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The bus driver's salary is not the primary reason busses don't run 24/7
by sumeno 1y ago
The bus driver's salary is not the primary reason busses don't run 24/7
- atoav 1y agoYes, and in addition a drivers job isn't just to drive the vehicle, but to make the right call in a million different emergency situations, help people e.g. with a lack of mobility, etc. One could argue the business-as-usual-driving is actually the easy part to automate.
- uxp100 1y agoI think it is true that systems with very frequent headings tend to be driverless though. However, the technology for a driverless train has been around for a long time.
- Fricken 1y agoDriver pay comprises about 60% of the cost of owning and operating a public transit bus.
- sumeno 1y agoDriver pay or labor? Because drivers are not the only labor