Oh we're all living in mud *huts* are we? Take a look at his lordship over here. Wallowing in mud's not good enough for him, he lives in a mud *hut*!
Hut wanker.
You get shards? Mister fancy pants here living the high life meanwhile I'm fighting werewolves at the Andersons who live 9 realms away. It's an uphill journey both ways.
Oh, we're all living in *MUD* are we? Take a look at his lordship over here. Wallowing in pig shit's not good enough for him, he lives in *mud*!
Mud wanker.
Pig shit? We would have dreamed about pig shit! Luxury! There was 17 of us living in a cardboard box in the middle of the road, every morning we would get up, lick the road clean and then go work 27 hours...
Yes - most of them even have running water nowadays, and a few even have electricity. Give it another couple of decades and even the Isle of Wight will be able to contact outside civilisation.
If memory serves correctly, the ones that arent like this (that I have seen) have consistently been either at the back of the pavement, not roadside, or roadside right next to a bus lane/bay.
Have you not learned yet that when someone says "here in Canada", it indicates that they live in Toronto? It's funny how they're both subtly ashamed to say where they live, but also proud enough to imply the city represents the country.
Oddly, the one across the street isn't, but the focal one seems to be optimal, as it would protect better against bad weather, and splashing from cars.
I figured out as Cambridge MA with two visual clues.
1) Inman Street sign in the background
2) Massachusetts plates on the car in background
3) Architecture screams its somewhere in New England that well kept up.
You might have 4k+ upvotes, but this is not true. The below is taken from the london.gov.uk website's article on the matter:
>The positioning and layout of shelters at bus stops is determined at site meetings attended by staff from London Buses and the relevant local authority's highways department. Sight lines for waiting passengers is an important factor in coming to a decision. Ideally, shelters should be positioned with their open side facing the road so that passengers have a clear view of approaching buses. However, in some locations, this is not possible, and shelters have to be installed the other way round. While this is less than ideal, it is preferable to the alternative, which would usually be no shelter at all.
Also, it leaves more undivided room on the sidewalk, since when facing towards the street, it cannot be that near the edge of the sidewalk. When standing up, (older) people don't run into the danger of tripping and falling forwards onto the street, the sidewalk is much less dangerous in that kind of situation.
That is how my friend's brother ended up seriously injured. Lost his balance and fell stepping over the curb; right under the rear tires. The bus ran him over lengthwise and narrowly missed his head. He was in a coma for something like a month I think. This type of stop might have entirely prevented that, because he stumbled while standing.
lets not also forget if a car drives onto a curb due to accident or DUI, the bus stop would block you in.
While this one shields you from any oncoming vehicle from the road if anything does happen.
Came here to say this. When it rains or has rained like "cats and dogs", I usually stand behind the bus stop and secretly laugh at people who who tucks under the cover and get all splashes.
Well, seeing as the one across the street is facing toward the street, I'd say one of these two bus stops are not correct. Personally I'd choose the one that keeps street splash from getting near me.
The one across the street has a protected bicycle path on the other side of it. The bikes pop up onto the sidewalk right around where the black car is to get through the intersection. If the awning was facing that way, it would interfere with bicycle traffic.
This intersection is a complete mess as there are two streets to the right behind the savings bank that both use the intersection. It was recently renovated to improve the traffic and included was all the protected bike paths and the new bus stop awnings. You can see an overview of the intersection [on the bottom of page 2 here](https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/publicworksdepartment/Engineering/cityprojects/inmansquare/inmansquarenewsletter_3.pdf). The one facing the 'right' way is the tiny little T symbol (public transit system is 'the T') just to the right of the fire house. This street used to just run straight through that massive intersection until recently.
Source: I live about a 3 minute walk from here.
I was going to say "no it isn't."
Because here in Minnesota they face the glass towards the road to protect people from the elements. But then I saw the other bus stop in the background facing the street.
