In article <1180655699.208919.311550@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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tariq.1.rahim@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> x-no-archive: yes
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> Perhaps the most annoying phenomenon in waiting for a bus is to wait a
> goddamn eternity and then to have 2 buses arrive together.
>
> What causes this? I have seen it often in the Wa****ngton area.
It happens on many routes in many cities. People show up at a bus stop a
certain number of minutes before their bus comes. A bus gets delayed in
traffic, or there is some other problem, and once the delay starts then
they start picking up people that would have gotten the bus just after
it. As more and more people get on the later bus, the later it gets
because it winds up stopping more.
We have several routes like that were I live. Some of the drivers know
exactly where to make up time when they are late, and therefore even if
delayed are able to keep close to on time. However, not many of the high
seniority drivers sign up for such routes because they are a pain. Thus,
the drivers on those routes tend to be closer to entry-level drivers, and
don't know about schedules and how to maintain their spot on the
timetable.
Better response to traffic planning and better training of drivers can
help, but bottom line is that there are a lot of transit routes that need
to be separated from auto traffic in order to become more reliable.
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