Bus stops on the edge of a corner

GM228

Just wondering what people's thoughts on bus stops which are close to street corners is.

Where say on a main road when a bus stops at the stop the rear of the bus is blocking a joining road.

I've noticed it once or twice with DB stops, but it seems more common for BE in rural areas and I'm surprised it happebs especially when there is room for a stop further up.

GM228

punisher5112

Is it possible there are no paths and the areas to pull in would mean people would have to walk off along side a bus and deal with other faster moving vehicles on the main road.

They is usually a good reason for where they are placed... usually.

savagethegoat

there's one on the Quays in Cork near the "new" bridge that regularly blocks the side road and in my local town the bus often blocks an important and busy side road whilst loading (because parking isn't specifically banned on the bus stop and the bus has nowhere to stop.

schemingbohemia

savagethegoat wrote: »

there's one on the Quays in Cork near the "new" bridge that regularly blocks the side road and in my local town the bus often blocks an important and busy side road whilst loading (because parking isn't specifically banned on the bus stop and the bus has nowhere to stop.

You mean the bus is forced to block the side street because of ignorant people parking at the bus stop?

savagethegoat

schemingbohemia wrote: »

You mean the bus is forced to block the side street because of ignorant people parking at the bus stop?

Well, the area where the bus stop sign is sited is also marked as parking so it's more a Co Council/Bus Eireann problem than the people being ignorant.

hardCopy

https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Cappagh+Road/@53.3894306,-6.3130918,17.53z/data=!4m7!1m4!3m3!1s0x48670df2f3467bfb:0xb1a664b75280a481!2sChurch+St,+Dublin+11!3b1!3m1!1s0x48670d8c2f101487:0xf4ca8f7ef21844a6

This bus stop used to drive me mad. If a bus pulls in at the stop there's only room for one or two cars to clear the lights behind it. Nightmare if you're trying to turn right from Cardiffsbridge Road.

The only reason it doesn't annoy me anymore is because I moved house. If it was placed 100 metres up the road there might be room to pass the bus after the line of traffic waiting in the opposite direction.

thomasj

The one that stands out for me is the busstop on the north quays at the church street junction. Dangerous and traffic looking to go straight get caught there all the time behind traffic waiting on the left filter to turn green

cdebru

punisher5112 wrote: »

Is it possible there are no paths and the areas to pull in would mean people would have to walk off along side a bus and deal with other faster moving vehicles on the main road.

They is usually a good reason for where they are placed... usually.

No there isn't, they are usually positioned because that's where they where long before anyone considered health and safety, and leaving them where they are is easier than moving them ( until there is an accident)

cdebru

thomasj wrote: »

The one that stands out for me is the busstop on the north quays at the church street junction. Dangerous and traffic looking to go straight get caught there all the time behind traffic waiting on the left filter to turn green

A terrible bus stop, impossible for passengers to see the bus before it is on top of the stop, and vice versa impossible for driver to see passengers, leaves bus in a left turning lane only, loading bay is joined to the bus stop, no space for bus to get straight, far too many buses are scheduled to use the stop, an accident waiting to happen.

schemingbohemia

thomasj wrote: »

The one that stands out for me is the busstop on the north quays at the church street junction. Dangerous and traffic looking to go straight get caught there all the time behind traffic waiting on the left filter to turn green

cdebru wrote: »

A terrible bus stop, impossible for passengers to see the bus before it is on top of the stop, and vice versa impossible for driver to see passengers, leaves bus in a left turning lane only, loading bay is joined to the bus stop, no space for bus to get straight, far too many buses are scheduled to use the stop, an accident waiting to happen.

Also unofficially ignored by some bus drivers.

Should be abandoned.

savagethegoat

The one I referred to earlier, the bus pulls up where it can and often blocks the side road, which (for Kanturk) is an important road

AlekSmart

schemingbohemia wrote: »

Also unofficially ignored by some bus drivers.

Should be abandoned.

Shame on you Sir !

This particular Bus-Stop is in fact a true wonder of the Western World.

http://www.maps-streetview.com/Ireland/Dublin/satelliteview.php

It may well be,the Worlds ONLY curved Bus-Stop,where Dublin City Council will prove to a breathless sceptical world that a 13 Metre Long Rigid Bus can in fact be bent by sheer mindpower alone to fit it's curve. (always assuming the Busdriver could slip the Bus in past the Disabled Driver parked in the allocated bay directly in front of the Curved Bus Bay)

This could prove a huge Tourist Attraction for the Capital City and is to be encouraged....mind you,it could also get people killled...but who will question the City Council's wisdom on this ?

thomasj

AlekSmart wrote:

It may well be,the Worlds ONLY curved Bus-Stop,where Dublin City Council will prove to a breathless sceptical world that a 13 Metre Long Rigid Bus can in fact be bent by sheer mindpower alone to fit it's curve. (always assuming the Busdriver could slip the Bus in past the Disabled Driver parked in the allocated bay directly in front of the Curved Bus Bay)

Well they're putting in an rtpi pole at that stop. So I guess they're there for the long run!.....

echo321

Many Dublin Bus stops seem very badly 'designed', e.g. Litter bins placed in front of and/or too near the stop right where people get on/off instead of off to the side, raised kerbing (which can't be cheap to construct) which is not in line with where the bus can actually pull in so that the front door always ends up beyond the kerbing, then there's those shelters where there is either an advertising panel blocking the view on the side where the bus approaches or I can think of two where the shelter has been placed where there is a visual obstruction.