On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:38:33 -0000
"Tim Roll-Pickering" wrote:
All I ever see on a crowded double decker when it reaches a stop is
"excuse me" , "can I get past" , "excuse me". People falling down the
stairs, people having to get off so others can get off then fight their
way back on again.

With the exception of the stairs I saw all that to a much greater extent on
the bendies.

I fail to see how it would be harder to get off a bus with 3 large exit doors
than one with 1 small exit door (the front one is entrance only on DDs).

You can dismiss people who prefer double deckers as nostalgic all you like
but it is grossly inaccurate. They prefer the double deckers because they
prefer its features and advantages over the bendies.

Please list them. The only one I can think of is for people who like a nice
view from the top deck. Well I'm sorry, but thats hardly a good reason.

Well nobody likes the idea of others getting a free ride at their own

In the rush hour I doubt many people cared.

expense but the substantial issue was people believed the free bus was
responsible for other problems on them, particularly the ram pack crowding
and some of the incidents.

So because they were popular and carried a lot of people thats a bad thing?
Sorry, I must be missing the logic of your argument.

Perception has a lot to do with it when the buses become a political potato.

It was only ever a political issue in Boris's mind. I doubt it would even
have made the top 10 of any voters pressing concerns.

B2003