(09 Feb 2025, 4:57 pm)PH - BQA wrote Still wouldn't really work, at majority of stops there's a raised curb for accessibility which is generally only ever large enough to cover one entrance.
Take the High Level Bridge stop in Newcastle, given there are lots of dual door vehicles on the 21:
The raised curb is in front of the shelter, so if the driver stopped short of the shelter not only is there no raised curb, but the rear of the vehicle would be blocking the junction. If the driver stopped at the raised curb, on a dual-door vehicle passengers couldn't alight from the rear entrance because there'd be a bus shelter blocking them. Appreciate that it's unlikely anyone would be alighting at that stop on a 21, but it's the same across multiple stops in the NE.
More chance of pigs flying than the operator in question spending a penny more than they need to on anything, let alone infrastructure.
Oh aye, we all know that.
But from an operational and logistical perspective, it seems to be a no-brainer.
Imagine the PR they would get too!
It could work in their favour massively!