[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh seating

[Fred Schneider]

Strange.  Is this a female thing?  Affected my Mom the same way!

Matt Barry wrote:

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