Dublin Bus - can anyone be happy with the price and service?

bk wrote: »

Yes, exactly, which is why every single bus should have next stop displays and why those next stop displays should be large LCD screens that show the next few upcoming stops.

So non native speakers can match the names on the screen to the address they have written down.

I know ever bus now has next stop audio announcements, but that is really only useful to strong English speakers, specially on a noisy bus. If you have travelled on public transport in other foreign countries, you will know it is very hard to match what you think the stop name is versus how it is actually pronounced in Polish, German, etc. That is why next stop screens are so important and why better ones that show the next few stops to give you time to check are so necessary. The DB screens, with a single scrolling line that quickly flicks between English and Irish can be difficult to read even for native English speakers. It is a bad implementation.



Every single route.

And why not? Every city bus in Krakow, Warsaw and Gdansk has at least three doors, even their single deck buses do (similar size to the old DB single deckers on the 123 route). Their bendi buses have four doors. And it all leads to incredibly quick dwell times and vastly faster journey times then Dublin Bus.

The Berlin bus that I showed earlier, is a large, high capacity, tri-axle, so obviously it wouldn't be used on every route, instead it would replace the DB VT class tri-axles on othe routes they are currently suited too like the 46A.

However every other route could use a small version of this bus, also with three doors and two stairs, like the new routemaster in London, which is about the same size as DB's standard dual axle buses.



Well if they can get the road and stop infrastructure right, then 4 door bendi buses that operate like the Luas (off bus ticketing and enter and leave via any door) will have greater capacity and faster dwell times due to the lack of stairs.

Also better accessibility for elderly, disabled, etc.

But I do think buses like this should be used on other DB routes.



You mean DB has a piss poor history of bus stop design. Almost every single bus stop in Dublin was built by Dublin Bus, long before the NTA came into existence!

punisher5112 wrote: »

The Irish roads are not designed or big enough to take buses such as the tri axle.
The bendy bus was a disaster and don't see the new types been any better.

Bus stops are impossible to get into as for parking of taxi, vans, cars, trucks and other buses/coaches.

Having bus stops which curve in as what we have hear are dangerous and extremely difficult to actually get the bus in line with the curb especially a problem if it is dual door bus.

Not everything is db's fault as I said before customer/passenger education of how to actually get about safley and give a little respect to others around them is something that should be taught.
It's quite simple if you are in a vehicle that will move is moving that you actually hold on when standing but a lot seem to think that they will be ok not holding on and next minute they are falling about the place or hitting into others or banging off handrails.


Recently I have found more then ever stepping off the bus and crossing the road right in front of the bus and not even looking which is absolutely idiotic.

1 route at a time should be looked at and stops should be looked at how they can be improved.

The buses which have been bought GT/SG do not work with the raised castle style curbing stops as the fronts are lower and hit these curbs hard and do scare drive and pedestrians around the bus with the loud bang and grinding sound.

I find the GT front dipped beam lights are way too low on the bus and are not great for illuminating the road in front.

Interior panels are quite squeeky and also ceiling panels are easily damaged which have come across plenty with fist holes.

The stairs are positioned so badly nobody goes to the centre doors unless they see the person in front go that way and also the stair case is way too narrow and I find people to be slower to get down then ever in my experience of using them.

The wipers are to small on driver side and could clear more of the windscreen to give a better vision.

punisher5112 wrote: »

single deckers would only be suitable off peak.