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Posted by CapitalCruiser on Tue Apr 21 08:56:27 2009, in response to Re: Millennium Transit Services, posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Tue Apr 21 08:20:12 2009. "Which really doesn't matter in an urban setting, where the bus rarely gets over 10 mph. The key is acceleration. From my own unscientific observations and recollections, the Orion VII seems to have better pick-up than Series 50-powered RTSes, but not as good as the old 6V92TAs."While, I can appreciate the non Driver aspect of a slow bus, there is a very good reasons why alot of companies have their units geared down. First, Safety. A bus with alot of power is an accident waiting to happen. Not a collision, but passenger slips and falls, one of the highest awards in lawsuit settlements. Driver steps on throttle, passengers fall, get hurt, sue, get alot of money. Defense of the company is limited since this type of injury is hard to disprove. Second, MPG. A bus with alot of take off power will burn 40 to 50% more fuel than a slower, easy take off. Let's face it, a transit bus in NYC doesn't need anymore than 35 to 40 mph since there really is no speed limits above 30mph within the city limits. I know what you're about to say, "what about the highways?" True, but, thats why the TA has the higher speed sets on the MCI's and even if they do put a transit on the schedule, how fast will the bus be able to go with all the traffic? When our RTS comes back from being rebuilt, the owner intends to limit the speed down to save lawsuits and fuel, probably not as low as a transit bus, but, a reasonable speed for our area. Our RTS will be used for local shuttles and bar hops. |
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