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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 Wed Jan 7 18:24:56 2015, 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 13:46:36 2014. I'd prefer the bus come a little bit late, and just keep it moving entirely, over waiting at stops. (Though like you, I'd prefer waiting at one stop for 5 minutes over driving excessively slowly). It gives me a better chance of catching it. That definitely applies for express buses, where there's no turnover within a borough (except for the BxM1 in Inwood and BxM18 from 26th Street to Downtown of course).Of course, if it's a route with a lot of turnover, then it's a different story. (The idea with leaving late is that most of the passengers end up arriving to their destination on time, but if you leave late, that means most of the passengers on the first half of the route will end up arriving late). In that case, then it's better to wait at timepoints when necessary. I also think there's certain cases where, from a practical perspective, there's no harm in running early. For instance, if a Staten Island bus is scheduled to miss the ferry by 2 minutes, and the driver runs a few minutes early to catch the ferry, there's realistically no harm done, especially if the running early is done in the portion of the route closer to the ferry, where there's likely to be alternate routes that a passenger can take if they miss their intended bus. |
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