Also, on a bus, there are grabrails to hold onto which *should* help in the
event of a sharp braking.

"Jonn Elledge" wrote in message
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"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
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Neil Williams wrote to uk.transport.london on Wed, 8 Sep 2004:

Anyway, I personally would rather stand on the bus than, umm, stand at
the bus stop...

I can't understand why we are allowed to stand up on buses, when in a
car one must not only be seated, but have a safety belt into the
bargain. Who said buses were safer - if the driver has to stand on the
brakes, passengers go flying and can hurt themselves.

Perhaps this is because on a bus you're less likely to hit the
windscreen -
or knock the person in front into it. If the bus breaks sharply and you're
standnig in the aisle, even if you're the only one standing so there isn't
a
group preventing each other from falling, you may hurt yourself but you're
less likely to be killed than in a car.

Jonn