Surprise, surprise, buses are losing their appeal. as much as 30 per cent of services are in risk of going under. So what the hell is Britain to do about the archaic beast that is the traditional British bus?
First, let’s acknowledge that over the decades, most buses have altered little, stayed noisy, filthy, expensive as well as hideously large. Honestly, do we truly requirement ageing, intimidating double-deckers in little to medium-sized towns as well as villages? It’s time to replace them with smaller, more appropriate as well as fuel-efficient vehicles – ‘community cars’ included.
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If you’ve already worked out that standing on a windswept railway platform is misery, try the even more torturous process of languishing at a bus stop on a cold, dark, wet morning or night. It’s the pits. spirit destroying. There has to be a much better way. as well as there is.
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The space between the quality, comfort as well as 24/7 convenience of a car, versus the everyday grind of being a piece of human cargo on a bus (assuming one ultimately turns up) has never been greater. The vehicle market isn’t perfect, however it’s massively increased its game in terms of high quality as well as desirability of product. To be fair, the taxi, train, airline as well as cycling sectors have all moved with the times, too.
