MHV9218 Posted February 23, 2013 Share #5451 Posted February 23, 2013 (edited) 7004, 7032, 7033, and 7039 all have GPS. In fact all four of those buses have been in regular service through yesterday, so I don't know what the fuss is. 7087 is the only bus without GPS. Edited February 23, 2013 by MHV9218 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkerX Posted February 23, 2013 Share #5452 Posted February 23, 2013 Who's providing the shuttle buses for the and ? Looks like a Manhattan and Bronx depots project 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted February 23, 2013 Share #5453 Posted February 23, 2013 (edited) To those that loved the 1000 series D60HFs Edited February 24, 2013 by Cait Sith 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted February 23, 2013 Share #5454 Posted February 23, 2013 I never rode the 1000's.. lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MTA Bus Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5455 Posted February 24, 2013 Looks like a Manhattan and Bronx depots project I saw KB, TU, and OS buses when I was there earlier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5456 Posted February 24, 2013 I saw KB, TU, and OS buses when I was there earlier. and gun hill..i saw 5741 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5457 Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) Looking at bus.nycsubway.org: Dafuq is this? http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?394 Edited February 24, 2013 by GojiMet86 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threxx Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5458 Posted February 24, 2013 It seems to be a Renalut, judging from the front plate... Why all those other logos are on it, IDK... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCtrainfan01 Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5459 Posted February 24, 2013 Looking at bus.nycsubway.org: Dafuq is this? http://bus.nycsubway.org/perl/show?394 (Image) That (960) was a demo bus from Renault the MTA was trying out... They also had another Renault demo... That was number 961... Another demo bus they tried was a Hino bus (A Japanese Manufacturer)... Number 951... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5460 Posted February 24, 2013 Used the overnight X1 service tonight... It was pretty damn good and the Prevost to the city while lacking leg room was decent... The bus had over 10 (roughly 13 people) folks on it which was pretty damn good considering the time and how crappy the weather was (damp, windy and cold ). I think this is really a good thing for Staten Island in many ways and not just for Staten Islanders. It finally makes the borough more accessible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkerX Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5461 Posted February 24, 2013 I saw KB, TU, and OS buses when I was there earlier. and gun hill..i saw 5741 The two times I was out, besides those listed, MV, MQ, & WF was there as well. DIdn't see much of WF but there was a couple I saw 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo19 Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5462 Posted February 24, 2013 It seems to be a Renalut, judging from the front plate... Why all those other logos are on it, IDK... It was also demoed at other TA's in NY State. Obviously for whatever reason it didn't work out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5463 Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) There should be NO reason why Q44's are bunching in flushing @ 3:30 in the morning.... I'm waiting for a bronx bound Q44 over on 38th, and across the street, 2 jamaica bound buses are running right behind one another... The 3:30 bronx bound bus that was supposed to come, came at 5 after 4 (4:05).... Once I saw those bunched buses, I knew I was gonna be standing waiting for a bronx bus for a while.... this was after nice quick rides on the B62 & the Q66 (both rode em full) too.... Thought about taking the , but by time I came off the B62, shit had just pulled out the station.... Lol @ more people hailing for taxicab's at West farms than waiting for buses.... While waiting for the 36 or 40 (the 40 came first), some argument broke out between like 20-30 hoodrat chicks I'm guessing came from some party in the area... The purpose of the police car directing them to the subway, I didn't quite get though (I noticed the crowd coming towards the subway from the west).... Worse, There was DANCEHALL music coming from the police car too... I'm standing by the bus stop like what in the fk..... The police car eventually drove away after 5 mins., but them chicks were still arguing well after the fact..... No shots fired, no fists flew, no titties popped out, everyone just went their way up the steps.... That whole time, I didn't see one Bx36... Edited February 24, 2013 by B35 via Church 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5464 Posted February 24, 2013 Wow...Bustime needs to come fast. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5465 Posted February 24, 2013 I thought bus time just tracks the buses for the riders? I don't think it can force the b/Os to keep the buses more evenly spaced, or does it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5466 Posted February 24, 2013 The dispatchers can monitor the buses easier, so it could help a little with that. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5467 Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) I thought bus time just tracks the buses for the riders? I don't think it can force the b/Os to keep the buses more evenly spaced, or does it? Yes and no... I notice some B/Os have become much more vigilant if you will about sticking to the schedule and now they will wait at a stop to ensure they aren't leaving early. Before without Bus Time, it was the passenger's word against the B/O's word. Now however, they can check to see where the bus was at "X" time if a customer says for example that the bus was at "X" spot at "X" time. They can even check if someone says that they couldn't track a bus and investigate as to what the problem was, so now there is evidence that can be looked at so long as Bus Time is up and running or they can backtrack, which they obviously couldn't do before. Actually at the beginning, when Bus Time first started up, they were actually holding buses to ensure proper spacing but they did away with that for whatever reason. Edited February 24, 2013 by Via Garibaldi 