(08 Sep 2015, 4:04 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Aye, bus drivers aren't allowed to reverse other than in bus stations or when there is an authorised person in attendance. I don't know if it applies to Arriva X14 reversing into a street then driving back out again to avoid the road closure at Longframlington.
There is the X18 at Craster too.
(08 Sep 2015, 4:13 pm)aureolin wrote There's a difference here though. 'Illegal' being contrary to or forbidden by law, whereas 'aren't allowed' is being contrary to or forbidden by company policy.
I believe that certain operators have policies that buses aren't to be reversed, other than in a bus station, unless a banksman is present to assist. Obviously with it being a company policy, it's up to each individual operator to decide on whether or not they need to have that policy in place. I'd imagine part of the reason behind it is due to either risk assessment or demands placed by insurance companies.
I have mentioned before, about assisting the H1 in Houghton.
The driver had no idea whether I could signal, whether I had been signed off on a course etc. He still followed my signals, in the snow a few years back.
The bottleneck in Houghton, often sees vehicles reversing. It would be total chaos, if drivers followed a procedure or policy, that forbade reversing without a banksman.
There has to be an element of common sense, rather than a hard/fast rule.