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... It represents a low-cost and relatively quick strategy to improve bus running times and reliability without requiring costly expansion of the highway right-of-way. Because the bus shoulder operations can be implemented within the highway right-of-way, minimal disruption and traffic impacts result.
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... , traffic safety risks, and the added costs for maintenance and enforcement. The traffic safety concerns include: • Conflicts at on- and off-ramps; • Sight distance adequacy, particularly at on-ramps; • Conflicts for motorists pulling onto the shoulder; • Loss of safe evasive movement shelter area; • Need for bus driver training; • Speed differential; • Impact on adjacent lane motorists; • Return merge distance adequacy; • Shoulder area debris hazards; • Reduced clearance for buses at bridge abutments; and • Highway drainage.
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  • traffic safety

  • highway shoulders
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  • station stopping
  • distance adequacy
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  • traffic lane
  • bypass operations
  • bbs projects
  • bus operators
  • comfortable bus

  • shoulder programs
  • improve bus
  • bus passengers
  • implementing bus
  • bus rides

  • highway drainage
  • bypass concept
  • congested traffic
  • shoulder bus
  • shoulder congestion

  • bus service
  • traffic motorists
  • traffic impacts
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  • bus services


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