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Buses in North America signal that
they're
stopping (or about to stop) by turning on
the flashers, which are currently the
same
lights (albeit on both sides) as the turn
signals.
The problem is that one often can't see
the lights on the far side of the bus when
traveling alongside
one in traffic. Thus
it's
impossible to know if one should slow
down to let the bus into the lane ahead,
or
keep driving because the bus is stopping.
So I'm proposing a set of lights that are
either a different color or flash at a
different rate than the turn signals to
indicate the bus is stopping rather than
changing lanes.
Similar to
Hazard_20Warning_20Lights_20_2b_2b
[Shz, Jan 26 2006]
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Frankus, I don't know where you live but in most major cities and municipalities, school busses actually have an 8-light system where you get a set of amber "warning" lights (beside the red lights) that flash before the bus stops. Once the bus stops the driver will then activate the red flashing lights. |
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I believe [frankus] is talking about city buses, not school buses. |
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And I'm pretty sure, not positive, but the "flashers" are just the hazard lights found on all cars. |
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[EDIT]- Oh, and by the way, I NEVER let buses in front of me. I hate bus drivers, they should all be fired and replaced with real drivers. |
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Sorry I am a bit biased, but I was hit by a bus on my bicycle riding in the bike lane when I was in Junior High because the moron was'nt looking. |
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UK buses have the same signalling as cars, and like cars will indicate left (the side we drive on) when pulling in to a stop, the brake lights coming on when they're braking. I'm not sure what the advantage is of your system - ours seems to work fine. You can borrow it if you like. |
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wagster, I believe frankus' problem is that the lights on both sides of the bus can't always be seen in traffic. In that case (for European 1/2bakers at least) it's a bit like trying to tell if someone has their hazard warning lights on or is just indicating left/right when you can only see one side of the vehicle. The problem's still there. |
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What I believe would help frankus here is a "bus stopping" sign in the rear and side windows (as passengers get to see now), which is probably already baked. |
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To be frank I can't really see how this is that much of a problem in any event. If you are already travelling alongside the bus (or any other vehicle) and it wants to change lanes then you really shouldn't be expected to slow; the bus should slow and/or vehicles behind you that can clearly see the flashers should be courteous and make way if necessary. |
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