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I find it much more intimidating to take buses versus rail. For example, unlike most rail systems, buses will skip stops unless a passenger requests that the bu
by cgy1 8y ago
I find it much more intimidating to take buses versus rail. For example, unlike most rail systems, buses will skip stops unless a passenger requests that the bus make a stop. Well, when I'm riding the bus for the first time or at night, it's quite easy to miss when I should request a stop. Meanwhile, if I take a train, I know the stations will stop at every station in its route and their are prominent signs at each station so it's much easier to figure out when I should exit the train. Plus often the same bus line may have different types of routes, such as an express route, so if I'm not careful making sure whether the bus has an X at the end of its name, I sometimes end up taking the wrong route that skips my stop.
- kd0amg 8y agoWell, when I'm riding the bus for the first time or at night, it's quite easy to miss when I should request a stop. I always thought it odd that MBTA buses announce the stop they're currently passing (too late to ask the driver to stop there) rather than saying which stop is coming up next.
- TheCoelacanth 8y agoI found Transit[1] extremely helpful for this. It lets you search for bus routes that will take you where you want to go, provides a walking route to the bus stop and tells you when you need to leave to get there on time, provides real-time arrival information and tells you how many stops are left before your destination and when to get off. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_(app) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_(app)