On Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:13:12 -0000 ARWadsworth wrote :
"The average speed [of a London bus] is about 8 kilometres per hour
and a bus stops on average every 150 metres, at traffic lights, bus
stops ..." [Volvo],

That's about walking speed.

There are times when it's definitely quicker to walk!

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Tony Bryer, Greentram: 'Software to build on',
Melbourne, Australia www.greentram.com