Bus stop on Parkside Avenue, Parkside Estate

Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 24 Sep 2020

The Parkside Estate, consisting mainly of owner-occupied detached and semi-detached houses around 50 years old, is arranged as a series of cul-de-sacs leading off a semi-circular road called Parkside Avenue. There is a shopping parade, primary and secondary schools, and a pub. A regular bus service operated by Arriva runs in a clockwise direction via Parkside Avenue and this is the first stop on the road. The very unusual 'drivers should not wait time at this point' plate is intriguing, especially as this would be the obvious point at which to do so - before commencing the journey back into the centre of Stafford. It has probably come about as a result of residents' complaints, who are perhaps not too keen on buses idling for lengthy periods close to their houses. It could be that the company has erected the sign as a way of emphasising that it is taking action rather than confining itself to a notice in the garage.

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