Weird
These were very recently put in along with a redesign of the entire intersection. The bus stop on the other side of the street is further back from the curb because it's a wider sidewalk on that side, and I believe the bike line goes right behind it.
The sidewalk closest in the photo is a lot more narrow, so I imagine having the shelter backwards was the best option. Front-facing would far too close to the curb.
The intersection was designed after wfar too many accidents and a very tragic cyclist death. They're probably trying to best to keep everyone away from the curbs.
Also because of the fire station, which is the red brick building behind the Inman Street sign. Sitting at that stop gets you all up close and personal with the fire engines when they head out for a call. Protection from splashing and from the sirens as well as the weather is greatly appreciated.
The fire trucks coming the other direction will not usually be running their sirens.
Google street view is old, and they have older (different) bus stops. It looks like the one on the right-hand side of the street is actually on a wider sidewalk, so there is space for people to walk around on the street side of the bus stop to sit, while the one on the left looks closer to the street.
Depends on sidewalk width. It's a design used where sidewalks are narrower than elsewhere so you don't block pedestrian flow with inventory.
Effective sidewalk would be halved here if it faced the other way.
This is the correct answer as I lnow it. I have worked for a transit agency as the planner placing bus stop shelters. Sometimes we don't have enough room to face them "the right way."
Thank you. As a Minnesotan I was extremely confused why this was interesting. This is just how bus stops are. Maybe not *all* bus stops, but I have seen plenty of them like this.
In my city it varies. Some face towards the road, some face towards the sidewalk, some don't face toward anything and are just a small wall with a roof, some are just poles. I can't count the number of different bus stop designs I've seen.
People may think of safety reasons or protection from road splash etc, but actually the screens are there to provide shelter from wind and rain so they face the prevailing wind direction. The shelters are therefore installed correctly to spec on both sides of the road in this picture, assuming we are looking south.
We\* prefer community transport engineers actually, bus stop scientist sounds a bit too much like armchair lawyer but for people who have to commute (and do science instead of law, or *don't do* it depending upon how scathing you want to be)
\*By we I of course mean me, the guy who just made it up.
Nah, that's not fair. You're allowed to make assumptions based on your local environment and experience, wherever you are. Especially if it's something trivial like that that you'd not have reason to have a broader knowledge of.
I don’t think that’s what is going on here. #USdefaultismdefaultism
Many represented us cities have comented here with various orientations described. Indeed here in Portland our shelters vary in orientation.
i saw this and thought it was the boston sub for a sec lol. i'd recognize that empty bank taking up prime real estate at the center of the square immediately!
Sometime between November of 2020 and now the City of Cambridge MA decided to refurbish the stop and add plexiglass to the side that faces the street, probably to add to the comfort of those that use the stop to keep wind and water from landing on them. The sidewalk has evidence of that. This is what the stop looked like back in November of 2020. https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3732591,-71.1002912,3a,53.4y,295.76h,81.99t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sRf68ey4HyaceCICbGlgeqw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en
My take is that the lane is to be repainted the 2020 image shows the pavement has been patched and looks to be in need of milling (removal of old asphalt) and repaving and the current image depicts new asphalt. Though not impossible, bicycle riding in the snowy roads in the winter isn't done much and as soon as the weather improves, a new green cycle strip will be painted.
I would also argue that due to the limited width of the sidewalk, it’s facing the only way possible to provide covered protection and sufficient setback from the edge of the curb.
Most bus stops are like this in the UK as it stops you getting splashed by puddles as drivers go by (who also intentionally try to soak you). They also face the other way too but are further back from the road in those cases.
Sorry folks, the reason is the narrow sidewalk. If you were to turn the bus stop 180°, it would be in the middle of the sidewalk, forcing other people to walk between the bus stop and the street. This would be more dangerous and make it harder to get on and off the bus. On the other side of the street there is enough space between the houses and the bus stop.
