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Why Do Double-Deck Buses Have External Handrails

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Blades_fan | 20:59 Fri 03rd Oct 2014 | Travel
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on the outside of the front upstairs near side of the bus?
Bit of a strange question but I cannot see the point.
Thanks for any answers.
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They are not handrails, they are branch deflectors to stop damage to windows and bodywork.
To help people who are less mobile than you are to hold the rail whilst boarding. I hope you never have cause to use one.
Upstairs Blackadder.
^^^
and outside!
Ever so sorry, My Lord. Didn't read quite proper, right? Will go to bed now with a cold turnip.

///on the OUTSIDE of the front UPSTAIRS near side of the bus///

\\To help people who are less mobile than you are to hold the rail whilst boarding\\.

Oh really?

Crossed Posts ^^^ :-(
No turnip for you tonight my lad! Mrs Miggins will be most upset.
In case BlackadderV is still confused, here's a picture:
http://alexanderdennis.0fees.net/dennis/trident/10.3m/Photo48.jpg

Oddly, I found myself thinking about the very same question only a few days ago but (possibly because I live in a semi-rural part of the country, with loads of overhanging trees) I managed to work out the answer for myself.
I totally misread the question. Now I feel foolish.
They're actually handrails, fitted for the benefit of recent arrivals from the Indian sub-continent to make them feel at home on public transport until they get used to our habit of riding on the inside.
Inclusivity at it's best.
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If you look on a lot of HGV fridge trailers, they have a similar 'cage' to protect the fridge unit on the front of the trailer.
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whoops,l wrong thread, sorry

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