KDGallagher

Eagle team really can't do anything. MTA really don't care. I drive in the bronx, might as well make these routes sbs, believe it or not more people would pay for the bus.

yeah, the congestion over there is very bad with the school buses and the parents picking kids up at the new school that opened by the depot. During these hours they stop pull outs from during right (into the congestion). they have the operators making the left. congestion is very bad during these times.

yes

You ride them and take notes on the turns. The route intructions are also available online https://myaccessns.nymta.info/ or you can just ask your union at the depot they'll usually have printouts of turn by turn instructions however it's recommended to ride the lines and see the turns in person. Operators who change depots during the general pick are responsible for learning the lines on their own, no line training once you're on the job

Happens all the time

I'd also add that the building is so tight. Takes a lot to find a bus and get it out of a parking spot. Easily buried.

Is Queens similar to being a B/o , where once you're out there you can't pick back into brooklyn?

I think 3 accidents in a yr is a 1 day suspension (according to my GS) and the GSS said that suspension would disqualify you for 3 years

Don’t think that’s true I have had buses taken out of service twice for the climate control malfunctioning. No heat in the winter and no cool air during the summer. The no heat bus was swapped with an op that was pulling in , no cool air was taken back to the depot and had to pull out a good bus edit: no heat was on the m14 and the hot bus was on the m72, very elderly ridership on a 90 degree day if it matters.

Shouldnt blame operators if you're not 100% sure how it works. Theres a climate control switch, we either flip it on or flip it off. We can't control any temp or make it "max out". Either the switch is on or off. We are supposed to always keep it on. Chances are if you guys want the "AC" on, we do as well and wont have it off.

Quill, Manhattanville and sometimes Mother Clara has them. MTV has as many as Quill .

Also, one of the recent TA exams leaked too. Before using any study material, take the test grade yourself and see how u fare. Read every bulletin and directive and retake it and see what u need to improve on

Join a fb group called TA and Mabstoa United. They have a huge study guide I been using. It’s like 1000 pages and have all the bulletins and directives and a few practice tests. Need help finding it just shot me a message

See thats where it's slippery. Because in the right neighborhood, everybody is gon get mad at the operator because they're gonna be late And even management is gonna look at us funny like what the hell. it was brought up one day I was in a Zerega training class, the supt literally said its just 2.75, you're gonna halt the bus and avoid picking up other paying passengers because someone didn't pay 2.75? "You're paid to drive safely"

I think farebeating need to stop but how do you expect the mta to stop people? As an operator am I suppose to flag the nearest cop car and point out who didn't pay? Is the agency suppose to put MTA Police on every bus at all doors? The city as a whole is lawless and I don't think the fare for the bus is the biggest issue. Crime is rampant thru the city. Literally have a bunch of people smoking crack on the steps of the 125th st station and cops are literally 1 floor down not doing shit about it (can't even blame them at this point tho)