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I think it depends on the bus. If you look at buses of travel companies, or buses which takes people to casinoes - they are much more comfortable, with cushy se
by petra 11y ago
I think it depends on the bus. If you look at buses of travel companies, or buses which takes people to casinoes - they are much more comfortable, with cushy seats, decent suspension, reasonable seat design, etc.
And it shows.
- timthelion 11y agoYou are right about raised busses being more comfortable. Unfortunately, they cannot be used for mass transit, as it takes to long to get a wheelchair or stroller onto them :(.
- petra 11y agoWheel chairs are a special case, maybe they should be handled as such ? And as for strollers taking too much time: if 40 people can spend their time on the bus in peace an quite using their phone/resting, maybe time for strollers is a reasonable price to pay? And we have'nt said anything about trying to solve that design problem somehow.
- mortenjorck 11y agoBRT is compatible with raised buses: the platform can be built at any height, so disabled (or otherwise-rolling) passengers will have already cleared a ramp or elevator when the vehicle arrives.
- quanticle 11y agoUnfortunately, they cannot be used for mass transit, as it takes to long to get a wheelchair or stroller onto them :(. That's not true. When I lived in Minnesota, Southwest Metro Transit used coach-style buses to go to and from Downtown Minneapolis, and they were just fine. The time needed to deploy their wheelchair lifts was about the same as the time needed for a regular "kneeling bus" to deploy its wheelchair ramp.
- saryant 11y agoHouston uses buses like that for its long-distance commuter service. I used to ride it every day from Katy to downtown. 30 miles, no stops along the way. During peak hours buses departed every 5-8 minutes.
- rosege 11y agoyou should see the ones in Argentina - the good ones have seats similar to the old business class (international) seats and on some they even give you some nice spirits