New Thinking Needed
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THE steadily increasing use of private transport and the advent of television have had a considerable impact on bus services all over the country in recent years. Public transport continues to be essential for a very large proportion of the population, however, whilst the increased use of private cars in congested towns and cities is reaching the point where its advantages are diminishing to vanishing point.
The bus thus still has an important role to play, but the attitude of large sections of the public to it differs considerably from that of the early post-war period. People used to private car travel are much less tolerant of the delays generally associated with journeys by bus. Too much is heard in some quarters of what the passenger will accept in terms of poorer service or reduced standards of comfort and too little of efforts to attract passengers. New and progressive thinking could open up all sorts of possibilities.
In an article on page 528 of this issue, this matter is examined by a member of The Commercial Motor staff, from the point of view of the passenger. It is simply put forward as a viewpoint which may stimulate thought on the part of operators.