Pittsburgh Bus Bunching (2016)
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Pittsburgh Bus Bunching (2016)
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Re: Pittsburgh Bus Bunching (2016)
#2Anyway to use this to predict when you should wait for the next bus so you can ride more comfortably?
Re: Pittsburgh Bus Bunching (2016)
#3Pittsburgh is a super interesting city from a transportation logistics and efficiency perspective. It's got an extremely difficult topography mixed with a rather obstinate electorate that has routinely de-prioritized mass transit.
This particular piece emphasizes what anyone who attended CMU could tell you - if you're going to take the 62C anytime during rush hour, you better learn to hold your breath.
Re: Pittsburgh Bus Bunching (2016)
#4Tognar visualization dude. Is there an easy library that helps put together stuff like that or is it custom?
On mobile so can't inspect.
Re: Pittsburgh Bus Bunching (2016)
#5Naive question: when buses are bunching, can't the front bus skip stops that are not needed for dropoffs? (the driver would have to announce that passengers need to request their stops of course).
Re: Pittsburgh Bus Bunching (2016)
#6Naive question: when buses are bunching, can't the front bus skip stops that are not needed for dropoffs? (the driver would have to announce that passengers need to request their stops of course).
The challenge is arranging for those at the stop to understand what's going on. It is disconcerting to have the #75 bus go past without stopping when you're waiting for a #75 bus.
Re: Pittsburgh Bus Bunching (2016)
#7Naive question: when buses are bunching, can't the front bus skip stops that are not needed for dropoffs? (the driver would have to announce that passengers need to request their stops of course).
The challenge is arranging for those at the stop to understand what's going on. It is disconcerting to have the #75 bus go past without stopping when you're waiting for a #75 bus.
If there's a bus 250m behind it that confusion will not be long lived.
Re: Pittsburgh Bus Bunching (2016)
#8Naive question: when buses are bunching, can't the front bus skip stops that are not needed for dropoffs? (the driver would have to announce that passengers need to request their stops of course).
I suspect the odds that there is no one that wants to alight at a particular stop on a fully crowded bus are rather slim, both mathematically and anecdotally.
Re: Pittsburgh Bus Bunching (2016)
#9Naive question: when buses are bunching, can't the front bus skip stops that are not needed for dropoffs? (the driver would have to announce that passengers need to request their stops of course).
The challenge is arranging for those at the stop to understand what's going on. It is disconcerting to have the #75 bus go past without stopping when you're waiting for a #75 bus.
Trivially solved if the bus has a digital display - just show “out of service” in the front bus once bunching starts to occur.
Re: Pittsburgh Bus Bunching (2016)
#10Naive question: when buses are bunching, can't the front bus skip stops that are not needed for dropoffs? (the driver would have to announce that passengers need to request their stops of course).
I have seen this happen sometimes, but there are always passengers who forget to signal and then run to the front shouting for the driver to stop. Not worth the hassle.