Just seen this article on a direct service from Radstock/ Midsomer Norton to Bristol. great news as the current 178 is a little long! Any way the thing that stands out is -
In Paulton, service 379 will run via High Street instead of Ham
Lane and Brittens Hill because the buses will be too big to negotiate
the narrow sections of road. In Bristol, service 379 will run via
Victoria Street, Baldwin Street and the city centre.
This service currently uses the exact same buses Volvo B7 as the 178 and 178 which uses Volvo B7, Dennis darts and Volvo Deckers. The narrow section I assume is Ham lane. This is VERY narrow and requires more luck than skill to avoid hitting the wall or parked cars. So my question is if it is too narrow for the 379 than what happens when same the vehicle is used on the 178/179???
The picture below gives some idea of the width of the road. Remember a bus is up to 8ft wide.Life gets REALLY inserting when you meet another bus down here.
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People will park cars on narrow roads causing obstructions. They think it is their right and any damage is the passing driver's fault. They ignore the fact that fire engines are the same width 8' 3" as regular service buses.
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