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T.P.D.M. V.2.5
(Al/2002)
5.5.2 General Considerations
5.5.2.1 The necessity to provide on-street public transport stopping places will depend very much on the
type of highway scheme that is being designed, but early consultation with the appropriate
Transport Operations Divisions of the Transport Department should be made to ascertain
whether any or all of the following are required:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
Franchised Bus Stopping Places;
PLB Stands or Stopping Places;
Taxi Stands;
Non-franchised Bus Stopping Places.
5.5.2.2 On-street public transport stopping places should not normally be provided on Trunk Road,
Primary Distributor Roads and Rural Roads having no frontage access. Consideration will need
to be given as to where appropriate and convenient stopping places can be located adjacent to
these routes.
5.5.2.3 Bus stopping places should normally not be provided on slip roads as this can interfere with the
movement of other traffic, and the presence of pedestrians along these roads where traffic speeds
are still relatively high may be detrimental to road safety. However, in certain situation there
may be no alternative other than to locate the bus stop along a slip road. In these cases although
each situation will need to be considered separately it will be important to ensure that the
following points are taken into account:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
That buses do not stop on the running carriageway;
That buses emerging from the bus stop can do so safely, and in this respect that the driver
of the bus can adequately see through his rear mirror vehicles approaching in the stream
the bus is to be driven into;
That pedestrians can safely reach and leave the bus stop area, preferably without crossing
the slip road at grade:
That pedestrians can safely wait at the bus stop and are discouraged from wandering onto
the slip road.
5.5.2.4 In terms of providing convenient stopping places for franchised buses adjacent to high speed
roads, consideration should be given early in the design stage as to whether bus only slip roads,
perhaps as a link between the main slip roads can be provided. However such facilities should
not be provided for red minibuses and any stopping places for these should be situated away from
any slip roads or major junctions.
5.5.2.5 Taxi and Public Light Bus stands will normally only be appropriate for categories of road of
local distributor road status or less.