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David Jackman · May 2nd 04, 11:47 AM posted to uk.transport.london

(Mark Brader) wrote in :

Peter Lawrence:
the TfL website ... states, in describing the types of bus stop
'Compulsory Buses will automatically stop, unless they are full,
except Night Buses -' but this is subtly under a 'boarding' heading.
... I wonder if bus companies outside London use the same rules?

Do British bus companies outside London generally *have* the distinction
between request and compulsory stops? It doesn't exist on any bus system
in North America that I know about, and likewise for continental Europe.

No, just London. Everywhere (?) else is request (like continental Europe).
The system worked reasonably well until "Bus Stopping" signs started to
appear on buses (the continent has had them for years); most passengers are
now ringing the bell for compulsory stops and some drivers are now
expecting it.

It is time the distinction was abolished.

David