I thought buses just stop at a station, you have to signal to the driver to stop? I’ve never ridden a bus before, so at least that’s my main reason, but if I got on and didn’t see a button or anything, I’d probably make that mistake 💀
Even in my tiny country. Small town bus makes stop if you stand up or someone’s waiting, capital city bus makes every stop, other city bus needs to be prompted by the light.
So I definitely missed my stop first time I took the bus in the other city lol
I think almost everywhere there are regular stops and request stops. How much each type is utilized, and how well they are differentiated, is what differs regionally.
Buses in Europe tend to be pretty good for this, there is an announcement that the next stop is a request stop and you have to press the stop button to disembark. (It is also explained on the information screen). Gets a bit annoying if you use the bus regularly, but makes it much better for new users.
There are some stops where the bus always stops, and others where you have to signal the driver to stop (known as request stops). You will typically find the first kind in high density areas like cities, and the other in suburbs or in the countryside (there are even “stop areas” in some very rural places, where the driver officially must stop anywhere along it when asked).
The same applies to trains too, although request stops are not as common as they are for buses (and I don’t know of any stop areas for trains)
I’ve seen the stop request signals in a lot of city buses where there’s a stop every block or so. The bus will stop at bus stops where people are waiting, driving past empty bus stops, and if someone on the bus requests to stop it will stop at the next stop to let them off
It’s mostly now buttons next to the windows/on a pole connected to the seats. Rarely and mostly on older busses, there may be a cable running along the upper edge of the windows. When you trigger either one, it signals the driver to stop at the next bus stop on the route (rather than only stopping if picking someone up) to allow you to get out.
I thought buses just stop at a station, you have to signal to the driver to stop? I’ve never ridden a bus before, so at least that’s my main reason, but if I got on and didn’t see a button or anything, I’d probably make that mistake 💀
It differs regionally.
Even in my tiny country. Small town bus makes stop if you stand up or someone’s waiting, capital city bus makes every stop, other city bus needs to be prompted by the light.
So I definitely missed my stop first time I took the bus in the other city lol
I think almost everywhere there are regular stops and request stops. How much each type is utilized, and how well they are differentiated, is what differs regionally.
Buses in Europe tend to be pretty good for this, there is an announcement that the next stop is a request stop and you have to press the stop button to disembark. (It is also explained on the information screen). Gets a bit annoying if you use the bus regularly, but makes it much better for new users.
There are some stops where the bus always stops, and others where you have to signal the driver to stop (known as request stops). You will typically find the first kind in high density areas like cities, and the other in suburbs or in the countryside (there are even “stop areas” in some very rural places, where the driver officially must stop anywhere along it when asked).
The same applies to trains too, although request stops are not as common as they are for buses (and I don’t know of any stop areas for trains)
I’ve seen the stop request signals in a lot of city buses where there’s a stop every block or so. The bus will stop at bus stops where people are waiting, driving past empty bus stops, and if someone on the bus requests to stop it will stop at the next stop to let them off
Most stops they will only stop if someone is waiting or if someone on the buss hits the button
It’s mostly now buttons next to the windows/on a pole connected to the seats. Rarely and mostly on older busses, there may be a cable running along the upper edge of the windows. When you trigger either one, it signals the driver to stop at the next bus stop on the route (rather than only stopping if picking someone up) to allow you to get out.