2009-07-26
post/149393502
quote 10:44:53
“ So, has the change on route 507 been worthwhile? I’m not convinced. All that appears to have happened is that a big long bendy bus has been replaced by a long-ish bus that looks like a bendy bus but doesn’t bend. Travelling conditions inside will be no better, but there’ll be less capacity so more buses will be needed. The 507 used to be run by a fleet of nine, now it’s a fleet of fifteen. Rush hour buses used to run every five minutes, now it’ll be every three. Stop me if I’m wrong, but more buses an hour means more traffic, and therefore more danger to cyclists not less. ”
diamond geezer on the non-bendy 507, a route I actually use once or twice a week. I recently took it from Victoria to Lambeth Palace on a weekday morning, so perhaps I’ll give it a go during rush hour this week. It doesn’t sound like I’m going to enjoy it, though. (The entire article is well worth a read. (via Martin Deutsch)
