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Originally Posted by jollyburger
Just because something is ugly doesn't mean the main purpose of a vehicle shouldn't be functionality. The fact that it's ugly doesn't indicate that the front bit makes the bus any more functional except maybe being more safe for the driver in a crash.
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It's not as if keeping the driver safe in a crash is something easily tossed aside. And let's not forget that anything which reduces peak crash forces for the driver also benefits all the other occupants.
The USPS vans seem very similar in some ways and were roundly criticized for their look, but from what I've been reading the postal workers really love them because the design sprang directly from all of the features and requirements they asked for.
And so it is with this bus. It'll be trialed and from that will come a judgement as to whether or not it's suitable for its intended use. I can only hope that this bus will be judged against the other buses based on requirements rather than beauty.
If some other company can design a "better looking" bus that fits the needs at least as well, more power to them. But if this bus is judged better suited to it's purpose, IMHO you'd have to be rather foolish to hold its looks against it.
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