I doubt Ken's lot would have listened even if you had been consulted!
-----Original Message-----
From: Baxter, Chris [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 09 May 2003 15:59
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Bendy buses
Well actually, now that Loretto has told us what she means by bendy buses I
can identifyt hat we do have these here in Nottigham and indeed kneeling
buses like the ones you describe. Having been a part of the DAN campaign 'we
will ride' it is heartending to see the changes, but sad to hear that
bendies are not really the answer (I think we could have told them that if
they'd asked us!)
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Hubert, Paul [STU] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 09 May 2003 14:32
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Bendy buses
Perhaps, Chris, you need to come to Leeds (or Bradford) to familiarise
yourself with these buses! As modern vehicles I believe they can 'kneel' to
make access easier either for people with restricted mobility or to allow
wheelchairs on, and they have wheelchair spaces near the driver, and clearly
there are no stairs to climb. (As a cyclist I sometimes find myself in a
buslane or at a junction with them but I haven't found them too
intimidating.) To what extent the supposed accessibility features are used
or work to do what they should, I don't know. After these features have been
introduced there is still a problem with routes. One route which uses these
vehicles runs past both our main campuses but in both cases there would
still be an issue of getting between the busstop and the campus.
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Baxter, Chris
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: 09/05/03 14:05
Subject: Re: congestion charges and disabled drivers
I'm thinking of the route master buses circa 1950 which are still on the
roads, but you London folk need to remember there's a world outside the
M25 and so can you please elaborate, for provincial dwellers like me, on
the bendy bus?
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