When a bus shelter isn't good enough (former shopkeeper kicks off down South)

[TheTeapot]

Just now, Banker said:

Couldn’t the bus just come over bridge , up hill & come into square via Malew street or is it too narrow?

That is right up there as one of the silliest suggestions I've ever heard.

[Banker]

Just now, TheTeapot said:

That is right up there as one of the silliest suggestions I've ever heard.

Why? No worse than buses going all the way to bypass & back again adding lots of costs & time 

Edited January 26, 2022 by Banker

[TheTeapot]

Just now, Banker said:

Why?

Some of us would like the town square to be a town square.

[Banker]

3 minutes ago, TheTeapot said:

Some of us would like the town square to be a town square.

FFS it’s only temporary to aid development, other option is to make residents walk down to the bridge which I’m sure they would find preferable 😂

[TheTeapot]

Just now, Banker said:

FFS it’s only temporary to aid development, other option is to make residents walk down to the bridge which I’m sure they would find preferable 😂

The obvious and sensible solution is for the bus to do a loop. It is a mighty 1km difference. Anything else, especially up Bank Street and Malew Street and through the square is completely stupid. Have you ever been to Castletown?

[Banker]

5 minutes ago, TheTeapot said:

The obvious and sensible solution is for the bus to do a loop. It is a mighty 1km difference. Anything else, especially up Bank Street and Malew Street and through the square is completely stupid. Have you ever been to Castletown?

Yes lived there for 15 years but never driven up malew street in a bus!!

[TheTeapot]

So, err...

[Banker]

29 minutes ago, TheTeapot said:

So, err...

Looks like a shambles in the making 😂

[forestboy]

21 minutes ago, Banker said:

Looks like a shambles in the making 😂

And for a whole year!
Just NOT acceptable  

 

 

not acceptable 

[Chef Raekwon]

Fucking idiots.

[TheTeapot]

Apart from the stupidity in general, who on earth drew that map? They should be sacked.

[Whatnonsence]

How can buses stop on the bypass?

[0bserver]

6 minutes ago, Whatnonsence said:

How can buses stop on the bypass?

Brakes?

[0bserver]

Longworth is apparently apoplectic at this because he's had the new bus timetables printed and now this messes them up.  

Funny how it's toys our of the pram when it doesn't suit DOI, but they were more than happy to inflict that bus lane along Glencrutchery Road on the GMP. 

Not sure but they probably should have got planning permission for their 'bus interchange' on the bypass... 

Edited April 8, 2022 by 0bserver

[ellanvannin2010]

Would it not have been easier and certainly cheaper to just have the southbound buses loop round from the bypass to victoria road. Might have taken 5minutes more

Edited April 8, 2022 by ellanvannin2010