[evrimoztamur]

"Some buses in London also have "Hail and Ride" zones, where a bus can be stopped with a wave on the hand at any point on the route.—It certainly wouldn't be practical in urban areas where the bus could be stopped every few meters."

Funny the author writes that but these sorts buses do exist in certain cities like İstanbul. A special class of privately operated 'mini-buses' run along a predefined and long route, picking up and dropping passengers at practically any point along the route.

The system works because of the sheer volume of these buses and the simple, straight road. It almost resembles a river and the settlement around it.

[GloucesterBoy]

It worked really well in London while it had Routemaster buses with the back door that was always open... it meant there was almost no delay when getting on a bus.

[illiarian]

> but these sorts buses do exist in certain cities like İstanbul. A special class of privately operated 'mini-buses' run along a predefined and long route, picking up and dropping passengers at practically any point along the route.

And they are very, very, very bad for traffic in general. Because they haphazardly weave in and out of traffic, and stop unpredictably, often blocking several lanes, to pick up people

[a_c]

This is also how the Hong Kong privately owned minibus [1] is run. Not only is it hail and ride, you are also expected to shout your destination to the driver shortly before arriving. It is not for the faint of heart, both tourists and socially awkward locals. Highly recommend a try.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_light_bus#Red_minibuses

[cidd]

Pretty common in the Philippines too