{"id":583,"date":"2018-05-24T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/?p=583"},"modified":"2018-07-30T21:30:47","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T21:30:47","slug":"bus-lights-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2018\/05\/24\/bus-lights-action\/","title":{"rendered":"BUS, LIGHTS \u2013 ACTION"},"content":{"rendered":"

The recent hold-ups on the A6 caused by the roadworks opposite the Health Innovation Campus building site seems to have altered Stagecoach drivers\u2019 behaviour. Previously, the buses as they left the University would take the outside lane on that passage of road that runs parallel with University, letting cars on the inside lane gently filter over. Whilst the temporary lights have been in operation buses have invariably taken the inside lane and proceeded to hurtle towards the lights at great speed. While some may appreciate the early holiday experience of subsequent blaring horns and squealing tyres, most passengers looked perplexed. Your correspondent did wonder how the much heralded driverless buses would react faced with such an obstacle and presumably an in-built programmed schedule. It also made your correspondent speculate (some of the jams at the lights were quite lengthy) how the new driverless cars would cope navigating the highways and byways of Lancaster. On any journey around the city you encounter cars parked on one or both sides of the road. Negotiating the subsequent oncoming traffic then involves the ritual of flashing headlights and waving of hands followed by the salute signifying \u2018thank you\u2019. Your correspondent had visions of Lancaster being gridlocked as autonomous vehicles struggled to cope with the etiquette of \u2018giving way\u2019. Not a nice thought as you trundle home from work.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The recent hold-ups on the A6 caused by the roadworks opposite the Health Innovation Campus building site seems to have altered Stagecoach drivers\u2019 behaviour. 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