I wouldn't call this "idiotic" but it does contain some puzzling statements, so is perhaps worthy of inclusion here:-
Letter sent from First York said:
Dear <name>,
With reference to your E-Mail of the 2nd July 2005, regarding the Bus Stop at Mount Vale.
I have spoken to the Route Manager regarding this, who informs me that because the stop is at a layby, and as long as the bus is safely parked in that layby with no protruding parts of the bus, then because each individual driver manouvres differently, then it is acceptable to wait at either of these places.
The route Manager has also informed me that he will be informing all drivers of this.
I am sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Yours sincerely,
<name>
Customer Services
The context is that the bus stop sign wasn't at the same place as the bus shelter (they were a few metres apart), the passenger was waiting at the bus stop sign and the driver was apparently looking for passengers at the shelter, saw none, so wasn't going to stop, but then saw the passenger at the bus stop sign, and then did stop (a bit further down the road) and told the passenger they were waiting at the wrong place. The passenger wrote to the Company asking for clarification, and the above letter is their response, which confirms that it's acceptable to wait at either place.
I'd have thought the letter should simply include the words "
has confirmed" in place of "
informs me that because the stop is at a layby, and as long as the bus is safely parked in that layby with no protruding parts of the bus, then because each individual driver manouvres differently, then"
Looking what appears to be
the bus stop concerned, it appears there have been some changes since then, but there would certainly be 'protruding parts' now, if not then, and the shelter appears to have gone too.
