(19 Aug 2020, 12:02 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Just had a message from a friend on the bus and it looks like drivers are no longer updating the capacity of the vehicle, or bothering with the Bus Full signs.

On the bus she is on, there is at least one person per row and the driver is still letting people on. I tracked the bus on the website and the capacity is still saying "Quiet, this vehicle is mostly empty"

Quite worrying if this is the case.

I mean, on the X21 yesterday it seemed like it was getting quite busy, ie. at least one every other row, and it was still showing as 'Quiet', but I never thought anything of it at the time.

It's impossible to not track how many people are on the bus. There is warning signs on the ticket machines and capacity is monitored through this.

As a rule of thumb, capacity is half of the number of seats. However, this is assuming that every passenger is travelling on their own. So in reality, the capacity will be between 50-70% of the number of seats. It is not an exact science, and driver discretion is applied.

Frankly, drivers are in a no win situation in regards to this. They cannot enforce the wearing of masks or social distancing when on board the vehicle as it is often impossible to tell who is with who. Additionally, if they declare bus full and go sailing past stops (even on a frequent service) or have to refuse people waiting. It's only generating aggro for the driver.

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