[craz8]

The mention of safety due to lack of doors does not add up, as none of the Routemaster busses at the time had a door at the bottom of the stairs. Jumping on and off was the normal thing.

The many tunnels under the Thames are awesome though - I used to live in Woolwich and there’s a pedestrian tunnel there that I’ve used many times

[dcminter]

Right, but the Routemaster doesn't have a five foot drop from the staircase to the ground!

[craz8]

But you could jump off at any speed - or get jostled and fall off accidentally if hanging on to the pole that was provided in the doorway. Falling into traffic at 30mph isn’t a bundle of laughs either

My guess is the door requirement was to avoid needing to scrape people off the single lane roadway in rush hour more than a thought for passenger safety and that difference may have got lost on the way to the page

[quickthrower2]

Never seen a bus in central london go that fast. Often it is quicker to walk.

[klondike_klive]

I quickly learned never to stay on the 38 as far as Shaftesbury Avenue...

[lifeisstillgood]

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