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dot_treotoday at 7:32 AM2 repliesview on HN

It is actually an insurance kind of thing as far as I understand. I've had plenty of cases where the bus couldn't continue due to being in a traffic jam, and people who would have happily get off the bus couldn't either.


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lukantoday at 7:47 AM

Whenever something convenient in germany is not possible, you can bet it is a insurance thing.

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rglullistoday at 7:55 AM

But it just goes to show how idiotic this culture of strict adherence to rules can be. I've been more than once been forced to sit on a bus for 10+ minutes, with the bus literally stopped by the sidewalk, and the driver still wouldn't budge when I said "I can just walk from here".

It's feels worse than talking to a robot. At least I know robots have been programmed.

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