Hmm, reading the article, it sounds to me like there's still a schedule. But instead of it being based on a set time, it's more like "The busses should try to keep a 2 km distance to each other at all times" (purely imaginary/exemplary number). I'm just confused what the bus drivers are supposed to do, once the leading bus hits a traffic jam or something of the sort. Will they pull over to the side of the road and not move until the leading bus(ses) go?
As @bluGill@kbin.social said, if the busses are super frequent (I would say 5 min and less in between each bus) then nobody really checks the timetable anyway (according to my experience with Munich's public transit system)
They can driver a little slower. they can wait a little longer for people to sit down before closing the door and leaving. If they are the ones behind they can just tell riders forget the fare, just go sit down quick. Those are the obvious ones. I'm sure those in the business know of others.
Those are pretty smart options, I honestly didn't think of (to be fair to myself, I only spent five seconds of half-assed brain power on it)
In my town (Oviedo, Spain), when two buses of the same route are one after the other, the leading bus driver doesn't open the doors for people to enter, only the doors for people to exit, so the bus driver who is behind can accept those waiting people... and it might have people who want to exit too. So, eventually, the gap between both buses increases.
Hmm, reading the article, it sounds to me like there's still a schedule. But instead of it being based on a set time, it's more like "The busses should try to keep a 2 km distance to each other at all times" (purely imaginary/exemplary number). I'm just confused what the bus drivers are supposed to do, once the leading bus hits a traffic jam or something of the sort. Will they pull over to the side of the road and not move until the leading bus(ses) go?
As @bluGill@kbin.social said, if the busses are super frequent (I would say 5 min and less in between each bus) then nobody really checks the timetable anyway (according to my experience with Munich's public transit system)
They can driver a little slower. they can wait a little longer for people to sit down before closing the door and leaving. If they are the ones behind they can just tell riders forget the fare, just go sit down quick. Those are the obvious ones. I'm sure those in the business know of others.
Those are pretty smart options, I honestly didn't think of (to be fair to myself, I only spent five seconds of half-assed brain power on it)
In my town (Oviedo, Spain), when two buses of the same route are one after the other, the leading bus driver doesn't open the doors for people to enter, only the doors for people to exit, so the bus driver who is behind can accept those waiting people... and it might have people who want to exit too. So, eventually, the gap between both buses increases.