Just stuff

We were engaged in a random conversation in a pub the other day. Normally, we keep to ourselves but some Americans wanted to ask us some questions, so ok, happy to help.

One question was this: why don’t red buses stop at compulsory stops?

Good question.

We have mentioned this before but it’s worth repeating.

There are three types of bus stop:

• compulsory
• requestion
• hail and ride

If we are talking about central London, the the last one is rare. Buses will stop anywhere on demand at a safe place. There does not need to be a physical bus stop. Mostly this is out of the centre and more into the countryside.

The others are recognised by different signs:

Compulsory

Request