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Accessible bus stops are designated with the blue International Symbol of Access (the wheelchair symbol). Narrow sidewalks may make some bus stops unsuitable for ramp boarding, requiring the driver to stop the bus 3 metres (9.8 ft) away from the stop or to have the passenger board from within a bus shelter. [13]
A bus turnout, bus pullout, bus bay, bus lay-by (UK), [1] or off-line bus stop is a designated spot on the side of a road where buses or trams may pull out of the flow of traffic to pick up and drop off passengers. It is often indented into the sidewalk or other pedestrian area. [2] A bus bay is, in a way, the opposite of a bus bulb. With a bus ...
An accessible ramp leading to the northbound platform at the Irvington Metro-North station. In 2018, as part of the MTA's Fast Forward program to improve subway and bus service, an Executive Accessibility Advisor was hired at New York City Transit Authority chief Andy Byford's request, reporting directly to Byford. [26]
The concept of accessible design and practice of accessible developments ensures both "direct access" (i.e. unassisted) and "indirect access" meaning compatibility with a person's assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). [2] Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity.
A bus bulb on Broadway in Tribeca, Manhattan Bus bulb in Budapest (Honvéd utca) A schematic drawing of a bus bulb.. A bus bulb, also called a bus boarder, bus border, bumpout, bus cape, [1] or a kerb outstand is an arrangement by which a sidewalk or pavement is extended outwards for a bus stop; typically the bus bulb replaces roadway that would otherwise be part of a parking lane.
A bus stop is a place where buses stop for passengers to get on and off the bus.The construction of bus stops tends to reflect the level of usage, where stops at busy locations may have shelters, seating, and possibly electronic passenger information systems; less busy stops may use a simple pole and flag to mark the location.
A preserved minibus of Devon General, displaying a Hail and Ride sticker. In public transport in the United Kingdom and Australia, hail and ride is boarding or alighting a mode of public transport by signalling the driver or conductor that one wishes to board or alight, rather than the more conventional system of using a designated stop.
Area around the bus stop free of obstructions, allowing wheelchair users and people with prams to access the ramp. In recent years, TfL has worked with local boroughs to increase the number of accessible bus stops from less than 30% in 2008, to 80% in 2015 and 95% in 2019. [391] [382] Improvement work by London boroughs and London Streets also ...