Bath, the city end of Walcot Street (where the queue was stationary throughout). The photo shows one of the least effective traffic signs ever.
Partly the road closures for the Christmas market and partly the weight of traffic - and more than a smattering of muppet parking at pinch points too. Somehow, people expect that they'll be able to drive to a city centre car park without issues, and in this case at three in the afternoon. Road closures and diversions for the market mean that most of the bus drivers cannot keep to time, with some getting stressed about it. It would be good to hope that bus management issues suitably de-stressing messaging to them.
Oh and a couple of drivers of vehicles losing patience, going wrong side and flooring it past the queue at speed, which was a bit scary as it's not one way - in the middle distance of the photo there's that blindish bend bringing traffic down from Broad Street, so, collision potential.
Meanwhile, at the station, a queueing system in place with ticket checking and a lot of staffing and general help - and more passengers about than the photo suggests, with trains running to time and later, the distinctive sound across the city from a steam loco in the collar and returning east.
Mark
