where to stop

The above is a satellite image of a bus stop, with a bus in the bay.

Now imagine the bus is not there. When you want to flag a taxi or when you want to drop off from a car, do you go to the cross on the left, or the cross on the right?

The thing I observe is that, when another vehicle stops upstream, it blocks the bus from entering the bus stop. And if so happens a bus cuts in at an angle leaving its tail blocking the vehicle, you can't turn out. Kudos to those with taxi meter ticking. On the other hand, if the vehicle stops downstream, not only does it allow the bus to enter the bus stop and do whatever loading unloading business, most of the time the bus driver is able to make calculation and maneuver the bus out even with another vehicle in front. And if you are trying to flag a taxi, downstream usually provides better view of vision.

Ok, this is coming from a bus commuter and not taxi commuter. Maybe they have another point of view.