What ever happened to the "please let the bus pull out stickers" with the thumb

[mranon]

years ago, there used to be a sticker on the back offside corner of the bus, with a thumbs up with please let my bus pull out or words to that effect. following a trident earlier, you can see where the sticker used to be. Why were these faded out?

[Liverpool Street]

Cause no one listened to them. Lol.

They were part of early WMpte stickers.

Replaced by the thumb with 'Buses Making Travel Easier' around 2004 iirc.

Then phased out totally by now. Still some in refurbed 41 tridents with the sticker and the 'greenest bus ever' stickers aswell.

Good times.

I would like to see them make a return.

[Stu]

It used to be in the Highway Code, at least in the copy I read as a child, when my mum and dad were learning to drive.

Even if the stickers were put back on, most motorists are simply too selfish to pay any attention to them.

The number of times I've been on the 37, and even as the bus pulls away from a stop, cars are still over-taking to try and get in front. There was very nearly a horrific incident the other morning in Tyseley when some car tried overtaking the bus right into oncoming traffic.

[Liverpool Street]

It used to be in the Highway Code, at least in the copy I read as a child, when my mum and dad were learning to drive.

Even if the stickers were put back on, most motorists are simply too selfish to pay any attention to them.

The number of times I've been on the 37, and even as the bus pulls away from a stop, cars are still over-taking to try and get in front. There was very nearly a horrific incident the other morning in Tyseley when some car tried overtaking the bus right into oncoming traffic.

Used to be section 53 of the old highway code but I think its in the mid 150's now and mixed into another rule.

Besides, highway code? Who listens to that once they pass their test? Grrr... >:(

[nitromatt1]

years ago, there used to be a sticker on the back offside corner of the bus, with a thumbs up with please let my bus pull out or words to that effect. following a trident earlier, you can see where the sticker used to be. Why were these faded out?

That's brought back an old memory from years and years ago when I was little, being in the car going up Manor Lane (near Quinton) and seeing a bus in front with that sticker on its back. Pretty sure it must've been a Trident on the 9. Several years later...they are back on there on a daily basis!

[BU07 LGO]

Theres one of these on one of the BU07 enviros at PB I think its 4725 or 26!

Also the greenest bus ever stickers were applied to the B7 ALX and Tridents! It cant be both of them!?

[Trident 4609]

Remember seeing that sticker on the tridents and then they started to remove them eventually

[Liverpool Street]

Theres one of these on one of the BU07 enviros at PB I think its 4725 or 26!

Also the greenest bus ever stickers were applied to the B7 ALX and Tridents! It cant be both of them!?

Was both actually.

I'm sure I've a picture with both a B7 ALX and Trident with them on. Certain in fact.

[Lukeee]

I know the ALX400's had them on and im pretty sure the earlier Tridents had them on also

[Liverpool Street]

I know the ALX400's had them on and im pretty sure the earlier Tridents had them on also

Well obviously, just look at 4183  ::)

[BU07 LGO]

I know they were on both tridnets and B7, I meant surel;y both types cant be the greenest ever!?

[Mike K]

I know they were on both tridnets and B7, I meant surel;y both types cant be the greenest ever!?

Both types were the first 2 batches of Euro 3 buses purchased by TWM. I would imagine if you examine CO2 emission data one might be slightly greener than the other but I suspect proclaiming Euro 3 was what they were getting at.

[Liverpool Street]

I know they were on both tridnets and B7, I meant surel;y both types cant be the greenest ever!?

Both types were the first 2 batches of Euro 3 buses purchased by TWM. I would imagine if you examine CO2 emission data one might be slightly greener than the other but I suspect proclaiming Euro 3 was what they were getting at.

Exactly.

The difference will probably been small as the drivetrain would've been the same etc.