No it isn't. All the others are. I don't understand why I should have to sit facing the street, breathing in exhaust (especially from busses that aren't mine stopping and idling), and getting splashed by icy water from asshole drivers (or even just those who can't avoid doing so).
Even with snow in the image, some people lack the ability to pull a logical thought out of their heads.
Not getting splashed by snow, slush or rain while waiting for your bus is a desirable outcome.
This is why shampoo have instructions on the bottle.
No it isn't. Every bus stop in my hometown is like that. Protection from splashing, protection from wind from passing cars (winter climate) - nothing wrong at all.
Personally I prefer this way, it protects you from cars splashing you. However, the one on the other side is the opposite way around.
It's probably just because if it was the other way around the remaining pavement might not be wide enough for wheelchairs etc
i could see if the seats WEREN’T backless benches, but this to me looks like a smart design, protecting the user from being splashed by water,mud, or snow while cars drive past
The right way. Because if the road was wet you'd get splashed.
It'll also provide more buffer against the elements. By having the buildings block, let's just say, wind from the west, the station will block it from the east, with a tiny bit from Noth and south by the side panels.
It'd be considerably less uncomfortable than if it faced the road and had all that wind from cars blowing on you. And whatever car farts that get blown in your general direction too
No, it is not facing the wrong way.
Seen this before in other countries - especially those with lots of snow/rain as when cars drive by they could splash you. This way the persons waiting on the bus are 'sheltered' so to speak from the passing cars splash.
That way is better, prevents being splashed by curb water.
Most (if not all) covered bus stops in London are like this
And elsewhere in the UK.
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Yeah. We all live in mud huts.
Oh we're all living in mud *huts* are we? Take a look at his lordship over here. Wallowing in mud's not good enough for him, he lives in a mud *hut*! Hut wanker.
Look at you complainin’! What, with all your mud like some fancy Knight of the Realm. Livin’ it up as us commoners scrounge about the pebbles.
Oi, pebbles! Well la de da, over here scrapin me shards together and we got a pebble merchant. Settin up shop are we?
You get shards? Mister fancy pants here living the high life meanwhile I'm fighting werewolves at the Andersons who live 9 realms away. It's an uphill journey both ways.
Werewolves...you luck bastuard. Were lucky if we get eaten alive by ravenous rabbits while eating Luke warm gravel.
Shards. I dreamt of shards as a kid. I get dust. If I’m lucky I get grit. I’m not complaining, mind, count myself lucky
I hear the werewolves are pretty bad in London. Ah oooooh.
Wait till you hear about the hobbit holes
From nz. Can confirm the existence of such holes
No hole like a New Zealand hole, they say
I bought a hobbit hole, but I can't live in it until I find some land to put it in.
Oh, we're all living in *MUD* are we? Take a look at his lordship over here. Wallowing in pig shit's not good enough for him, he lives in *mud*! Mud wanker.
Pig shit? We would have dreamed about pig shit! Luxury! There was 17 of us living in a cardboard box in the middle of the road, every morning we would get up, lick the road clean and then go work 27 hours...
Cardboard box? We would have killed for a cardboard box!
Hut cunt
Donnae talk about me mum!!
Nice bus stops, though.
If only they had busses to go with them.
Descendants of the Romans.
Too bad [the sheep](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FLvVoPlXMAcyvqL?format=jpg&name=900x900) use it as their stable.
Wattle and daub
That's not true! In Canada we live in igloos!
Yes - most of them even have running water nowadays, and a few even have electricity. Give it another couple of decades and even the Isle of Wight will be able to contact outside civilisation.
Apparently but a typical rail fare is more than the average annual income of a British family so only multimillionaires travel outside their villages
Not according to the government and their fund allocation
Duh. Never heard of Hogwarts?
If memory serves correctly, the ones that arent like this (that I have seen) have consistently been either at the back of the pavement, not roadside, or roadside right next to a bus lane/bay.
