Originally Posted by
Dahon.Steve
Why are you waiting for 75 minutes for the bus? This doesn't make sense because I never wait more than 10 minutes for the bus. I use a bus schedule and estimate how long it will take to arrive at the stop. Once it arrives, I make note of the time so I'll have an even better estimate of when it will reach that stop the next day. I can time the bus within 5 minutes.
At work, I'll do the same creating a short schedule of when the bus leaves so I don't have to wait standing on the corner. This schedule stays on my computer so I know to the minute when the bus reaches the stop to take me home.
The OP (i think) was pointing out the shortcomings of his transit agency and how after 7 years of loyal use he basically jumped ship and got a bike. For a 4.3 mile commute who could blame him?
There is a lot to say about the state of public transit in this country, especially the work-horse local bus network. Not sexy & often ignored they suffer from generations (seriously) of complacency. Everything from "This route has always been in this neighborhood and always will" to "I need a bus stop in front of my house" are examples of attrition that in time destroy the utility of the network, but the most vocal transit advocates are banging the drums of the sexy "light rail" or streetcar projects that make a neighborhood look fun by rarely provide improved mobility for the people most likely to use transit.
A 75 minute wait is a 75 minute wait regardless of what you do in that time. Transit (and mobility in general) should provide you with the freedom to do what you want when you want. Most people don't want to sit around for 75 minutes waiting for a bus or pretty much anything in this life.
Are you by chance a transit professional?