BUS STOP DESIGN GUIDE
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FOOTWAY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BUS STOPS
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Diagram e - Easy access kerb layout
7.15 To avoid tyre impact damage, all build out features at bus stops and other locations on bus routes, should have leading corners designed and constructed with radius corners and NOT mitred corners.
7.16 The surface design and texture of these easy access kerbs gives both a visual and tactile warning of the footway edge providing increased pedestrian safety whilst the curved, smooth kerb face means that tyre wear is significantly reduced. In addition, it is claimed that their introduction can reduce dwell time as there is a compatible height between bus and footway thereby enabling people with buggies, wheelchairs and other mobility difficulties to alight and board quicker and more safely (See Photos f and
7g).
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