> On 28 Jul, 17:21, ®i©ardo nowhere.com> wrote:

>> thagor2...@googlemail.com wrote:

>>> On Jul 28, 12:12 pm, %%ste...@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote:

>>>> NOX and particular pollution in the city started to rise rapidly. Then
>>>> the council stopped publishing pollution statistics. Net conclusion is
>>>> that a small number of buses (park and ride) have a much greater
>>>> pollution footprint than the relatively clean cars that they replaced.

>>> Thats probably because buses run on filthy diesel engines. Luckily 50%%
>>> of cars still use petrol which is much cleaner in all aspects other
>>> than CO2. The other problem with buses is that the stops in town
>>> centres tend to be very close so the vehicle is constantly stop
>>> starting even if the road is clear. Why people can't be expected to
>>> walk more than 100m is a mystery to me.
>>> B2003

>> Why do you think that everyone lives on a bus route and are thus within
>> 100 metres of a bus stop?

>
> Huh? all I'm saying is I see no reason for bus stops to be so damn
> close together so the bus spends most of its time stop starting. Not
> only does it slow the journey down but it must waste god knows how
> much fuel. Stops a minimum of a quarter mile apart seems reasonble to
> me with the proviso that if the bus is stuck in traffic the driver can
> let people off if its safe to do so.
>
> B2003
>