Dave Hillam wrote:

IME more visitors to London appear to have a mortal fear of getting on
a London bus. The main reasons I've been able to establish are a)
perceived as being far too slow and b) a fear of getting irretrievably
lost.

Mainly the latter, I'd think, and partly due to lousy passenger
information. The GPS-based RTPI project will certainly help here if it
is promoted enough.

Neil