Gothamist: 2006 Pokey Goes To...The M14A!

Not Amused

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:59:43 -0500

First of all, The B61 has one of the longest routes in Brooklyn people . Secondly, All busses have to deal with other vehicle traffic, Stupid pedes. that walk out into the street yakking away on there cellphones not paying attention to the fact that there's a [4]ton bus barreling towards them ! As for the Q60, Same problem and tha fact they MTA is using the same busses that the private companies used . Yes they are run by the MTA but with the same busses . The slowest bus around my way is the following .> Q17,Q25,Q34,Q65,& Q83. i DON'T WANT TO JINX IT BUT THE FASTEST BUSSES ARE .>Q5,Q7,Q30,Q54,Q56,Q85 & Q102 . aT LEAST AROUND MY WAY THAT IS !!!! jAMAICA CENTER AREA !

Al Trent

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 01:30:51 -0500

FWIW, "average pedestrian walking speed" of 3 MPH sounds a bit high, IMO. Especially if you're talking about someone who's crossing the street, against the light, directly in front of your car.

Al Trent

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 01:28:23 -0500

FWIW, "average pedestrian walking speed" of 3 MPH sounds a bit high, IMO. Especially if you're talking about someone who's crossing the street, against the light, directly in front of your car.

Quahogian

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:47:37 -0500

Did anybody mention Q60 at all? Supposedly they became better when they changed over to the city from 1 dollah-a-ride state. Nothin changed really except it's 2 bucks like everywhere else, still arive frequently in packs of three.

kim

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:50:13 -0500

Amen to that. The B61 is ridiculously unreliable and very important to Greenpointers who depend on it to make subway connections to the 7 or L. The buses frequently come 3 at a time at 20+ minute intervals when they should be coming every 7 minutes. And the drivers are often reckless. I've had them nearly run people over and then scream obscenities at them.

eddy

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:22:55 -0500

there is no way the M1 beats the B61 for unreliability. the B61 is the single worst bus in new york: plenty of irregular arrivals, and often in bunches; rude, crap drivers; obnoxious passengers; and, for what seems to be an undetermined amount of time, the most painful reroute in town (at the red hook end of its journey). as for those signs about using the rear exit, i've never seen one on the B61, although i once heard a driver chastise passengers - some of whom actually walked past the back door - for using the front exit when passengers were waiting to get on. i praised him for his common sense (i guess they're not all bad!) but does the MTA actually train these people in basics? (related pet peeve: people who linger at the front of a really busy bus when there's loads of space at the back and the drivers who don't say anything to get them to move.)

Gwin

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:08:10 -0500

I'm really surprised the M15 didn't come up as "Unreliable." Those buses ALWAYS seem to come in bunches... I used to take the bus to work, but switched to the subway even though it's a longer commute (distance-wise) because buses are so prone to human stupidity: people insisting on leaving by the front door, fumbling for their Metrocards, not moving towards the back of the bus to let people get in, etc.

Toby

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:22:13 -0500

I have been taking buses more often than normal due to recovering from a sprained ankle and one of the things I notice is the "curb kneeling" feature of the bus slows things down. Also there are some people who don't seem to understand how the rear exit doors work on buses. It is very simple, when the green light goes on push the door open or push the yellow strips on the door to open it. It isn't rocket science.

Chris

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:40:35 -0500

I would think it would be hard to nominate the non-existant A74 for an award. What borough would that be? Albany?

Frequently Stranded Queens Grad Student

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:34:03 -0500

...or, rather, the Q74. Pardon me, still recovering from midterms.

Frequently Stranded Queens Grad Student

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:33:06 -0500

Where can I send in the A74 as a nomination for next year's Unreliable?

Samantha T

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:23:45 -0500

The B35?! That is undeserved - I used to live in the n'hood that it passed through and I called it the "hardest-working bus in show business." I thought that was one of the best buses in the city.

Glenn

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:06:01 -0500

I guess for the MTA, Automobile Traffic/congestion = Vibrancy. Streetsblog begs to differ http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/10/25/mta-response-to-pokey-traffic-congestion-vibrancy

Isaiah

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:00:15 -0500

Whatever, MTA. In the words of St. Tim Gunn, make it work!

Dan

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:55:22 -0500

M14A is my bus too, it BLOWS, I've sat there for 3 full light changes at union sq before the bus can even get through. If there weren't double parkers it would go much faster methinks.

meesalikeu

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:40:07 -0500

^lol! you prob just missed it as the 14th st busses usually come in threes. and dont think that is because of the jam up at union sq, oh no, they are traveling in packs before and after union sq. the fact is we lost bus service across 14th st when the normal size busses were replaced by the mega articulated busses a few yrs ago. now there are fewer total busses and they come much less often. that's a much bigger problem.

bb

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:23:19 -0500

does the M14A even come. I always end up getting on one of the 2 M14D's that arrive while i wait...those crawl too.