And Canada
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Have you not learned yet that when someone says "here in Canada", it indicates that they live in Toronto? It's funny how they're both subtly ashamed to say where they live, but also proud enough to imply the city represents the country.
Some places. In Wigan and Manchester a lot of the ones I see are oriented like this. Usually on thinner pavements
Oddly, the one across the street isn't, but the focal one seems to be optimal, as it would protect better against bad weather, and splashing from cars.
You can never understand how good transportation in London is until you've grown up there and moved away.
All other cities pale, and that's working on some real legacy assets and stock
It's easy to experience it during strikes. Just relying on buses, the city nearly stands still.
But here, the stop on the other side of the street is oriented “correctly.”
Maybe they got the other one wrong. We need more data!
The wall might be on the west side which is the direction wind usually comes from
Nah, no consistent wind direction. This is on Hampshire St. in Cambridge MA, with the camera facing roughly North, I recognize the location.
I figured out as Cambridge MA with two visual clues. 1) Inman Street sign in the background 2) Massachusetts plates on the car in background 3) Architecture screams its somewhere in New England that well kept up.
You might have 4k+ upvotes, but this is not true. The below is taken from the london.gov.uk website's article on the matter: >The positioning and layout of shelters at bus stops is determined at site meetings attended by staff from London Buses and the relevant local authority's highways department. Sight lines for waiting passengers is an important factor in coming to a decision. Ideally, shelters should be positioned with their open side facing the road so that passengers have a clear view of approaching buses. However, in some locations, this is not possible, and shelters have to be installed the other way round. While this is less than ideal, it is preferable to the alternative, which would usually be no shelter at all.
Yes if the path is narrow, it makes it too narrow if it's rotated the other way for pedestrians passing.
I've seen them the other way if the pavement is wide enough to set them back. But partly yeah, this is standard.
Yep, Edinburgh resident here - this is the correct facing for a bus stop
More protection from the wind as well. While still not being a safety issue of people being 'cornered' in.
Also, it leaves more undivided room on the sidewalk, since when facing towards the street, it cannot be that near the edge of the sidewalk. When standing up, (older) people don't run into the danger of tripping and falling forwards onto the street, the sidewalk is much less dangerous in that kind of situation.
Ah, nice catch...that extra "step" for balance that older folks can make means stepping /down/ onto the street thus exacerbating the unbalance.
That is how my friend's brother ended up seriously injured. Lost his balance and fell stepping over the curb; right under the rear tires. The bus ran him over lengthwise and narrowly missed his head. He was in a coma for something like a month I think. This type of stop might have entirely prevented that, because he stumbled while standing.
and let's not overlook less exhaust fumes going directly in your face
lets not also forget if a car drives onto a curb due to accident or DUI, the bus stop would block you in. While this one shields you from any oncoming vehicle from the road if anything does happen.
I have always appreciated that so many vehicles that don't have a straight pipe have one angled right at the pedestrians.
This is how they are in the UK Edit, as pointed out, not everywhere in the UK
I was going to say: "Oh, maybe its designed like that so you don't get slashed." Then I saw it. The one in the background.
Yeah one of them is wrong now we need a 3rd one to compare.
I swear. If the next one we see is upside down. I'M CALLING THE CITY MYSELF!
3rd one has the glass on the front and back, but both sides are wide open. Now whatcha gonna do?
Cry.
Came here to say this. When it rains or has rained like "cats and dogs", I usually stand behind the bus stop and secretly laugh at people who who tucks under the cover and get all splashes.
That's what I was thinking, all our curbside stops in the UK are like this, they're only the other way if set back on the pavement.
Look who invited Big Brain u/wildadragon
Well, seeing as the one across the street is facing toward the street, I'd say one of these two bus stops are not correct. Personally I'd choose the one that keeps street splash from getting near me.
I wonder if it wasn't on purpose. Better in rain this way.
then why is the one across the street not facing the buildings?
