Cheerio! New ‘Double Tall’ transit buses on Seattle streets

via: PI

Seattle is getting a taste of London with a new fleet of “Double Tall” transit buses on city streets.

The double-decker buses belong to Community Transit, which is running the first of the 23 new buses this week between Lynnwood and downtown Seattle. The 14-feet tall double-decker buses are replacing 60-foot articulated buses that were built in 1998 and are ready to be retired. The 23 buses were purchased with a federal stimulus grant and will be rolled out into the fleet this spring, Community Transit reports.

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/transportation/article/Cheerio-New-Double-Tall-transit-buses-on-1325634.php

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fuel efficient – YES

cuts down on traffic – YES

top heavy – Definately, YES

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Living in S.E. Asia; I notice there seems to be hardly a month go by, without a horrendous double-decker bus chash.

bad drivers – YES

questionable roads – YES

snow and ice – Definately, NO!