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Posted by Hank Eisenstein on Thu Jul 10 13:09:32 2008, in response to Re: Staten Islanders unsatisfied with MTA bus service, posted by Terrapin Station on Thu Jul 10 07:11:30 2008. Please post source info for the $10 figure. I'd like to see it.I pay 150% more for my ride than someone taking a local bus. Both routes are 24 miles long. The local bus carries 40 passengers, the x-bus 60. Both routes rul to 100% capacity 95% of the time they are operating. The x-bus uses 4g of fuel for the trip, the local bus, 3g of fuel. (estimates based on a figure of 6mpg for an MCI Coach, 8mpg for a standard transit coach) The drivers are at the same pay rate. Other than the difference in fuel use, where exactly is the additional subsidy? Am I leaving anything obvious out? |
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