(01 Jul 2020, 8:08 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Yeah, they've started doing it in Spennymoor and Bishop as well. Not so bad in Bishop where most of the traffic is buses anyway, but in Spennymoor, between filling in the stops and blocking off the parking bays, it's a complete nightmare!The roads in spenny are narrow enough already!
I could clearly see the problem at the hospital, this afternoon. Everybody overtakes the stationary bus, crossing over onto the wrong side of the road, in the process. Give it a couple of months, when the end of furlough means we have rush hour back and a bus stopping would cause a tailback as far as county hall.
(01 Jul 2020, 10:03 pm)James101 wrote What can the driver realistically do though?Not all people with asthma were in the shielding group, to start with, and a lot got removed from it a few weeks ago.
’You should be wearing a mask’
’Nah you’re alright’, beeps pass, sits down.
Whole world of safety and liability issues if the driver is expected to leave the cab to deal with the passenger. Refuse to proceed and the ensuing disruption is greater than just allowing the passenger to ride. The police can take a week to follow up a burglary, good luck getting them to come out for an errant face covering.
Bet you’re over the moon you’ll finally be able to leave the house at the end of the month when the advice on shielding with those for severe asthma comes to an end.