how do buses and cars fit in the same lane when a car has 2 seats and are very close together, but a bus has seats for 2 on either side, plus a walkway down the middle? this has never made sense to me

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how do buses and cars fit in the same lane when a car has 2 seats and are very close together, but a bus has seats for 2 on either side, plus a walkway down the middle? this has never made sense to me

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Answer 1

The bus is wider, the seats are skinnier, and the walls are thinner.

Next time you get out of your car look at the distance between the edge of the seat and the farthest outside point of the car. There’s usually a good chunk of distance there. Buses have flat, thin sides, and the seats are right up against them.