to recognise someone. You just might really make a difference to their whole day! Do bus drivers care when people say thank you?

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In Britain, a comfortable bus that carries passengers on long journeys is called a coach. The coach leaves Cardiff at twenty to eight. In America, a vehicle designed for long journeys is usually called a bus.

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After all, landmarks might confuse passengers that the bus would travel to them, whereas the buses are given a real human feel by using names. So since 1999, every new bus that has entered the fleet has been named after a deceased person.

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bus stop clearway means any markings placed on the carriageway, as specified under Regulation 29(1) of the General Directions conveying the existence of a 'bus stop/clearway' as defined by Part 1 of Schedule 19 of the General Directions.

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