Son of FreeB

I saw the first of the city centre's new trial electric buggies outside St John's this morning, wheeled out for a press photo opportunity ahead of the official launch on Monday next.  The guy driving it was at the focus group I attended on Thursday.

 

These four seaters will be used ad lib to help people with mobility difficulties move from one bus stop 'node' to another around town. The legislation governing pedestrian areas had to be modified to permit this class of vehicle to move around freely and legally. Let's hope it proves more of an attraction than the late FreeB buses, which no marketing or promotion could persuade those who needed to cross the city centre for their bus links to adopt.