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Originally Posted by roger1818
Ottawa has been using them since 2012.
As for the clearance questions, they are no taller than a transport truck, so any road that can accept trucks can accept double decker buses without any problems.
Regarding dwell times, it takes time for people to learn the proper etiquette, but you go up the stairs the stop after you board, and down the stairs the stop before you get off. On the pro side, they take up less curb space at busy stops, but on the con side they only have 2 doors.
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Yup, still very new in Ottawa. Victoria has been using modern DD buses since 2000. Modern Hong Kong and Singapore in the commonwealth have been using them since their inception.
I think DD buses are good for people to alight because no one is allowed to stand upstairs, meaning it's a lot easier to make your way to the stairs to prepare to get off before the next stop. For conventional buses, I find that many seated passengers wait till the last minute to squeeze through to get to the door in crowded buses as there is simply no room and awkward to stand up in preparation to get off.