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the seats look sparse ..how are they going to get by with so few seats and still be competitive on price ?
by schintan 12y ago
the seats look sparse ..how are they going to get by with so few seats and still be competitive on price ?
- adambard 12y agoIt's expensive and they sell snacks too.
- deegles 12y agoAssuming a bus costs 100k@4% financing, that's about 2,200 a month. Salary for a driver could be another 100k (including benefits, taxes, etc). That's 8.3 k per month. CNG buses get about 3mpg at about $2/gallon equivalent cost to diesel (http://www.catf.us/resources/publications/files/20120227-Diesel_vs_CNG_FINAL_MJBA.pdf http://www.catf.us/resources/publications/files/20120227-Die...) Assuming 150 miles driven per day, that's $3,000 per month in fuel costs. Total costs per bus: $13,500/month or $450 per day. At $5 per ride, that's 2,700 rides per month or 90 per day. Even if they could only fit 10 people, that's less than 10 rides per day. Seems reasonable to me.
- schintan 12y agothis does not include the many kind of fees, fleet maintenance expenses, other staffing costs, etc
- demiraven 12y agoIt's not so competitive in terms of price to public transit. $6 for a single ride (compared to Muni's $2.25)