Buses to control lights

[Mark1111]

https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-s ... htm#247664

Not a fan of this. Emergency vehicles sure but since when is it critical that the bus makes the light?

[Hassel99]

It’s not critical...

It’s to optimize traffic efficiency, what’s wrong with that?

[GordonH]

I guess non transit commuters will see either a improvement or longer waits at traffic lights (I suspect those longer waits will be north/south traffic).
Meaning those crossing Harvey/hwy 97.

Time will tell, one way or the other.

[Hornswoggle]

Optimize traffic haha. Now the cross street will have a longer line of traffic wanting to make left turns.
The way these bus drivers drive, this is stupidity.
At least maybe now they will have time to remain stopped until passengers are seated.
Next we will have them handing out parking tickets

[OKkayak]

Just stay behind a bus and you're golden

[Even Steven]

I was under impression they have been doing it already.

[stuphoto]

Optimize traffic haha. Now the cross street will have a longer line of traffic wanting to make left turns.
The way these bus drivers drive, this is stupidity.
At least maybe now they will have time to remain stopped until passengers are seated.
Next we will have them handing out parking tickets

Before you say that they're driving is Stupidity how about getting a professional drivers licence and try it.
Driving a bus isn't as easy as it looks and some of the drivers living in this city make it harder than driving a bus in Vancouver during rush hour.

[Bsuds]

Well at least now they won't be running reds anymore.

[JayByrd]

I was under impression they have been doing it already.

They have been. This latest article was the first I'd heard of it but apparently a bunch of buses in the fleet already have this ability.

I wonder how much time is lost for transit buses due to people failing to yield to them? I mean it's the law, so I know everyone on the Castanet Forums does...but y'know, other people...

[Kareem a-Weet]

I wonder what effect this will have on any lights that are currently synchronized (if any) on 97. Surely won't speed things up, except for the bus.

[Grandan]

https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-247664-1-.htm#247664

Not a fan of this. Emergency vehicles sure but since when is it critical that the bus makes the light?

Every bus runs on a schedule. It is important to be able to make critical connections so that passengers can get to their destination on time, ie. work or school. Each delay in the schedule is cumulative to the extent that the delay of one bus can cause the next one to miss other critical transfers and on down the line. Instead of being on time at work you are now one hour late due to your connecting bus not showing up whereas for the car driver, missing one traffic signal cycle might make them a few minutes late if at all.
Do you think that BC Transit would be asking for this if it was just fluff? BTW, emergency vehicles do not need the lights to change in order to blow through a red light, buses do not have that right.

[the truth]

i do not take the bus, but i like the idea, buses should run on time as best as possibly for many reasons

[WalterWhite]

In this day and age I'm amazed this is now just happening.

[LTD]

i do not take the bus, but i like the idea, buses should run on time as best as possibly for many reasons

so now the three people on the bus are far more important than the hundreds stuck at lights because someone decided the bus drivers can play god with traffic, they already dont have to wait when pulling back into traffic they just go doesnt matter if youre right beside them they just force their way in now they can control the lights as well

[sobrohusfat]

Meh - might as well let the big guys have a go

City could never seem to assemble the brain power necessary to synchronize timing to help flush-out the increasing hiway constipation anyways so...

Giv'er