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5468 Posted February 24, 2013 Yes and no... I notice some B/Os have become much more vigilant if you will about sticking to the schedule and now they will wait at a stop to ensure they aren't leaving early. Before without Bus Time, it was the passenger's word against the B/O's word. Now however, they can check to see where the bus was at "X" time if a customer says for example that the bus was at "X" spot at "X" time. They can even check if someone says that they couldn't track a bus and investigate as to what the problem was, so now there is evidence that can be looked at so long as Bus Time is up and running or they can backtrack, which they obviously couldn't do before. Actually at the beginning, when Bus Time first started up, they were actually holding buses to ensure proper spacing but they did away with that for whatever reason. Except (as much as you like to defend the hippies running the show) Bustime barely ever works right... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5469 Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) Except (as much as you like to defend the hippies running the show) Bustime barely ever works right... Hippies? Have you SEEN the MTA Board? But more importantly, which BusTime are you using? Always worked perfectly fine for me, and it gets better all the time... -- 6380 freshly overhauled and in the new scheme. 6504 as well, but I think that got reported. Edited February 24, 2013 by MHV9218 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5470 Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) Hippies? Have you SEEN the MTA Board? But more importantly, which BusTime are you using? Always worked perfectly fine for me, and it gets better all the time... -- 6380 freshly overhauled and in the new scheme. 6502 as well, but I think that got reported. What you don't seem to know is that the Bustime software is developed by hippies at this nonprofit that works with open source software, I forget what it's called. It's not an in-house MTA development, it was just developed exclusively for the MTA. I think Bustime is a fine example of what happens when you trust something like this to hippies and cheap software instead of the transit technology professionals that develop technology that's used in 1 in 3 transit buses in North America. Buses constantly don't show up, have wrong locations, the list goes on... Edited February 24, 2013 by Orion VII 4 Life 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5471 Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) What you don't seem to know is that the Bustime software is developed by hippies at this nonprofit that works with open source software, I forget what it's called. It's not an in-house MTA development, it was just developed exclusively for the MTA. I think Bustime is a fine example of what happens when you trust something like this to hippies and cheap software instead of the transit technology professionals that develop technology that's used in 1 in 3 transit buses in North America. You got the money and the skills to pay for said technology? And I don't know about you, but when I used BusTime in S.I and The Bronx, it's been pretty on-point for me.... Edited February 24, 2013 by Cait Sith 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5472 Posted February 24, 2013 You got the money and the skills to pay for said technology? MTA has the money, they just don't want to spend it. CTA, NJT, DART, LACMTA and a ton of others have handed some big a$$ checks to Clever Devices and all (both bigwigs and customers) seem to be safisfied with the technology. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5473 Posted February 24, 2013 What you don't seem to know is that the Bustime software is developed by hippies at this nonprofit that works with open source software, I forget what it's called. It's not an in-house MTA development, it was just developed exclusively for the MTA. I think Bustime is a fine example of what happens when you trust something like this to hippies and cheap software instead of the transit technology professionals that develop technology that's used in 1 in 3 transit buses in North America. Buses constantly don't show up, have wrong locations, the list goes on... What are you, Richard Nixon forty years ago? We don't have hippies. Just cause some guys are better with a computer than you are doesn't make them hippies. The system works fine, and no, the MTA does not "have the money" to blow. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5474 Posted February 24, 2013 You got the money and the skills to pay for said technology? And I don't know about you, but when I used BusTime in S.I and The Bronx, it's been pretty on-point for me.... So is the rest or Brooklyn and queens getting anytime soon? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted February 24, 2013 Share #5475 Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) What are you, Richard Nixon forty years ago? We don't have hippies. Just cause some guys are better with a computer than you are doesn't make them hippies. The system works fine, and no, the MTA does not "have the money" to blow. Have you ever seen those guys? I laugh my ass off whenever the MTA puts a video up with them in it, if they're not hippies they're some serious nerds. IDC if they're hippies/nerds/whatever, but these guys know nothing about transit technology and work for a general open source consulting firm that found the open source bus tracking software (called NextBus or something like that) then hired Verifone to supply the equipment and install it into the buses. Whereas Clever Devices are transit technology EXPERTS with a proven track record of providing reliable AVL systems to transit agencies across North America. This is yet another example of the MTA being cheap, throwing money away on worthless garbage when it can be spent on much better, more useful things. If they wanted the Clever Devices system, which BTW is already installed on every new bus, it is the maintenance diagnostics system (I believe it also controls the random announcements and "please exit through the rear door") and it can be easily configured to include a BusTime-like system, automated announcements, and a bunch of other things, they could buy it. =Money Thrown Away, that's all. Edited February 24, 2013 by Orion VII 4 Life 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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