Comments on: A bus ride quieter than most http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/07/a-bus-ride-quieter-than-most/ A New York City Subway Blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:51:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: End of the DesignLine for new buses :: Second Ave. Sagas http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/07/a-bus-ride-quieter-than-most/#comment-177029 End of the DesignLine for new buses :: Second Ave. Sagas Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:55:17 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4462#comment-177029 [...] time, these vehicles were in the running to be the bus of the future, and in late 2009, the public voiced its approval. Alas, it is not to [...] [...] time, these vehicles were in the running to be the bus of the future, and in late 2009, the public voiced its approval. Alas, it is not to [...]

]]> By: Green Guy http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/07/a-bus-ride-quieter-than-most/#comment-67853 Green Guy Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:07:18 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4462#comment-67853 I'm pretty sure DesignLine is behind on its delivery schedule, though it'd be great if someone could confirm it. I spoke with a person who knows the turbine company that supplies the engines, and they liked DesignLine but said that, like most bus startups, they're swimming upstream. I’m pretty sure DesignLine is behind on its delivery schedule, though it’d be great if someone could confirm it.

I spoke with a person who knows the turbine company that supplies the engines, and they liked DesignLine but said that, like most bus startups, they’re swimming upstream.

]]> By: herenthere http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/07/a-bus-ride-quieter-than-most/#comment-67844 herenthere Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:35:35 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4462#comment-67844 Not too mention that the new fleet of buses have the sharpest braking ever-every stop is a jolt. Not too mention that the new fleet of buses have the sharpest braking ever-every stop is a jolt.

]]> By: herenthere http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/07/a-bus-ride-quieter-than-most/#comment-67843 herenthere Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:35:04 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4462#comment-67843 This is absolutely true...and also in the back of the bus, the seats are pushed inwards because of some utility boxes between the seats and the windows. The Orion VII buses are also way too tall-they could've cut some cost by making the front shorter and moving some of those battery packs forward. This is absolutely true…and also in the back of the bus, the seats are pushed inwards because of some utility boxes between the seats and the windows. The Orion VII buses are also way too tall-they could’ve cut some cost by making the front shorter and moving some of those battery packs forward.

]]> By: AK http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/07/a-bus-ride-quieter-than-most/#comment-67830 AK Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:06:30 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4462#comment-67830 The beep is the warning, the hiss is the hydraulics. They are both pretty loud and together they are pretty agonizing. The beep is the warning, the hiss is the hydraulics. They are both pretty loud and together they are pretty agonizing.

]]> By: Andrew http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/07/a-bus-ride-quieter-than-most/#comment-67803 Andrew Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:40:15 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4462#comment-67803 I don't think so - I think it's a warning that the bus is kneeling, so please stand back unless you want your toes crushed. The beep was probably instituted in response to a toe-crushing lawsuit. But I'm not certain. I don’t think so – I think it’s a warning that the bus is kneeling, so please stand back unless you want your toes crushed. The beep was probably instituted in response to a toe-crushing lawsuit.

But I’m not certain.

]]> By: Aaron http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/07/a-bus-ride-quieter-than-most/#comment-67793 Aaron Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:09:15 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4462#comment-67793 LA uses nearly all low-floor busses now, and most rapid lines are <a href="http://thebergennetwork.com/na/ca/lacmta/9290.jpg" rel="nofollow">low-floor 60ft NABI busses</a> - we have a serious problem with people who won't go up the steps in the back and so there's a mass of people crammed into the front and middle of the bus. LA uses nearly all low-floor busses now, and most rapid lines are low-floor 60ft NABI busses – we have a serious problem with people who won’t go up the steps in the back and so there’s a mass of people crammed into the front and middle of the bus.

]]> By: Kid Twist http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/07/a-bus-ride-quieter-than-most/#comment-67791 Kid Twist Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:59:08 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4462#comment-67791 the F, I mean the F, I mean

]]> By: Kid Twist http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/07/a-bus-ride-quieter-than-most/#comment-67790 Kid Twist Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:58:47 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4462#comment-67790 Look at the photo in that story. Apparently, the will not only run express, it will be extended to Chicago. Look at the photo in that story. Apparently, the will not only run express, it will be extended to Chicago.

]]> By: rhywun http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/12/07/a-bus-ride-quieter-than-most/#comment-67789 rhywun Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:54:12 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4462#comment-67789 I live on a bus line too and the braking, speeding, and especially the loud explosions of air that accompany every gear change are quite annoying. The gentle rumbling of the nearby R train is a lullaby in comparison. I live on a bus line too and the braking, speeding, and especially the loud explosions of air that accompany every gear change are quite annoying. The gentle rumbling of the nearby R train is a lullaby in comparison.

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