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The double-decker bus exists. There's no use pretending it
doesn't, so we'll have to deal with it. Unless you live 'round
my way where the preferred bus is bendy. The type that so
kindly mount the curb while turning each and every corner.
Anyhow, "Busses that fit the city they're in" is an idea
so
absurd I won't get into it.
So, the double-decker bus has stairs. These take up space
on the bus that could otherwise be used for more seats, or
perhaps a vending machine supplying tea & snacks in an
attempt to offset the misery of bus travel. To address this,
we can simply move the stairs to the bus stop.
Now, we create a bus stop with an upstairs, the bus pulls
up and riders simply step across the 183cm gap to their
preferred floor. Boarding speed will be doubled, increasing
the average speed of the bus to almost pedestrian levels.
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[Pauses to think about this] |
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In exchange for maybe an extra two seats (four counting
both decks) & a loss of any ability to get any
passengers on or off it's top deck anywhere other than
predetermined routes. |
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You get a bunch curly iron stairways stood next to
roads with no attached building? |
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That should thoroughly confuse any archaeologists that dig
them up a few hundred years later, I approve [+] |
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We just have to make sure that all of the actual buses are
thoroughly recycled ('destroyed') & all mention of them is
removed from any records or the whole jokes wasted. |
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Hmm.. it's probably safest if we never build any of the
stairless double deckers in the 1st place, just the stairs, we
can't forget to thoroughly remove any evidence of them then. |
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Hey [Skewed], the Ministry of Truth is currently advertising for staff with your skill set. Just remember to tell them at the interview that you bellyfeel doubleplusgood Ingsoc and the job's yours. You never know, you might end up working for that nice Mr. O'Brien. |
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//that nice Mr. O'Brien// |
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[Foams at mouth for an indeterminate period of time.. calms
a little.. tries to pretend he didn't hear anything] |
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Oh, the noise ? That's just the rats, [Skewed] ... they scrabble around a lot when they haven't been fed. |
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The upper class deck of the bus stop would be
further away from the rats so common at ground
level. In addition, heating and air conditioning to the
upper deck of the bus/stop should be provided by
conventional heat pump technology. Sadly, the
lower deck will house the heat source/sink, making
the lower deck disproportionately uncomfortable |
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I think this is an excellent idea. My only slight concern is that this will initiate an 'arms race' between bus manufacturers and bus stop manufacturers. There is currently an uneasy truce, with single-level bus stops and double-decker buses, but the introduction of the two-level bus stop will surely trigger bus manufacturers to retaliate with the triple-decker bus. |
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So, you'll trade space on a bus for even more city
space taken up by the exit ramps once the
wheelchair-bound decide its their right to travel on
the top deck. |
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Wheelchair users will of course be welcome on the
double deck bus network. Upper deck access will be
granted to occupants of the upper deck of the now
inevitable double deck wheelchairs. |
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// double deck wheelchairs. // |
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Clearly, a concept whose time has come ... go on, post it. |
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The idea was already posted.....in 2008 See link. |
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I devised a double deck deckchair sometime ago,
so
a double deck wheel chair would be a natural
partner product. |
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