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A lot of people feel the bus is not for them but will be fine taking this :/
by mattl 1y ago
A lot of people feel the bus is not for them but will be fine taking this :/
- tomasphan 1y agoI'm one of those people. I can't safely take the bus in my city, but this seems safer.
- nisegami 1y agoThere's a lot of reasons those people could be right. - reliability of service - route options, route frequency - smaller things like maintenance/standards of vehicles
- devilbunny 1y agoFor kicks, I decided to see how long it would take for me to go to work via public bus. By car, it's about ten minutes if all the lights are red; closer to seven if they're all green. By bus, it begins with a twenty-minute walk to the nearest stop. Then about twenty minutes on the bus. Then a twenty-minute walk to the destination. And that assumes the bus is precisely on time. I could just walk the entire way in about the same amount of time (though given the route, walking would be dangerous - no sidewalks, high-speed traffic).
- Symbiote 1y agoA one hour walk is about 5km. That's 20 minutes on a bicycle at a casual speed.
- devilbunny 1y agoIt would take slightly longer, since the road involved isn't really safe for cycling (you'd take a longer route that actually has a bike lane for a good part of it), but yes.
- _DeadFred_ 1y agoThis is the equivalent of a 'gated community' for the ridership, something traditional bus service can't offer.
- Symbiote 1y agoIn many countries trains have two or more levels of travel. First Class here provides free refreshments, a larger seat, and fewer people in the carriage. I've not seen a public bus with a first class section, but it probably exists somewhere.
- mattl 1y agoIn the US there are luxury coaches, but for public buses any class system would be highly problematic.