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Buses are only slow and inconsistent because of cars.
by JBorrow 2y ago
Buses are only slow and inconsistent because of cars.
- LtWorf 2y agoNot true. In my city in sweden they underpay drivers, and don't want to pay for them to do the bus driving course. So they have no drivers… so busses don't show up. So when they show up they might already be full.
- johnnyanmac 2y agobeyond lack of dedicated lanes, the schedules in L.A. are just terrible. Most run hourly and don't really run late.
- andrepd 2y agoExactly, a bus that doesn't have its own lane is a failure, as they get stuck in traffic it'll always strictly slower than cars. So people—if they can help it—drive cars, making more traffic, making buses slower, causing people to prefer more cars... While if they run in dedicated lanes there is a counterbalance: the more people drive the worse traffic is, making the bus a comparatively better option, making people drive less... :)