Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2005 17:36:16 GMT
Yes, found this on the web:
forum.aceboard.net/p-5699-327-32473-0.htm
and something very interesting in it!
First of all:
"The real problem of double deckers are the trees!"
"The difference with London is that their streets have no trees."
God what a precise conclusion...
And then:
-pourquoi l'imperial roule mals sur les rues bomb¨¦es?
-Tout simplement parce que le bus penche et plus le bus est haut, plus il penche... et c'est dangereux.
"-Why are DDs not suited on roads that are convex?
-Simply because the bus tilts and its high and it tilts more, and that's dangerous!"
as if DDs don't tilt in London
Well, this might be true...
"The boarding time needed increases the time needed on stops."
But most buses in Paris are duel-door single decker sardine cans anyway and yet they think people only go up and down when the bus is at still.
"There are only seating places (well I take it means upstairs); I think that it's not a good idea for trunk routes."
really honestly! 80 odd people crammed in a 12m SD obviously is full but a 10m DD has a capacity of at least 90 and that's with the majority seated. And we all know about artics in London.
"Artics are much more flexible"
"the height upstairs is limited to 1m75."
In London it can reach up to 1m85 or probably 1m90!
"I need to clarify that for the same amount of space a DD carry twice the number of passengers."
well, in fact not really.
Feel free to discuss.
forum.aceboard.net/p-5699-327-32473-0.htm
and something very interesting in it!
First of all:
le v¨¦ritable probleme des bus ¨¤ 2 ¨¦tages ¨¦tait les arbres !!!
"The real problem of double deckers are the trees!"
la diff¨¦rence avec Londres c'est que les rues ne sont pas bord¨¦es d'arbres
"The difference with London is that their streets have no trees."
And then:
-pourquoi l'imperial roule mals sur les rues bomb¨¦es?
-Tout simplement parce que le bus penche et plus le bus est haut, plus il penche... et c'est dangereux.
"-Why are DDs not suited on roads that are convex?
-Simply because the bus tilts and its high and it tilts more, and that's dangerous!"
Well, this might be true...
les temps d'acc¨¨s aux places allongent les arr¨ºts.
"The boarding time needed increases the time needed on stops."
But most buses in Paris are duel-door single decker sardine cans anyway and yet they think people only go up and down when the bus is at still.
il n'y a que des places assises; je pense que ce n'est pas une solution pour les lignes qui chargent.
"There are only seating places (well I take it means upstairs); I think that it's not a good idea for trunk routes."
really honestly! 80 odd people crammed in a 12m SD obviously is full but a 10m DD has a capacity of at least 90 and that's with the majority seated. And we all know about artics in London.
Le bus articul¨¦ est beaucoup plus souple
"Artics are much more flexible"
De plus la hauteur sous plafond ¨¤ l'¨¦tage ¨¦tait limit¨¦e ¨¤ 1m75!
"the height upstairs is limited to 1m75."
In London it can reach up to 1m85 or probably 1m90!
il faut quand meme noter que pour pour la meme place dans une rue l'imp¨¦rial transporte deux fois plus de personnes.
"I need to clarify that for the same amount of space a DD carry twice the number of passengers."
well, in fact not really.
Feel free to discuss.
