Friday, December 12, 2008

Auckland bus stops....

think have seen enough to categorise the bus stops here....

Category 1 (bare minimum) - bus stop sign & road markings only, no info on bus numbers
Category 2 - bus stop sign with bus numbers & road markings
Category 3 - bus stop sign with bus numbers, road markings and a bum-rest (includes nearby building/structure to lean against)
Category 4 - bus stop sign with bus numbers, road markings and a bench
Category 5 - bus stop sign with bus numbers, road markings and a 'shelter' with holes at the roof
Category 6 - bus stop sign with bus numbers, road markings and a real shelter from weather.
Category 7 - bus stop sign with bus numbers, road markings, a real shelter and electronic panel showing oncoming buses

My regular bus stops fall under Categories 3 & 4, so can imagine how bad it can b when it rains coldly with no shelter! Category 7 bus stops r generally on tourist bus routes or those serving many bus numbers.

So getting a car in Autumn next year is outdoor refuge to me..... pple here say Auckland winter is generally wet (always raining), dark n cold..... so not looking forward to it!

standard bus stop sign.....category 1 bus stop.......
basically bus shelters cannot shade anyone from the sun......
electronic panel showing coming buses......

2 comments:

Unknown said...

does your observations concur with kiwi transport authorities' standard bus stop details????
hey you should be watching out for traffic and not bus stop!!!????

nzoink said...

really can't tell wat standard they have, every bus stop is different!

spent lots of time waiting at bus stops, i not driving lah, so no need to watch traffic!