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Old 13th June 2008, 01:09 PM   #1 (permalink)
Peter T. Daniels
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Default New MTA "Select Bus System"?

On Jun 13, 12:17 pm, hanco...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
> On Jun 13, 6:23 am, William S Heck <william.s.h...@**********> wrote:
>
> > Wait a minute, Vince.  I sometimes use the front, but I was never aware
> > that you're not supposed to, the drivers never say anything, and I've
> > never seen a sign saying this.  Is this really policy?

>
> Hasn't every bus for many years contained a sign "Please leave by
> center door"?


In Philadelphia, maybe. We don't have "center doors."
 
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Old 13th June 2008, 05:35 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default New MTA "Select Bus System"?

On Jun 13, 2:28 pm, "Joseph D. Korman" <joe...@**************> wrote:
> Peter T. Daniels wrote:
> > On Jun 13, 12:17 pm, hanco...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:

>
> >>On Jun 13, 6:23 am, William S Heck <william.s.h...@**********> wrote:

>
> >>>Wait a minute, Vince.  I sometimes use the front, but I was never aware
> >>>that you're not supposed to, the drivers never say anything, and I've
> >>>never seen a sign saying this.  Is this really policy?

>
> >>Hasn't every bus for many years contained a sign "Please leave by
> >>center door"?

>
> > In Philadelphia, maybe. We don't have "center doors."

>
> They're not rear doors either then.  Should we coin the phrase 3/4 of
> the way back door?  You may trademark that if you like.


They're back doors. Just yesterday on the NJT 86P, at the stop before
mine a guy was yelling at the driver "Back door!!"
 
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Old 14th June 2008, 10:47 AM   #3 (permalink)
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On Jun 14, 11:18 am, "Joseph D. Korman" <joe...@**************> wrote:
> Peter T. Daniels wrote:
> > On Jun 13, 2:28 pm, "Joseph D. Korman" <joe...@**************> wrote:

>
> >>Peter T. Daniels wrote:

>
> >>>On Jun 13, 12:17 pm, hanco...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:

>
> >>>>On Jun 13, 6:23 am, William S Heck <william.s.h...@**********> wrote:

>
> >>>>>Wait a minute, Vince.  I sometimes use the front, but I was never aware
> >>>>>that you're not supposed to, the drivers never say anything, and I've
> >>>>>never seen a sign saying this.  Is this really policy?

>
> >>>>Hasn't every bus for many years contained a sign "Please leave by
> >>>>center door"?

>
> >>>In Philadelphia, maybe. We don't have "center doors."

>
> >>They're not rear doors either then.  Should we coin the phrase 3/4 of
> >>the way back door?  You may trademark that if you like.

>
> > They're back doors. Just yesterday on the NJT 86P, at the stop before
> > mine a guy was yelling at the driver "Back door!!"

>
> I thought you were talking precisely, not local jargon.  My mistake!


I was talking precisely that they are not called "center doors."

But by you, the only buses with back doors are school buses with an
emergency exit through the rear wall??
 
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