Matt Ashby wrote:
I was on a number 3 about 18 months ago when the driver accelerated
into the back of a car that had just overtaken him. The driver then
refused to open the doors to let anyone off (the bus was full to the
point of people standing on the stairs) until the police arrived so
we could give statements.

Isn't there an emergency release lever by the rear doors? If so, I
would certainly have used it in those circumstances. Did someone do so
in this case, or did you all patiently wait to give your statements.
"Yes, officer, the driver deliberately accelerated so as to ram the car
...."
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Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)