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Re: Since when are buses allowed on the Parkways? |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Jul 16 15:15:02 2008, in response to Re: Since when are buses allowed on the Parkways?, posted by AlM on Wed Jul 16 14:27:14 2008. Just because a full sized school bus fits under overpasses on the J Robinson doesn't mean that a full sized charter bus (Greyhound style) fits on the Meadowbrook.The conspiracy theory is that RM built the bridges low to not have buses able to pass. They didn't have "full sized charter buses (Greyhound style) in the 1920's when the parkways were first designed, so that's irrelevant. They didn't even have many buses in the 1920's yet, as trolleys still reigned, but the ones they had are sort of like school bus size, school buses are still rather onld fashioned in designed compared to most buses out there today. And the "conspiracy theory" is that BUSES were designed NOT to fit (obviously 1920's-like buses, as those were the ones out there, as rare as they were in the 1920's). The Jackie Robinson is one of the least upgraded of all the parkways on Long Island (aside from Bethpage). Also, just because you saw them doesn't mean they're allowed. Not the point though, I was behind it the whole time from Bushwick Ave to the Grand Central, that's the full length of the JR Parkway, minus the stretch between Pennsylvania Ave and Bushwick Ave, and it fit, with room to spare under each bridge. And then I saw another one on the Grand Central about 15 minutes later (or it could have been the Northern, I don't know exactly where I was at the time). But really, I didn't want to get into a RM debate, that was just an aside....I was really trying to find out if they were allowed or not, I know the small mini school buses and the Access a ride buses are allowed, I have seen them many of times. This was a first for full length school bus though for me anyway. |
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