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Re: MTA Bus & NYCT Bus routes ''On Time Performance'' data for September & October 2014 |
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Posted by checkmatechamp13 on Fri Dec 12 17:03:48 2014, in response to Re: MTA Bus & NYCT Bus routes ''On Time Performance'' data for September & October 2014, posted by New Flyer #857 on Fri Dec 12 16:00:58 2014. There's times when even infrequent buses bunch together. For instance, sometimes on a Saturday night, I see the S46 on BusTime. One of the buses might be running 20 minutes late leaving St. George. The layover is only 5 minutes at the West Shore Plaza, so even if the bus driver misses his whole layover, he'll still leave 15 minutes late. Meanwhile, if he was short-turned at Forest Avenue, he would save a good 15 minutes at least, meaning he'd be back on time for his return trip.Keeping in mind that ridership north of Forest is significantly higher than ridership south of it, and at that time of night, a lot of ridership is oriented around the ferry, that solution makes the most sense. A handful of people south of Forest have to wait 10 minutes for the next bus (whether it's southbound passengers who need the follower, or northbound passengers who will catch his follower coming back up), and meanwhile, people north of Forest get on-time service and are able to catch the ferry and avoid a 30 minute wait. |
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