[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh seating

[Matt Barry]

My Mom, whether on a PCC or especially a standard car, did not fare 
well, tummy-wise,  in a facing forward seat.  She ALWAYS preferred and 
did well on  the long sideways seat, and as close to the front as 
possible. 

Harold Geissenheimer wrote:

>Greetings to all
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>Interesting discussion about seaiting
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>PAT returned to long seating on several orders of New Look busses iinthe 
>1960's
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>It did improve passenger flow in the aisles.  But we found that many 
>passengers
>liked the long seat based on passenger interviews. 
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>Why:?   Because older passengers, heavy set passengees.
>passengers with kids or shopping bags could more easily sit there
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>The single forward facing seat was not without disadvantages.
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>There are many points of view.  Did some  older PRC yellow cars
>have long seats before the PCC?
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>As a rider, I found different advantages in each.
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>Harold Geissenheimer
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