What about electric wheelchairs going 15 miles per hour? Some of these are
accidents waiting to happen.
"A fairly cheap and quick way of speeding boarding and reducing
park-in-bus-zone conflicts are bus bulbs"
Autos parking in bus zones is less common now because the fine was
increased to about $270 several years ago. So bus bulbs are primarily
installed to eliminate the delay encountered when buses merge back into the
traffic lane.
Perhaps I am missing something - but I do not see too many buses "merge back
into the traffic lane." the fact is that if they really pulled over, cars
would not let them back in. Besides the bus stops are a favorite of UPS
trucks and I do not see them ever getting $270 tickets. I say lets push for
more bus bulbs and a campaign to get drivers to be more courteous of buses
and trams.
As for curved stations - As anyone who has been on the Underground in London
or the commuter trains in New York knows, curved stations result in large
and potentially dangerous gaps (certainly not wheelchair accessible).
Richard Petersen
zpub@sirius.com
http://www.zpub.com