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<br />) <br /> <br />Advantages and Disadvantages of Location Relative to Street Intersections <br /> <br />Bus Stop Locations <br /> <br />Figure 2 <br /> <br />Advantages Disadvantages <br /> <br />Near-Side <br /> <br />Advantage5 Disadvantages <br /> <br />Far-Side <br /> <br />Minimizes Conflicts with right I Minimizes conflicts Intersections may I Minimizes sight Requires additional <br />interferences when turning vehicles are I between right be blocked du ring I distance problems distance for no- <br />traffic is heavy on increased. turning vehicles and peak periods by for vehicles and parking restrictions. <br />the far side of the I buses. Queuing buses. I pedestrians. <br />intersection. Stopped buses may I I Encourages patrons <br /> obscure curbside Provides additional Sight distance may Passenger waiting to cross street at <br />Passengers access traffic control I right tum capacity be obscured for I areas experience mid block <br />buses closest to devices and I by making curb lane crossing vehicles. I less pedestrian (jaywalking). <br />crosswalk. crossing available for traffic. congestion. <br /> pedestrians. I Increases sight I Increases walking <br />Intersection Minimizes sight distance problems distance for patrons <br />available to assist in Sight distance is I distance problems for crossing I crossing at <br />pulling away from obscured for I on approaches to pedestrians. I intersections. <br />curb. crossing vehicles intersection. <br /> stopped to the right I Stopping far side I <br />No double stopping. of the bus. I Encourages after stopping for a I <br /> pedestrians to cross red light interferes <br />Buses can service The through lane I behind the bus. with bus operations I <br />passengers while may be blocked and all traffic in <br />stopped at a red during peak periods I Requires shorter general. I <br />light. by Queuing buses. I deceleration I <br /> distances for buses. May increase <br />Provides driver with Increases sight I number of rear-end I <br />opportunity to look distance problems J Gaps in traffic flow accidents since I <br />for oncoming traffic for crossing are created for drivers do not <br />including other pedestrians. J buses re-entering expect buses to I <br />buses with potential the flow of traffic at stop again after <br />passengers. I signalized stopping at a red I <br /> I intersections. light. I <br /> <br />Advantages Disadvantages <br /> <br />Mid-Block <br /> <br />6 <br />