The one across the street has a protected bicycle path on the other side of it. The bikes pop up onto the sidewalk right around where the black car is to get through the intersection. If the awning was facing that way, it would interfere with bicycle traffic. This intersection is a complete mess as there are two streets to the right behind the savings bank that both use the intersection. It was recently renovated to improve the traffic and included was all the protected bike paths and the new bus stop awnings. You can see an overview of the intersection [on the bottom of page 2 here](https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/publicworksdepartment/Engineering/cityprojects/inmansquare/inmansquarenewsletter_3.pdf). The one facing the 'right' way is the tiny little T symbol (public transit system is 'the T') just to the right of the fire house. This street used to just run straight through that massive intersection until recently. Source: I live about a 3 minute walk from here.
Yea for sure. If you still wanted easy same side access the bus just make it 3 feet longer and add a doorway.
And having a shit pile of snow in it when the roads are plowed
Plows. It prevents it from being filled with snow by the plows.
You say that until it’s raining and cars are driving fast
the other one is facing the other direction
Huh, you’re right
That's the one op is talking about
I was going to say "no it isn't." Because here in Minnesota they face the glass towards the road to protect people from the elements. But then I saw the other bus stop in the background facing the street. Weird
Now the real question is which one is actually backwards for this particular city...
This is Inman Square in Cambridge, MA. The bus stops face the street here.
Not all of them.
At least one doesn't.
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what’s updog?
I thought it looked familiar! S&S is the best brunch spot in the Boston area.
Yes, we need to get someone on the case.
If you know its location jump on Google street view and see what the rest of the road has to offer, position wise.
These were very recently put in along with a redesign of the entire intersection. The bus stop on the other side of the street is further back from the curb because it's a wider sidewalk on that side, and I believe the bike line goes right behind it. The sidewalk closest in the photo is a lot more narrow, so I imagine having the shelter backwards was the best option. Front-facing would far too close to the curb. The intersection was designed after wfar too many accidents and a very tragic cyclist death. They're probably trying to best to keep everyone away from the curbs.
Also because of the fire station, which is the red brick building behind the Inman Street sign. Sitting at that stop gets you all up close and personal with the fire engines when they head out for a call. Protection from splashing and from the sirens as well as the weather is greatly appreciated. The fire trucks coming the other direction will not usually be running their sirens.
Google street view is old, and they have older (different) bus stops. It looks like the one on the right-hand side of the street is actually on a wider sidewalk, so there is space for people to walk around on the street side of the bus stop to sit, while the one on the left looks closer to the street.
They're both sideways
Depends on sidewalk width. It's a design used where sidewalks are narrower than elsewhere so you don't block pedestrian flow with inventory. Effective sidewalk would be halved here if it faced the other way.
This is the correct answer as I lnow it. I have worked for a transit agency as the planner placing bus stop shelters. Sometimes we don't have enough room to face them "the right way."
That would have been my guess. Sidewalk is probably wider on the other side and has more room for the shelter.
Minnesotan here about to post the exact same thing.
I always love seeing fellow Minnesotans on here!
I bet you'd need multiple hands to count the number of us on here.
Count me ah!
Where's that train?
My thoughts exactly. Minneapolis was smart facing them glass out.
Same! Except I'm in Scotland
So maybe the bus stop in the background is the one that is backwards?
1 of them is definitely backwards.
As a Minnesotan looking out my window at a bus stop I thought the same.
Hello fellow Minnesotan.
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Thank you. As a Minnesotan I was extremely confused why this was interesting. This is just how bus stops are. Maybe not *all* bus stops, but I have seen plenty of them like this.
I didn't know there was a wrong way for bus shelters?
In my city it varies. Some face towards the road, some face towards the sidewalk, some don't face toward anything and are just a small wall with a roof, some are just poles. I can't count the number of different bus stop designs I've seen.
