North East Of England: Bikes on buses

[A Nutter]

Its a step in the right direction I suppose:

http://www.simplygo.com

On the home page on the right hand side at the moment...

 

[garrilla]

Where does the 78/78a go?

And each bus can only take 1 bike, so no going out with friends then.

And £2 for the bike? This obviously depnds where you are going, but seems a bit pricey for me.

 

[hackbike 666]

Don't think i'd want to put my bike on a bus.TIA.

 

[A Nutter]

Goes between Sunderland & Consett.
It's a step in the right direction surely

 

[purplepolly]

I wasn't feeling well Friday evening so I cycled down the road to the bus station, folded the bike, got offered help lifting it onto the bus and paid a single fare for myself (£1.40). Plenty of room left for other bikes/ prams/ a wheelchair in the folding seat sections. Of course I did go for a bus I knew wouldn't have too many passengers rather than the sardine cans.

Paying extra for the bike would seem a bit steep when I already have to pay full fare and most of the other passengers aren't paying anything.

Btw if you want to know where a bus goes try traveline.org.uk

 

[hackbike 666]

Fair enough.

 

[Black Sheep]

"How much does it cost?
As well as the appropriate passenger fare, there will be an additional charge of £2 per journey for a bike.

Wheelchairs and buggies
As the area for securing cycles is shared with passengers using a wheelchair or with children in
buggies, we have had to decide who would take priority if there was a demand from others for the
shared area.

If someone using a wheelchair wants to travel when a bike is already on board, our driver will
ask if the cyclist would like to give up their space.

Cyclists leaving the bus to allow passengers in a wheelchair to travel will be entitled to a full refund
of any single fare paid to the driver plus the £2 paid to carry the bike. Cyclists are under no
obligation to leave the bus, however.

If a cyclist refuses to give up the space for a person in a wheelchair, our driver will order an
accessible taxi with our compliments."

it appears to be thought out quite well tbh compared to things i've seen

 

[Funtboy]

Goes between Sunderland & Consett.
It's a step in the right direction surely

What would be the extrapolated outcome of this step to make it right? Many bikes on many buses going from Sunderland to many other destinations? I don't know...

 

[DJ]

I had to take my bike on a bus as it was 6am when my rear wheel collapsed and the trains had not started running yet, no problems at all but in ordinary circumstances I can't really see why taking my bike on a bus would be any advantage! especially round here where I go at the same speed as the average bus!
Years ago I took my bike on a national express coach and they charged me about £2.00 for a hundred mile journey so a similar charge for a journey about town seems very steep!

 

[purplepolly]

in ordinary circumstances I can't really see why taking my bike on a bus would be any advantage! especially round here where I go at the same speed as the average bus!

When I'm on a bus I often try to keep track of a cyclist and they always average about the same speed. I suppose, accidents and illness aside, the advantage would be for new and summer cyclists. They might be more willing to cycle to work and other places if there's the option of taking the bus back if they're too tired or it's raining, or if they're not up to the whole journey yet. Even now I take my handy A5 peak district bus timetable with me if I'm up in the hills.