St Louis Car 09 Posted November 9, 2009 Share #1 Posted November 9, 2009 Not many people pay attention to it but ever since I was younger I was fascinated by the beakie box.For those who don`t know,the beakie box is the color coded metal box located behind the drivers cab and it lights up every time a specific fare is paid.Eg: Elderly,regular,student etc Lighting up in different colors.Now I also heard that the beakie box also gets some drivers in trouble due to the fact that it records each transaction made at the fare box and can determine how many people entered the bus with or without paying.If that is true please confirm or deny.Im amazed they are still using those things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandoftheLost Posted November 9, 2009 Share #2 Posted November 9, 2009 you known that beakie box is not being used on 2009 Orion7NG and there is no beakie box. anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted November 9, 2009 Share #3 Posted November 9, 2009 you known that beakie box is not being used on2009 Orion7NG and there is no beakie box. anyway. Its actually before that too. Half of the OGs (the newer ones 67xx and later) don't have them either. Also none of the buses on Bus has them either (with the exception of maybe the express buses.) And I always wondered what it was used for. The order it goes in is as follows... LEFT SIDE: Pass (yellow) Adult (red) Xfer (orange) RIGHT SIDE: STUD'T (blue) SPCL (green) BYPS (purple-ish) BTW: wat does BYPS stand for? I barely see it lit up but when it does, its continuously flashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandoftheLost Posted November 9, 2009 Share #4 Posted November 9, 2009 any body known if Nova Bus LFS will have beakie box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noflexdont Posted November 9, 2009 Share #5 Posted November 9, 2009 Bypass switch is used if the IFU coin area gets jammed. Coins will not be counted but just deposit in IFU. When getting in to the yard it must reset. The box is more for police i thought but it can be for supervisors giving rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted November 9, 2009 Share #6 Posted November 9, 2009 The box is more for police i thought but it can be for supervisors giving rides.I know the transit police use the light behind the turnstile for that purpose. To ticket those using Metrocards that they aren't supposed to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted November 10, 2009 Share #7 Posted November 10, 2009 Transit triva time! Who knows what a "beakie" was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted November 10, 2009 Share #8 Posted November 10, 2009 I know the transit police use the light behind the turnstile for that purpose. To ticket those using Metrocards that they aren't supposed to use. *Better stop using "my" student MetroCard(s)* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted November 10, 2009 Share #9 Posted November 10, 2009 *Better stop using "my" student MetroCard(s)* Yep, by using it you could get a $100 ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted November 10, 2009 Share #10 Posted November 10, 2009 Yep, by using it you could get a $100 ticket. Dang! Well, I'm still young so I blend in with the school crowd when I head to school in the morning. I still have my high school ID. But then again, I'm almost a legal adult, I should be paying to ride the subway now. That's life for ya.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share #11 Posted November 10, 2009 Transit triva time! Who knows what a "beakie" was?were they undercover bus supervisors? I know today that Bus supervisors check the beakie box at the depot for anything out of the ordinary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted November 10, 2009 Share #12 Posted November 10, 2009 Dang!Well, I'm still young so I blend in with the school crowd when I head to school in the morning. I still have my high school ID. But then again, I'm almost a legal adult, I should be paying to ride the subway now. That's life for ya.... School ID won't matter. If you do get stopped, the officer will want to see you State issued ID or they can just run you name. Better to be safe then out $100. Now, does anyone know where the term "beakie" came from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan05979 Posted November 10, 2009 Share #13 Posted November 10, 2009 Transit triva time! Who knows what a "beakie" was? The muppet that stands next to Dr. Bunsen honeydew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted November 10, 2009 Share #14 Posted November 10, 2009 were they undercover bus supervisors? I know today that Bus supervisors check the beakie box at the depot for anything out of the ordinary. You are close, but the term came from the subways many many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted November 10, 2009 Share #15 Posted November 10, 2009 Dang!Well, I'm still young so I blend in with the school crowd when I head to school in the morning. I still have my high school ID. But then again, I'm almost a legal adult, I should be paying to ride the subway now. That's life for ya.... You'll get busted eventually. That's how I got a ticket for using my school metrocard on holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted November 10, 2009 Share #16 Posted November 10, 2009 You'll get busted eventually. That's how I got a ticket for using my school metrocard on holidays. One time a friend and I traveled all the way to Fresh Meadows just to fetch the last copy of a movie at the Blockbuster there after a desperate search. My friend used her Student Metro Card (after being warned by her sister and myself) and it was during the spring break vacation in April. On the way back to Flushing the bus driver noticed her use the card but eventually let her go... Don't do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted November 10, 2009 Share #17 Posted November 10, 2009 The muppet that stands next to Dr. Bunsen honeydew? Thats Beaker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted November 10, 2009 Share #18 Posted November 10, 2009 One time a friend and I traveled all the way to Fresh Meadows just to fetch the last copy of a movie at the Blockbuster there after a desperate search. My friend used her Student Metro Card (after being warned by her sister and myself) and it was during the spring break vacation in April. On the way back to Flushing the bus driver noticed her use the card but eventually let her go... Don't do it! oh the irony, I was going to blockbuster to return a movie when I got the ticket. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan05979 Posted November 10, 2009 Share #19 Posted November 10, 2009 oops, sorry that is beaker...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSpectacular Posted November 10, 2009 Share #20 Posted November 10, 2009 oh the irony, I was going to blockbuster to return a movie when I got the ticket. lol LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share #21 Posted November 10, 2009 Thats Beaker!LMFAO win!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlushingFlash Posted November 10, 2009 Share #22 Posted November 10, 2009 were they undercover bus supervisors? I know today that Bus supervisors check the beakie box at the depot for anything out of the ordinary. Where do you come up with this? They dont check anything when the buses pull in as far as the farebox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share #23 Posted November 10, 2009 Where do you come up with this? They dont check anything when the buses pull in as far as the farebox.I heard that from an undisclosed source.Besides how do we really know what they do to these buses once we leave the depot:o But I respecy your reply given you are a B/O:tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted November 11, 2009 Share #24 Posted November 11, 2009 Ok I had to put this one up here, just in case people still don't know what it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemoreira81 Posted November 11, 2009 Share #25 Posted November 11, 2009 any body known if Nova Bus LFS will have beakie box? Unlikely; no buses purchased post-2005 have them...and none of the MCIs with Luminator Horizon signs have them either. The ex-NYCDOT O5s now at West Farms also do not have beakie boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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