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Re: Are Select Bus Routes the Solution to Traffic and Crowded Commutes? |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Mon May 4 15:32:36 2015, in response to Re: Are Select Bus Routes the Solution to Traffic and Crowded Commutes?, posted by BrooklynBus on Mon May 4 14:16:09 2015. Do you mean bus running times over the same streets as a car or overall passenger trip times from door to door?It would be almost impossible, for example, to have a bus passenger go door to door in under 200% of the amount of time as he/she would in their private vehicle if there was a highway with a 50+ MPH speed limit adjacent to the bus route. But when the bus and car share the same roadway, it could be possible to get it at least somewhat close to 200%, IF you slow down the cars for the sake of the buses, hence bus lanes and other SBS-related features. But if you take something like Woodhaven Blvd in the morning rush hour peak direction, it is often possible, barring excess congestion and incidents, to travel in a car non-stop from Howard Beach and points south straight up to Rego Park and points north, with the traveling lights. A bus would probably miss a light cycle every time it stopped, or at least every two times, thus making it practically impossible to traverse that distance in even double the time. |
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