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transport cannot be allowed to deteriorate or even mark
time because of uncertainties. Close co-operation is
needed in planning for future changes, at the same time
ensuring that necessary improvements are made which
properly relate to the future role of each form of
transport.
30.
In terms of bus operation, improvement of
service will be justified and required by the heavier.
passenger loadings which are expected to develop.
Queues of passengers unable to board successive loaded
buses are already evident in some areas. This could
easily become an intolerable problem without careful re-
design of schdeules and adherence to them, for close
headways must be run to cope with high passenger densities.
Efficient use of major terminals is another operational
area in which improvement will be necessary. Related to
this is the elimination of unproductive standing time of
vehicles which may involve rotation of crews to provide
necessary meal and rest periods.
31.
The high proportion of urban travel by public
transport may warrant additional traffic controls, to
give preference to the movement of buses so that regularity
and frequency of service may be maintained. In addition to
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