Bus stop decision reversed as 'room to swing a cat' comparison made
dailyrecord.co.ukBosses have U-turned by finally returning to safer bus stops in a busy area used by schoolchildren and the elderly after a councillor highlighted the issue to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.Councillor Nairn McDonald voiced concern that buses have not been using the main stops in Montgomerie Park because they were not allowed to do reverse turning manoeuvres while they had passengers.He said: “Buses have not been using either of the two bus stops.“The temporary bus stop is on a bank at the side of the road.
School weans and the elderly use it. But it’s muddy, slippery and near the roundabout and the kids get mockit.“We need the Shuttle and Stagecoach buses to start using the normal bus stops instead of temporary ones.
They should be able to turn."The new turning space put in by Bellway Homes is huge and there is plenty of room to swing a cat.
There are two bus stops and they are not using either of them. The area has been tarmacked.“There is ample space to turn and there is reluctance to go back to where it was.
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