Bus drivers cause traffic congestion
7:15am Thursday 15th May 2008
BUS drivers have been bringing traffic to a standstill in Marlow by waiting in a busy thoroughfare.
The drivers wait in a spot in Quoitings Square in Oxford Road.
However, this causes traffic to filter back onto West Street. According to a local business this is causing major traffic congestion.
Alison platt is the daughter of Jim Platt, who owns Platts garage on the junction of West Street and Oxford Road.
She says that there are frequent problems. She claims that last Wednesday a bus was blocking traffic for around 10 minutes, preventing a delivery driver from getting past.
She said: "Last week was an absolute sham. The bus driver even refused to reverse slightly to let this lorry driver through.
"It caused absolute gridlock. It's a stupid place for them to use as their waiting area.
"It causes a lot of trouble for our business as well."
Linsey Frostick, spokesman for Arriva, said: "We regularly remind all of our drivers that they should switch off their engines if they are going to be stationary for more than 3 minutes and not loading passengers.
"In addition to this we frequently post staff notices in our bus garages.
"For journeys that terminate at Marlow, drivers are currently using Quoitings Square, to wait there time, however this is to be moved to be at Spinfield Lane in the near future."