Turbo19 Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8401 Posted August 8, 2013 Well I'm sorry I didn't know there was a " discussion still on this"... I never knew the reason so I simply asked. Anyways now I know why Sorry if I came across as a douchebag, as I recall this was discussed in many previous occasions. I was under the impression that the motives were simple and self explanatory. Not trying to be rude here, so my deepest apologies if you were in fact offended. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8402 Posted August 8, 2013 (edited) I realized today that with the S79.. the hybrids are having top speed problems... I don't normally ride the s79... because I take the 52/53... but when I do ride the NGs on the S79 I realize that the B/Os won't go above 30mph on the verrazano... at first I was thinking it was because of the incline... but i stood at the front and saw him balancing at 30mph... even when we was going down hill then today I was on the s93... and we caught up to an S79 before the first bridge tower.. and we bypassed it in the middle lane.. I was on a O7 3G. then when I got off at Fingerboard road the s79 was going through the toll. now based on these experiences.... it seems as if they don't want the NGs going to top speed for long times Edited August 8, 2013 by XcelsiorBoii4888 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8403 Posted August 8, 2013 Hybrid buses past 40 MPH are prone to kill the BAE system in the bus. Part of the reason why MTA Bus wants to convert their Orion 7s (both originals and Next Gens) to diesel. NYCT should follow suit to be honest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8404 Posted August 8, 2013 (edited) There's an RTS on Bulova Shuttle bus.Is it an older TMC/GMC like the ones running for Delta at JFK? Would post a pic but on my iPhone now... Edited August 8, 2013 by Orion VII 4 Life 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8405 Posted August 8, 2013 Hybrid buses past 40 MPH are prone to kill the BAE system in the bus. Part of the reason why MTA Bus wants to convert their Orion 7s (both originals and Next Gens) to diesel. NYCT should follow suit to be honest. NYCT should follow suit in much of the outer boroughs at least... completely fine with the Manhattan and maybe some of the outer borough fleet outside SI having hybrids. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8406 Posted August 8, 2013 Is it an older TMC/GMC like the ones running for Delta at JFK? Would post a pic but on my iPhone now... It's an ex-fairfax one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8407 Posted August 8, 2013 Since when was 4946 at MJQ? I saw it on the M22 earlier. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8408 Posted August 8, 2013 Today was a fun day. I rode with my Yukon B/O friend today, but after he completed his trip to St. George, one of the dispatchers made him do a S91 trip since there was no bus for the 5:45 PM ferry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8409 Posted August 8, 2013 Finally rode the Bx41 SBS at The Hub yesterday morning. Nice ride, even though the traffic lights at 168-170 Sts ruined the ride, even though that's not the case during the rush hour... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8410 Posted August 8, 2013 Since when was 4946 at MJQ? I saw it on the M22 earlier.if that unit came from flatbush, then it's typical of buses going to manhattan for the summer when ridership is lower. Nothing out of the ordinary. Usually 5000s would've gone there in the past. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8411 Posted August 8, 2013 (edited) 2 things. #1 took a ride the q44 recently (5895), and I noticed that all of the straps have been removed from the bus...whats up with that? Is this the only bus its done to? Or is this happening with other LFSA's? (For some reason, I've only been catching D60's and XD60's for a couple weeks now on the Bx22 & Bx5) #2 Took a ride around MCH this morning. It definitely doesn't look like its gonna be ready for the fall pick. Unless they do like they did with grand ave (finish construction while the other half of the facility is open for business.) Edited August 8, 2013 by Blitz 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8412 Posted August 8, 2013 2 things. #1 took a ride the q44 recently (5895), and I noticed that all of the straps have been removed from the bus...whats up with that? Is this the only bus its done to? Or is this happening with other LFSA's? (For some reason, I've only been catching D60's and XD60's for a couple weeks now on the Bx22 & Bx5) #2 Took a ride around MCH this morning. It definitely doesn't look like its gonna be ready for the fall pick. Unless they do like they did with grand ave (finish construction while the other half of the facility is open for business.) About #1: http://www.subchat.com/buschat/read.asp?Id=281012 NOVA going STRAPLESS! Posted by BigBusDriver on Sat Aug 3 11:37:03 2013 In the Tuskegee Airmen depot, ALL of the NOVA bus hanging straps are in the process of being cut off. The term "StrapHanger" will NOT be used in any 5200, or 5800 buses. The story goes that some BIG guy saw some kind of cut or tear in one of the straps, and on camera, gave the strap a GREAT tug, causing it to rip and come off the pole, and the downward momentum caused the BIG guy to *SMACK* some poor youth in the noggin'! Before the ambulance retrieved the injured 'yute', the legal department said "They gotta GO!" So maintenance has been busy hacking away at the poor straps.... Hence, the title of this BUS thread..."NOVA going STRAPLESS!" Can't wait for the first accident report that says "Customer reached for non-existent strap and planted face on bus floor...." STILL LOL@NOVA NONSENSE 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8413 Posted August 8, 2013 I always knew those straps were gonna be a problem. I've seen a few missing here and there. Its not about the straps ripping (they're actually pretty strong), but actually how its held to the poles. Its pretty much one long strap looped around itself and held together by one screw and 2 metal pieces (sorta like a sandwich). There's been a few straps that failed on me, but the strap didn't pop. The screw came out of the metal fasteners and eventually the whole thing came apart. