Editing Bus stop (section)

==Safety==
[[File:Pn-bus-stop-plesheevskaa-2000.jpg|thumb|right|Neglected bus shelter needing repair]]
Bus stops enhance passenger safety in a number of ways:
* Bus stops prevent passengers from trying to board or alight in hazardous situations such as at intersections or where a bus is turning and is not using the curb lane.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}
* A bus driver cannot be expected to continuously look for intending passengers.  A bus stop means that the driver only needs to look for intending passengers at the approach to each bus stop.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}
* Having bus stops requires passengers to group themselves prior to boarding, which reduces time spent at boarding.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}
* At night, when passenger numbers are lower, restrictions are sometimes relaxed and passengers may be allowed to exit the bus anywhere within reason.<ref>http://www.vestische.de/halten-auf-wunsch/articles/halten-auf-wunsch.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419040514/http://www.vestische.de/halten-auf-wunsch/articles/halten-auf-wunsch.html |date=2016-04-19 }} (Example for one such regulation, in German)</ref>
* [[Bus turnout]]s, or lay-bys, allow buses to stop without impeding the flow of traffic on the main [[roadway]].{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}