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Re: [ARTICLE] East Side Rapider Transit |
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Posted by DHF60 on Mon Jun 7 09:58:43 2010, in response to [ARTICLE] East Side Rapider Transit, posted by Newkirk Images on Mon Jun 7 07:53:21 2010. As someone who drives the Bx12 SBS on a daily basis I can safely say that the whole "Select Bus Service" concept is a complete waste of time. At least a third of the vending machines are either totally out of order or do not dispense tickets. Fare enforcement is spotty at best. The bus lane is for the most part useless and if we have traffic signal priority it's news to me since I cannot see any difference in traffic light sequencing. The NovaBUS LFSA is absolutely the wrong bus for this type of service. It is painfully slow, has less capacity than the Flyer D60, it's climate control system cannot cope with hot humid weather and the three door feature actually slows down boarding since sensors do not allow the doors to close when someone is standing near them. Passengers, especially kids have figured this out and will stand their holding the bus up while friends get receipts.Bus Rapid Transit in theory is a good idea but as usual when the MTA attempts it, the execution is flawed. We'll have to see if they've learned anything from 2 years of SBS operations in the Bronx and make improvements to the impending SBS service on the M15. |
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