Bendy Busses: A Controversy Born
Tags: London, Politics Buss Design.
So this morning I was woken up by a ring at the door and thinking I was probably the only person home (it was nearly eleven) I made my way down stairs in my dressing gown.
I heard someone open the door and the start of a conversation so I headed back up stairs until one phase caught my ear: “Bendy buss…” This got my attention and I continued down to see what the situation was.
Turns out it was the local Conservative party canvassing for support in the upcoming mayoral elections and they were talking about how Boris has pledged to get rid of bendy busses because they’re unsafe and blah blah blah. I wanted to pipe up in support of the new busses because I (as an avid user of public transport) really like them but then I came to a sudden realisation. The debate about bendy busses isn’t political, either they work or they don’t. It’s a debate for buss designers and engineers not for politicians.