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  1. You're right, I didn't think of that. In that case it makes sense for them to start enforcing the new rules in Q3/Q4 instead of March 30th
  2. Like I said last year: here in The Netherlands and since Q4 2013 also in Germany, Transdev started enforcing new, strict rules about running on schedule in their companies. If you're too far behind schedule and it's something *you* as driver could've prevented, you get a warning. If you're running early (even as early as 3 minutes early - they measure it via the black box), you have to wait at the next stop (or sometimes next timing point, depends on the route) until you're back on schedule again. If not, you'll get a warning. 3 warnings and you're fired. IIRC, Transdev wanted to enforce this on NICE as well starting Q2 2014. But maybe they've changed the date on that (wouldn't surprise me, sometimes they're quite unpredicatble ), I'll ask them next week. Oh, I just received word that those new rules are to be put into effect on NICE at or around the final rollout of 'the new system' (by which they mean the first day of Clever, which was Q4 IIRC?). Well, better late than never, I'd say, although for image sake they should've put the new rules into effect by March 30th IMHO.
  3. People being unfriendly doesn't say anything about satisfaction. Ratings over here in my city are pretty good every year yet a lot of people are unfriendly to b/o's. I've noticed it in videos of Express Buses as well. It says more about the people being rude (and sometimes obnoxious) than it says about service, really.
  4. It's good to see that at least one Orion VII is getting a repair job They can do better still but hey, one fixed = one problem less at least.
  5. I accidentally hit the -1 button on your post. I'm sorry Was supposed to be a +1
  6. If did so well with maintaining buses, then why did even the newer bus not pass the inspection? Yeah, good maintenance ! [/sarcasm] Conclusion: both LIB and NICE are no king of the hill when it comes to maintaining buses.
  7. For once I'm being skeptic about NICE and now I'm getting the ball lol. Nah, I totally understand Anyway: it might as well be the fan belt. Or something's loose underneath the bus scraping against the asphalt or something else's loose in the motor. Anywho, they should fix it if they want to prolong the life of the bus (esp. when it's only 3 years old!).
  8. Totally agree with you guys. Smart Cards, in any form including the MetroCard, are 100x better than carrying all that cash or paying per zone.
  9. PATH is overseen by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey so no wonder they accept MetroCards. SCT, on the other hand, is not overseen by NY or NJ. NICE isn't either, but LIB was and besides, there are too many NICE MetroCard users to call it quits.
  10. Regarding your video: are you talking about that screeching noise? I heard that last year on new MAN CNG buses in Arnhem as well. Those buses were just over a year old and do get maintenance. Now I'm not defending NICE, I just thought that with new CNG's it's normal for engines to sound like that but seems like it isn't because I've never heard it on other Orion's before. So thank you I'm not seeing that much dirt in NICE bus videos but I won't say they're clean either. But don't pin it on NICE, Transdev cut a lot of contracts with cleaning companies last year to fill the budget gap. Buses over here are getting dirtier as well because of that. I wish I'd taken a picture for you this afternoon to show you the dirty side panels and windows (and the chassis of one of the buses I was on this afternoon was veering like crazy, like I was sitting on a trampoline, not sure what's up with that because that isn't how it normally runs, but I'm gonna ask Transdev executives this month what's up with the low maintenance on both Connexxion and NICE!).
  11. Of course. They all come running to the to hear Pellet's "Stand clear of the closing doors" announcement at every station.
  12. Like it should. Else the wouldn't live up to the old name (Interborough RAPID Transit) lol.
  13. South Ferry NEW comes to mind but there are probably others as well.
  14. Not really the best idea. The is only a few blocks away and Norwood is not really the best place when it comes to terminating trains. So a nice, new terminal at Co-Op would be great. The also isn't that far from Co-Op, it even crosses the border with Eastchester to reach Dyre. But I'm in for the because of the wider trains and the better terminal argument.
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