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At the very least, I would assume most bus time tables are written to reflect the worst case scenario regarding traffic lights. That alone should make the actua
by silvester23 7y ago
At the very least, I would assume most bus time tables are written to reflect the worst case scenario regarding traffic lights. That alone should make the actual average waiting time lower than the theoretical one.
- rocqua 7y agoWhere I live, buses have a few points where they 'synchronize'. That means they wait there long enough to be exactly on schedule. This to prevent people missing a bus that goes every hour because it was 5 minutes early.
- Reason077 7y agoIn London, sometimes a bus will be held at a stop for a minute or three by dispatchers to “regulate the service”. It's annoying when you’re on that bus, but it makes sense to try and avoid services bunching together. (And occasionally when they do end up bunched together, the overcrowded bus in front will wait briefly so the empty bus behind it can pass)
- vidanay 7y agoThe "El" (Elevated) trains in Chicago will do the same thing. Sometimes you simply stop between stations. Sometimes, it is only 25 ft before a station and you can see your goal in sight.
- seattle_spring 7y agoYou definitely don't live in Seattle. Hell will freeze over before busses here are on time, even for a single stop.
- michaelt 7y agoQuite a few busses in London have timetables like https://imgur.com/a/XlSx68f https://imgur.com/a/XlSx68f saying "7am-11pm: About every 11-13 minutes" (Obviously they don't tend to do that for hourly busses)