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To: Mayor Tracy Brabin, West Yorkshire
Double the doors for faster, safer, accessible buses! Better Buses Consultation Response
Join Better Buses for West Yorkshire's mass consultation response calling for better accessibility and accountability for West Yorkshire’s new bus network!
Parents, disabled users and passengers demand Mayor Brabin uses her new powers over publicly controlled buses to introduce London style buses with dual doors to make them quicker, safe and accessible for everyone!
Sign our petition to include your name on Better Buses West Yorkshire’s joint consultation response to the Mayor.
Our full response is documented here: Better Buses West Yorkshire recommended consultation response
Parents, disabled users and passengers demand Mayor Brabin uses her new powers over publicly controlled buses to introduce London style buses with dual doors to make them quicker, safe and accessible for everyone!
Sign our petition to include your name on Better Buses West Yorkshire’s joint consultation response to the Mayor.
Our full response is documented here: Better Buses West Yorkshire recommended consultation response
Why is this important?
Britain’s buses are old, inaccessible and unsafe. Except in London. Why? London buses have two or three sets of doors to make getting on and off really quick, safe, and accessible for everyone.
If you’re a disabled user or parent with a buggy, getting on the bus, and finding space to sit, can often be impossible.
We believe buses can be made more accessible with these changes:
- two sets of doors for boarding/alighting
- Separate dedicated places for wheelchair users and parents with buggies
- Eye level displays for wheelchair users and bell buttons within easy access
- Seats at bus stops to provide a rest space for passengers who struggle to stand
- Automatic boarding ramps and back up manual ramps if not working
- Reinstating bus conductors
- A permanent board of representative passengers and user groups to co-design all aspects of bus design and the bus reform process with the Mayor
London buses aren’t this bad, and neither are buses across the rest of the world. Why are we stuck with such poor quality buses? If London can do it, it’s time we got the first class buses we deserve.
How it will be delivered
By hand, on an overcrowded bus