"Destroy all Routemasters" - Idiot.

[Timberwolf]

BBC said:

More than 50 years since they appeared on London's streets, the Routemasters are still running - but not everyone is delighted.

The veteran vehicle with its curvy design and its open platform has been called "the last bus to be a proper bus".

Many Londoners remember fondly how they used to hop on and off them and pull the string to ring the bell.

But a Disability Rights Commission spokesman says it is "a bashed-up old relic from a bygone age" and the fact that it is still running on two central London heritage routes is "a disappointment".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6173193

Why? What the hell is wrong with these people? It's a bus that runs on just two routes, both of which are also served by accessible buses, and yet they want rid of it?

Why do people like this want to sap every last tiny scrap of fun, excitement and pride from life?

[Mattt]

It would be a much better idea to replace them all with bendy buses that take up loads of room on the already congested streets!!

[dougc]

Mattt said:

It would be a much better idea to replace them all with bendy buses that take up loads of room on the already congested streets!!

And provide random fires for Londoners to keep warm around on chilly days such as this.

My mate calls them 'Mayor Kens Chariots of Fire'

[richb]

Timberwolf said:

BBC said:

More than 50 years since they appeared on London's streets, the Routemasters are still running - but not everyone is delighted.

The veteran vehicle with its curvy design and its open platform has been called "the last bus to be a proper bus".

Many Londoners remember fondly how they used to hop on and off them and pull the string to ring the bell.

But a Disability Rights Commission spokesman says it is "a bashed-up old relic from a bygone age" and the fact that it is still running on two central London heritage routes is "a disappointment".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6173193

Why? What the hell is wrong with these people? It's a bus that runs on just two routes, both of which are also served by accessible buses, and yet they want rid of it?

Why do people like this want to sap every last tiny scrap of fun, excitement and pride from life?

I thought that when I read the article this morning. As much as it may be unfashionable to criticise disabled organisations, these selfish zealots need the facts of life explaining to them. They are not the be all and end all of society, they are a part of it along with able bodied people. If they don't like Routemasters fine but they have no more rights to call for them to be scrapped than the rest of us who do like to see them running. In fact I would say these type of people do more harm for disabled causes than good. p.s. I have a severely disabled aunt who lives in Barnes and before she retired used the bus to get her to here work in Harvey Nichols. Rich...

[The Wiz]

dougc said:

Mattt said:

It would be a much better idea to replace them all with bendy buses that take up loads of room on the already congested streets!!

And provide random fires for Londoners to keep warm around on chilly days such as this.

My mate calls them 'Mayor Kens Chariots of Fire'

www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/14/fire_breathing_buses_reattack/

[VeryRisky]

Mattt said:

It would be a much better idea to replace them all with bendy buses that take up loads of room on the already congested streets!!

Busses designed for cities with a grid of wide streets not the maze that london is. But don't worry, he's cutting a deal with a South-American despot to get some cheap fuel.

[RDMcG]

I live in Canada but have lived in London. It strikes me that a massive grimness has overtaken all things automotive in the UK, and the poor old Routemasters are just the latest thing. The poor old motorist seems to be about as popular as baked beans on a bus..

[bri_the_fly]

When I was 14 and first went to London and got a bus, I just thought "what a great idea that you can get on and off where u like- less traffic congestion"

that was 1978 when people used to say that London Traffic was terrible..The Jam wrote a song about it .. sing along everyone

LONDON TRAFFIC
(Bruce Foxton)

From the LP 'This Is The Modern World'

This is the main riff of the song:

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--2-----2--------------2-----2--------------
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A (with main riff x2)

A (with main riff x2)
London traffic - state of confusion

London traffic - blocking the streets

London traffic - going nowhere

London traffic - polluting our air

D A G A
Drive round London in a car, don't really want to go far.
D A G A Asus4 A
So many cars fill the streets, wonder why we bother at all.

D A
London traffic is a problem
D G A
London traffic too many cars
G A
One way systems look very neat
G A Asus4 A
Coloured signs direct the streets

A
(main riff x2)

D A C G
No-one knows the answer, no-one seems to care,
D A C G A Asus4 A
Take a look at the city, take the traffic elsewhere.

E B E A B
Leave the city free from traffic, give the place a chance to survive.
A B A B
Dirt and filth cover London, give it a chance to breathe again.

A (with main riff x2)
London traffic - state of confusion

London traffic - blocking the streets

London traffic - going nowhere

London traffic - polluting our air


A (main riff x1)

A (main riff x2)
London traffic, London traffic, London traffic, London traffic

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