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8414 Posted August 8, 2013 2 things. #1 took a ride the q44 recently (5895), and I noticed that all of the straps have been removed from the bus...whats up with that? Is this the only bus its done to? Or is this happening with other LFSA's? (For some reason, I've only been catching D60's and XD60's for a couple weeks now on the Bx22 & Bx5) #2 Took a ride around MCH this morning. It definitely doesn't look like its gonna be ready for the fall pick. Unless they do like they did with grand ave (finish construction while the other half of the facility is open for business.) What straps are you talking about?? Wheelchair straps? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8415 Posted August 8, 2013 I always knew those straps were gonna be a problem. I've seen a few missing here and there. Its not about the straps ripping (they're actually pretty strong), but actually how its held to the poles. Its pretty much one long strap looped around itself and held together by one screw and 2 metal pieces (sorta like a sandwich). There's been a few straps that failed on me, but the strap didn't pop. The screw came out of the metal fasteners and eventually the whole thing came apart. The straps are strong, until they get any kind of small cut or tear in them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8Hou Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8416 Posted August 8, 2013 What straps are you talking about?? Wheelchair straps? Straphangers... Now, its dangerous for short people to hold on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8417 Posted August 8, 2013 Straphangers... Now, its dangerous for short people to hold on. Oh THOSE straps... I never use those. I just hold on to the pole. I took the M15 the other day and used the pole. I think most of the local buses that I take use older buses so I don't see those straps too often. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8418 Posted August 8, 2013 You should see me on the local bus, never touch the poles ever. What's even funnier is how I manage to stay steady. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8419 Posted August 8, 2013 You should see me on the local bus, never touch the poles ever. What's even funnier is how I manage to stay steady. Well as long as they're not the greasy poles that you find on the and sometimes on the or then I don't mind touching them since the newer poles aren't all greasy like that. Skeeves me out. Either way I always wash my hands with soap and hot water immediately when I get somewhere that has a clean bathroom. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8Hou Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8420 Posted August 8, 2013 Well as long as they're not the greasy poles that you find on the and sometimes on the or then I don't mind touching them since the newer poles aren't all greasy like that. Skeeves me out. Either way I always wash my hands with soap and hot water immediately when I get somewhere that has a clean bathroom. why go to bathroom when you can carry this... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8421 Posted August 8, 2013 (edited) why go to bathroom when you can carry this... That stuff skeeves me out just as much. I never use hand sanitizer because it supposedly just makes things worse. The best solution is HOT water and soap and a good soap-up and rinse. The one thing I do carry with me are several paper towels, this way I don't have to touch door handles and stuff and recontaminate myself after washing my hands. I never get that. Why wash your hands for if you're going to go and touch a door handle right after that when you know that some people NEVER wash their hands? I always remember what my uncle told me years ago when he took me on the bus with him. He said that they (this was when the depot was 100th street NEVER clean the insides of the buses) and that was back in the early 90's. I guess that's still true about Tuskegee. lol Different name same set up. Edited August 8, 2013 by Via Garibaldi 8 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8422 Posted August 8, 2013 A lot of interesting short turns today....M5s to Chambers Street and the village, x10s to S.I College, M4s to 42nd, M42s to Grand Central..... Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G via Tapatalk 4 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8423 Posted August 8, 2013 i forgot to ask which bus vender is out in Montauk and takes which the bus for service under warranty etc cause my uncle (the retired ta operator i mentioned) sometimes gets called to drive the buses out to and from the vendors cause its costly for regular b/o's to do it according to him. since it got caught does anyone know? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8424 Posted August 8, 2013 A lot of interesting short turns today....M5s to Chambers Street and the village, x10s to S.I College, M4s to 42nd, M42s to Grand Central.....Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G via Tapatalk 4 Werdd...I also saw a S52 Jersey Street S53 Clove Road B1 25th Ave 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted August 8, 2013 Share #8425 Posted August 8, 2013 I realized today that with the S79.. the hybrids are having top speed problems... I don't normally ride the s79... because I take the 52/53... but when I do ride the NGs on the S79 I realize that the B/Os won't go above 30mph on the verrazano... at first I was thinking it was because of the incline... but i stood at the front and saw him balancing at 30mph... even when we was going down hill then today I was on the s93... and we caught up to an S79 before the first bridge tower.. and we bypassed it in the middle lane.. I was on a O7 3G. then when I got off at Fingerboard road the s79 was going through the toll. now based on these experiences.... it seems as if they don't want the NGs going to top speed for long times Late response here, but I feel this is one of those things they could've solved by giving Yukon some 3Gs (32 in this case) to be wrapped and Castleton some hybrids in exchange. Routes that run on highways just shouldn't run hybrids. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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