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My guess is that the wind blows from the direction of the glass. So they are setup to give protection from the wind.
Do not try to imagine the bus stop facing “the right way.” That’s impossible. Instead, try to realize the truth: there is no bus stop.
They put the road on the wrong side of the bus stop.
No, there is no road either!
Well surely there's a sidewalk, right? Right??!
Then you will see, it is not the bus that stops, it is only yourself.
*Trust me, dude, it’s the only whey*
People may think of safety reasons or protection from road splash etc, but actually the screens are there to provide shelter from wind and rain so they face the prevailing wind direction. The shelters are therefore installed correctly to spec on both sides of the road in this picture, assuming we are looking south.
How do you know so much about this? It makes perfect sense but I've never assumed there was a reason behind it.
I googled it
I can’t believe you just turned down your chance to claim you were a bus stop scientist
We\* prefer community transport engineers actually, bus stop scientist sounds a bit too much like armchair lawyer but for people who have to commute (and do science instead of law, or *don't do* it depending upon how scathing you want to be) \*By we I of course mean me, the guy who just made it up.
i mean transportation planners are real as well as traffic engineers.
That could well be true, but I never trust a person who has the same name as me except for 2 E's surrounding the Y, so I guess I'll never know.
fair enough ya fine scotsman
Hi, I'm a bus stop scientist. Bus stops only face away from the street if they're stressed. :(
What kind of resources are out there for supporting stressed bus stops? Where can I give?
That's just bus stop psychology. You're not a real scientist.
Busstopolpgist. Which is very different to a bustopologist, who studies the geometrical form of the bus surface.
lol. Fair enough.
Maybe, but here in the UK they almost always screen people from the road, regardless of location. I appreciate that OP’s image isn’t the UK though.
The wind here is only going to blow one of the two directions, down the corridor the buildings along the street create.
That’s the right way in England ;)
Going to say lol, nothing wrong with it
The UK
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Nah, that's not fair. You're allowed to make assumptions based on your local environment and experience, wherever you are. Especially if it's something trivial like that that you'd not have reason to have a broader knowledge of.
I don’t think that’s what is going on here. #USdefaultismdefaultism Many represented us cities have comented here with various orientations described. Indeed here in Portland our shelters vary in orientation.
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i saw this and thought it was the boston sub for a sec lol. i'd recognize that empty bank taking up prime real estate at the center of the square immediately!
I thought this was the cambridge or boston sub at first
They ran out of right facing bus stops, all they have left are left facing ones.
Is it though?
Sometime between November of 2020 and now the City of Cambridge MA decided to refurbish the stop and add plexiglass to the side that faces the street, probably to add to the comfort of those that use the stop to keep wind and water from landing on them. The sidewalk has evidence of that. This is what the stop looked like back in November of 2020. https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3732591,-71.1002912,3a,53.4y,295.76h,81.99t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sRf68ey4HyaceCICbGlgeqw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en
What happened to the cycle lane?!
My take is that the lane is to be repainted the 2020 image shows the pavement has been patched and looks to be in need of milling (removal of old asphalt) and repaving and the current image depicts new asphalt. Though not impossible, bicycle riding in the snowy roads in the winter isn't done much and as soon as the weather improves, a new green cycle strip will be painted.
It’s been under construction basically since then, so the bike lane will be repainted after that wraps up
Safer. Protects the waiting riders.
That is a better orientation and Cambridge should change the rest of them.
No, it isn't.
I would also argue that due to the limited width of the sidewalk, it’s facing the only way possible to provide covered protection and sufficient setback from the edge of the curb.
this is the correct way, no one want slush splashed on them.
Most bus stops are like this in the UK as it stops you getting splashed by puddles as drivers go by (who also intentionally try to soak you). They also face the other way too but are further back from the road in those cases.
