Calgary transit rage

[Matata]

What the hell is wrong with public transit in this city? My bus that comes every 30 min managed to be 20 min late. This has been happening my entire life. I remember, as a kid, waiting 40 minutes for bus that takes 45 minutes to run its entire route. If calgary gets over 2 inches of snow overnight, you might as well throw out your bus schedule because it doesn't mean a damn thing anymore.

Going back to school, I'm taking public transit again for the first time in years, and it's reminding me what a fetid pile of reeking poop this cities transit system is.

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by fotze

Then when it arrives the first 1 is full and it is followed by 3 completely empty ones back to back.

Did you take the 301 today? There were literally 4 of the slinky busses bumper to bumper. I got my very own private one today, it was nice.

[Matata]

If, in theory, one wanted to murder everyone involved in transit scheduling, how would one go about doing that?

[theonlywhiteout]

Originally Posted by Matata

If, in theory, one wanted to murder everyone involved in transit scheduling, how would one go about doing that?

Transit in this city is a fata'ing joke

[JustAnotherGuy]

Originally Posted by Matata

If, in theory, one wanted to murder everyone involved in transit scheduling, how would one go about doing that?

I figure 20 minutes late today is not bad.

[BlackArcher101]

Originally Posted by Matata

My bus that comes every 30 min managed to be 20 min late. This has been happening my entire life.

Maybe it's 10 minutes early?

[The Goon]

The TTC in Toronto is testing out using GPS to know where buses are and (ideally) when they'll be at the next stop. Hopefully Calgary Transit is able to implement this in the not-too-distant future.

[Tyler]

Originally Posted by The Goon

The TTC in Toronto is testing out using GPS to know where buses are and (ideally) when they'll be at the next stop. Hopefully Calgary Transit is able to implement this in the not-too-distant future.

2011 for CTrains.

Buses to come the next year I believe.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Tyler

2011 for CTrains.

Buses to come the next year I believe.

Yeah, BRTs. Of course the bus or train you really need the realtime info for is the feeder bus that comes once every 45 minutes.

[Matata]

Originally Posted by BlackArcher101

Maybe it's 10 minutes early?

If, in theory, one wanted to murder BlackArcher101, how would one go about doing that?

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Matata

If, in theory, one wanted to murder BlackArcher101, how would one go about doing that?

One can only assume his arch nemesis, the WhiteArcher, can do that.

[shermanator]

I'll agree that the bus service in this city is pretty bad for being on schedule, but did you REALLY expect buses to be on time with today's roads?

It's the first real snowfall of the year, you have to expect there would be delays.

[chalms04]

I had a nice laugh on the drive home at the 60ft articulated busses with ads for vasectomies on them. Effective ad placement imo, but hopefully your wang doesn't bend like that after the snip.

[vanisleflamesfan]

Things I DON'T miss about Calgary:

1. Calgary Transit.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Originally Posted by chalms04

I had a nice laugh on the drive home at the 60ft articulated busses with ads for vasectomies on them. Effective ad placement imo, but hopefully your wang doesn't bend like that after the snip.

Is it me or do these bendy buses suck in the snow? They always seem to be stuck on hills trying to go up them.

Snow tires in order for these models in particular perhaps?

[RougeUnderoos]

Scheduling is clearly a disaster, but that can be reasonably blamed on traffic, lights and (on days like today) snow.

What you can't blame on anything but piss-poor organization and bad standards is:

You are at a train station for 15 minutes and five trains go by heading south and zero trains go by heading north.

The train stops in the middle of the tracks for five minutes and the driver doesn't say a goddamn word. This is infuriating. Even "we've got a medical emergency at Heritage and we'll be a few minutes" changes everything. Just sitting there in silence, when you know 200 people are sitting behind you wondering what the problem is, seems to me to be the symptom of a mental illness. Just speak up ferchrissakes.

Trains going off-duty before 9am, and rush hour service ends before 6pm. I could understand the morning service ending early (but not that early) but cripes, sometimes adults don't leave work when a whistle blows at 4:30 or 5. The train and buses are far from deserted at 6, but some of the buses have gone back to 30+ minute service.

[HeartsOfFire]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

You are at a train station for 15 minutes and five trains go by heading south and zero trains go by heading north.

Beg pardon, but that's the way it's supposed to be. All day, everyday.

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by HeartsOfFire

Beg pardon, but that's the way it's supposed to be. All day, everyday.

Huh? There are supposed to be five trains heading south for every train heading north?

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by BlackArcher101

Maybe it's 10 minutes early?

Calgary Transit is never late BlackArcher101, nor is it early, it arrives precisely when it means to.

[fredr123]

Originally Posted by fotze

Then when it arrives the first 1 is full and it is followed by 3 completely empty ones back to back.

That is the biggest piss off. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how it is possible for the buses to get so bunched up like that. You would think if the road conditions or weather were enough to delay the first bus, the following buses would be more or less affected in the same way. It's infuriating and it only happens when it's -15 and the damn wind is blowing ice in your face at the bus stop.