<p>Preston bus (used?) to operate on a hail and ride basis - i.e. it would stop anywhere on the estates to pick people up and set them down - in reality this became a few set places (i.e. where the footpath was paved up to the road edge rather than having a grass verge) but still rather handy actually! </p>
<p>the set down places still seam to be used but the pick up places are all bus stop a now (however there are more than there used to be - most installed where people used to "hail and ride"). Seams to be a sensible idea for a new build estate - put the paths and bus stops where the people want then!</p>
<p>Also a couple of buses a day were extended past the terminus so there was a customary stop opposite the terminus (now signed on the route I know best as its no longer a terminus for most services!).</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 24, 2011 9:22 AM, "Chris Hill" <<a href="mailto:osm@raggedred.net">osm@raggedred.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Andy Allan <<a href="mailto:gravitystorm@gmail.com">gravitystorm@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>Also, in my opinion, unmarked bus stops are a daft concept to begin<br>
>with, seemingly dreamed up to make life harder than it needs to be!<br>
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+1 Why would you have a stop without a sign as a deliberate strategy? It completely defies the idea of bus stops being marked as a place to wait knowing a bus will stop there.<br>
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Cheers, Chris (osm:chillly)<br>
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