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Re: MTA Bus Ridership Dwindles As Subway Gains |
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Posted by The Flxible Neofan on Thu May 26 13:31:51 2011, in response to Re: MTA Bus Ridership Dwindles As Subway Gains, posted by BusMgr on Thu May 26 10:48:27 2011. The real reason for slower bus speeds is a conscious effect by the NYCTA to engage in practices that slow down service. In years past drivers would work their butts off keeping a schedule. They would hustle, encourage their passengers to step lively while boarding and alighting, and not always curbing the bus buses where it would add significantly to dwell time. Passengers dropping only one or two coins or a token into the farebox could board much more quickly than with today's fare collection system. Dispatchers along the route would encourage their drivers to move along and keep the schedule. Buses were designed with both more seats and an internal circulation pattern that allowed for less internal congestion. Doors on buses, both at the front and the rear, operated more rapidly. Overall, the buses operated more on the basis of moving people and vehicles quickly rather than the current system of avoiding liability.Very interesting points. The Metrocard system is slow with the requirement to dip the card (the sliding method is much better). As a SEPTA rider who rides the MTA and NJT occasionally, SEPTA deals with dwell times much better than the other two agencies. This is definitely noticeable between NJT and SEPTA on Market Street, Philadelphia...where the SEPTA buses pick up their passenger loads and move on, the NJT buses hold up the line of traffic! I guess things are a little bit better now that so many NJT routes were cut back to Camden (with no free/reduced transfers to PATCO...sigh...) |
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