The “ding ding” bell once used on London’s classic Routemaster bus is to be reintroduced in a trial aiming to reduce the number of passengers being injured in falls on buses.
One idea is to reinstate the “ding ding” sound that would ring out as the Routemaster’s conductor would press the bell or tap the bell wire twice to alert passengers that the bus was about to depart.
A further 76 passengers were seriously injured on London buses between April and December, mostly from falls often caused as the bus pulls away sharply from a bus stop.
Latest figures show that four people – three pedestrians and a cyclist - were killed and 46 people seriously injured in collisions involving London buses between October and December last year.
TfL said: “We have carried out market engagement activities for an upstairs seat counter display on buses, with suppliers having until the end of January to answer a number of technical and pricing questions.
