(13 Apr 2026, 10:25 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Yeah I thought the same re a clear enough line of sight to be able to tell if there's anyone about who may be waiting to board. I am less sure how they would know noone wanted to alight though. I'm pretty sure the set down point is the same as the pickup on the outbound side so someone way conceivably wait until the bus had turned into Gosforth Park Way before getting up/pressing the bell. Presuming the majority will have passes of one sort or another and so not declaring their intended destination when boarding. Of course if it's an empty bus or somehow the driver knows all passengers intended destination then it's definitely a non-issue.
I used to drive the 18 at Stagecoach. On an evening nobody tends to want to board/alight at the call centre, so just checking from the roundabout is okay. On the timetable, you only get an extra 2 mins to serve BT on an evening, so it pretty much is the only way to stay on time.
Was always a passenger who'd ask for BT, so I'd serve it... just for him to want the southbound stop on Salters Lane...
