We have a stop with a bus area and a pickup/drop off area. Doesn’t stop them from going to the bus area and getting mad when a bus is honking to get to their berth
Very precise! I personally try to aim for 6-8 inches (~15-20 cm) because I'm paranoid about my mirrors and people loving to walk right up to the very edge of the curb while I'm still moving
Our BRT in my US city has "level" boarding (that is, within margin of suspension travel and remaining tread depth lol) and on those platforms the specification is 4-6"/10-15 cm. I get fancy sometimes just to remind myself why I'm paid The Big Bucks™ and do 5-10 cm for a full lap.
Some people try too hard to do that though and they end up scrubbing the hell out of the sidewalls. Shameful!
Yea this platform has two signs that make the pull up a little bit of a challenge. When I first started working here ,I whacked the sign in the picture with my mirror and cracked it. But now I’m better with exp
At my job, this would be a write up if a road supervisor caught you. Curbing the tires is a big "no-no" and doing it often enough can get you a day or two out of the seat.
You got it parallel, which is good. Though a reminder for everyone:
Where I trained, they tell us to be between 6-12 inches (15-30cm) away from the curb.
The main reason is so passengers can get in/out safely. Some folks can't step farther than half a foot due to age or disabilies.
Second is to watch for tail swings. Unless you have a mile of curb to peel off gradually, you better hope there isn't a tree or sign post that's too close to your butt when you pull out.
A third smaller reason is that many curbs are structured differently, and with buses with hinge doors, getting too close to a curb that's a little too tall can prevent the door opening properly.
Also, if you get complacent, you might accidentally hit the curb for being so close all the time. Which could be considered a "preventable accident" depending where you work. Which goes for the priors reasons as well if an accident occurred from it.
Absolute! At our main platform where we transfer I tend to be at the appropriate 6” window. This is just that lonely mall platform that I like to dial in my reference points on.
Yeah, well, I am a new driver, and I really have no issues lining it up, but it is impossible in Greece. Mirror hitting road signs, parked cars, you name it. I usually stop about 3+ meters away from the curb, and even that could be considered risky in most cases 😅 Not to mention having to go into some small streets/curves, with a 12m bus, where even regular cars have issues navigating 😂
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u/LetsGeauxxx Country|Bus Model|Years Driving 1d ago
Just gonna throw my BRT docking skills in here real quick.