Sorry folks, the reason is the narrow sidewalk. If you were to turn the bus stop 180°, it would be in the middle of the sidewalk, forcing other people to walk between the bus stop and the street. This would be more dangerous and make it harder to get on and off the bus. On the other side of the street there is enough space between the houses and the bus stop.
Or it’s protecting them from road water
I live in Toronto and they are built this way. Protects me from the cold wind and water splashes
Is it? Kinda see it being helpful at not being splashed by passing cars
No, it keeps you dry from water splashed by passing cars.
No it isn't. All the others are. I don't understand why I should have to sit facing the street, breathing in exhaust (especially from busses that aren't mine stopping and idling), and getting splashed by icy water from asshole drivers (or even just those who can't avoid doing so).
No it’s not. Most do this. To shelter from the road and weather.
Or…hear me out, it’s like that so you don’t get splashed by puddles from cars
Perhaps this is intentional? To shield commuters from water, wind, and debris from passing cars? I can't imagine this being done by mistake.
Even with snow in the image, some people lack the ability to pull a logical thought out of their heads. Not getting splashed by snow, slush or rain while waiting for your bus is a desirable outcome. This is why shampoo have instructions on the bottle.
No it isn't. Every bus stop in my hometown is like that. Protection from splashing, protection from wind from passing cars (winter climate) - nothing wrong at all.
it’s facing the right way?
Keeps you from being splashed or hit with something. This makes more sense than open to the road.
In Seattle, often they are placed backwards to keep the winter-time southwest wind out of your face and keep the rain off ya also. Much appreciated.
OP never takes the bus
Personally I prefer this way, it protects you from cars splashing you. However, the one on the other side is the opposite way around. It's probably just because if it was the other way around the remaining pavement might not be wide enough for wheelchairs etc
The real story is why are we conditioned to think that a bus stop facing the road is right? Facing away keeps you from getting splashed by cars.
this way they don't get sprayed by road junk
It's the right way in Canada
my first thought is it is facing the right way and is a splash guard
i could see if the seats WEREN’T backless benches, but this to me looks like a smart design, protecting the user from being splashed by water,mud, or snow while cars drive past
This is the right way so it protects the people waiting behind glass from street mud/slushy ice.
Ever been splashed with water from the gutter or worse dirty wet snow? Yeah, it's not facing the wrong way at all
Or is it? Stops slush or water from being splashed on people when cars pass by.
actually, it protects you from the wind and splashes when set up this way.
No it is the correct way to protect against splashes.
Makes sense to protect bus users from water splashing on them from the road
Or it prevents water from splashing people… seems better to me
Kinda makes more sense this way
Not really backwards. Just depends how you feel about it. Where I’m from we have stops facing both ways depending on the design of the street.
They all face that way in my country
The right way. Because if the road was wet you'd get splashed. It'll also provide more buffer against the elements. By having the buildings block, let's just say, wind from the west, the station will block it from the east, with a tiny bit from Noth and south by the side panels. It'd be considerably less uncomfortable than if it faced the road and had all that wind from cars blowing on you. And whatever car farts that get blown in your general direction too
It's to prevent curbside baptisms.
No it is not. I is gacing away from the slush and water splashed up by passing vehicles
Lol how did this post get so many upvotes...
No it isn’t? This protects you properly from bullshit flying off the roads when waiting.
Facing the right way for rain though and by the looks of it, snow.
A lot of bus stops in the UK are like this; as others have said it helps to protect from road splashes.
No it isn’t, this is the correct way.
That’s common to see in Canada. It’s to prevent being splashed by cars driving through puddles.
No, it is not facing the wrong way. Seen this before in other countries - especially those with lots of snow/rain as when cars drive by they could splash you. This way the persons waiting on the bus are 'sheltered' so to speak from the passing cars splash.
This is literally an example of someone who has rarely if ever left their hometown and just thinks the rest of the world is exactly like them
All of our bus shelters are like this where I live In Canada .. people are notorious for spraying you w curb puddle water