Originally Posted by
Dahon.Steve
I found the article in Skyscraperpage interesting.
First, the transit rider who knows the bus schedule does not wait 15 minutes in the morning at the bus stop. The writer did this to make the trip look longer than it should. Since the wait time at the bus stop is 5 minutes, the entire trip is 25 minutes, a full 5 minutes less than using the more complex system of transfers.
Maybe... out local transit system has schedules posted at the stops. I have used the system in the past, buses could be as much as 10 minutes early or 30 minutes late, resulting in a 45 minute wait in a worst case scenario. They currently only run on the hour, so you definitely DON'T want to miss one. My parents live about 20 miles from me, closest bus stop is 12 miles away, leaving 7 miles to take by bus, it would take almost an hour to make that 7 mile trip, involves a transfer AND you still have a mile to walk on the far end. Route coverage is piss poor and is concentrated on the low income areas and does little to service the general public. It is the first thing to get cut when money becomes tight. I rode the bus regularly back in the 1980's and the service was better then.
Aaron
