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date: Sat, 17 May 2008 12:39 +0100 (BST),    group: uk.transport.london        back       
Re: Ludgate Hill/St Paul's   
In article ,
david@cantrell.org.uk (David Cantrell) wrote:

> >          I think it's time London got a Singapore-style "taxi stop"
> > system in place on Red Routes and anywhere else with bus lanes.
> 
> The whole point of a taxi is that you can pick one up anywhere without
> having to find a bus stop.

That may be the London way but in fact on-street hailing is almost
unknown in many provincial cities.

-- 
Colin Rosenstiel
date: Sat, 17 May 2008 12:39 +0100 (BST)   author:   (Colin Rosenstiel)

Re: Ludgate Hill/St Paul's   
On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 12:39:00PM +0100, Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
> In article ,
> david@cantrell.org.uk (David Cantrell) wrote:
> > >          I think it's time London got a Singapore-style "taxi stop"
> > > system in place on Red Routes and anywhere else with bus lanes.
> > The whole point of a taxi is that you can pick one up anywhere without
> > having to find a bus stop.
> That may be the London way but in fact on-street hailing is almost
> unknown in many provincial cities.

I know.  It makes travelling around those cities a pain in the arse.

-- 
David Cantrell | Godless Liberal Elitist

    Planckton: n, the smallest possible living thing
date: Mon, 19 May 2008 12:19:25 +0100   author:   David Cantrell

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