3 spots also made it difficult for loading, especially for
ECV users. The setup was the 2 spots on the driver side of the bus, like the ‘2 spot’ buses, with the 3rd spot on the other side of the aisle right in front of the ramp.
Parkin an ECV in the 3rd spot could be problematic even for experienced people because It was the opposite of everything they were used to.
My daughter was a wheelchair passenger at least twice with 2
ECVs that I recall. One time, we were in the back space and the 3rd person was parking in the spot on the opposite side. He looked like he might hit my DD’s wheelchair several times and he did hit into the other ECV at least once - then the driver took over and parked his ECV. Another time, we were directed to the third spot, but the ECV driver in the spo directly opposite to our spot was not close to the wall. Because DD has a narrow and light wheelchair, we made it in, but it was tight.
So, that 3rd spot appeared to be more trouble than it was worth.