On Sun, 02 May 2004 10:47:20 +0000, David Jackman wrote:

No, just London. Everywhere (?) else is request

Yep.

Milton Keynes is an oddity, mind. Even on the hail-and-ride routes,
drivers tend to know almost instinctively who wants the bus even if they
don't signal for it.

(like continental
Europe).

Nope. Hamburg operate on a "compulsory" stop system, or certainly did
when I was there. The idea was that if you do *not* want a bus to stop
and pick you up, wave it past. If you *do* want the bus, no signal is
necessary. If no-one is at the stop, the bus doesn't stop, however.

This tended to work because the routes tend to be very rationalised, so
the idea of 20-plus routes at one stop like is common in the UK is very
rare.

To alight, however, use of the bell was necessary, except when very
heavily loaded when the driver would activate the bell himself so the
"Wagen haelt" sign lit up to save passengers having to fight their way to
the button.

Neil
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