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Lot more expensive to build big parking garages that we all drive our cars to, to get on the bus. These feeder vans should cost way less per passenger than buse
by NotSammyHagar 7y ago
Lot more expensive to build big parking garages that we all drive our cars to, to get on the bus. These feeder vans should cost way less per passenger than buses, if they can get a reasonable number of passengers.
- ac29 7y ago> These feeder vans should cost way less per passenger than buses, if they can get a reasonable number of passengers. I'm curious why this would be the case - I'm under the impression the vast majority of the cost of operating a van/shuttle/bus is the cost of the driver.
- NotSammyHagar 7y agoYou have a less skilled driver in the van. The one I often drive is just a 3 seat van. The driver is making $12 an hour I think they told me. It's a 6 month experiment.
- Retric 7y agoI don’t want to say less skilled, but you need less training which probably lowers costs. However in terms of passengers, shorter trips means it’s better to compare passengers per hour rather than the number in a bus at any one time. If they can average 8 passengers per hour the service would be making money on it’s own and 4+ could probably be worthwhile as part of a larger network.