Has anyone seen/visited the "Want to end pass-ups at bus stops? Fill out the UVSS transit survey!" E-mail being passed around? Who wrote this thing? IMO they need to have their head checked.
Discuss.
Posted May 31, 2013, 8:06 PM UTC
I got that email this morning, what's bugging you about it? (I didn't read it very carefully)
Open the survey and critically evaluate the questions (and answer choices) and try to logically connect them to the survey topic.
You're going to have to point out specific questions for me. I thought it was one of the better surveys I've taken, and none of the questions seemed irrelevant or tangential.
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How dare those full buses drive past people! Damnit I want them to stop and pick everyone up! Better yet, make the city buy more buses (as long as I don't have to pay another 50c in fees)!
edit I didn't actually take the survey, I'm just sort of mouthy
Yeah! Let's ban cars and parking at UVIC too, surely that will help the full bus situation!
haha ya wtf kind of question was that? Parking space seems to be a problem, let's ban cars. Busses seem to be passing people up at the bus stops, let's make ring road bike free! that'll help!
hahaha
Pass-ups aren't just due to full buses. They also happen because buses get caught in traffic, making them late to stops. If this happens often enough, they will pass-up stops to get back on schedule; I've seen it happen pretty frequently, actually.
If we make people take the bus instead of driving, and ask that the higher-ups schedule more buses (or double-deckers) at peak hours, the traffic is reduced, and the full buses are a non-issue. That is how banning cars and parking contribute to solving the problem (though I don't know how well it would work in practice).
I had a dream about a solution for this a week or so ago, I was in the U.K. And they had seats with harnesses on the outside, I woke up and thought it was a great idea until I was actually awake.
TIE_FIGHTER_HANDS FOR PRESIDENT. I'd vote for you.