409 Metrobus -- www.LovelyLingfield.com

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, [2] ]

Subject: 409 Metrobus

Author:
Simon Bloomfield

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 16:29:04 04/20/06 Thu

Route 409
Drivers stop to pick up 2 regular passengers at about 0740 by ST Piers lane, Dormansland, heading towards Grinstead, only a short distance up from the stop by the Notre Dame school. This is approaching a bend and on some occasions following traffic overtakes the stationary bus. Earlier this week we were very nearly involved in an accident with traffic going around the bus on this bend as we were coming in the opposite direction heading towards Lingfield. It is nice to see the bus drivers caring for passengers but there will be a serious accident at this spot sometime in the near future if the bus continues to stop here. No fault of the driver etc. but you have to factor in the stupidity of others. I don't want to see the practice of the bus stopping at unauthorised points along the route to pick up people who have not made it to recognised stops as this is a great asset to all. However I do feel that there should be a level of sensibility and discretion.

Has anyone else had a near miss here? I would like to hear from the driver who nearly backended me( well done for stopping in time) when I had to brake hard to avoid oncoming traffic on the wrong side of the road (18 April).

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]