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Taxis/Ubers/... can and do stop in the middle of a street. Why would that be different for a bus picking up a single person?
by krab 7mo ago
Taxis/Ubers/... can and do stop in the middle of a street. Why would that be different for a bus picking up a single person?
- oblio 7mo agoWhat if it's 5 people? 10? What if instead of many huge buses like today it's 5x as many smaller buses? You can't just have buses stopping randomly everywhere, it doesn't scale.
- krab 7mo agoThe assumption is that a "waymo bus" would be hailed by an app and the service would plan routes on demand. In such case, bus stops would be needed only in busy areas or in places where it would be dangerous to stop. This is based on the observation that people, including police, tolerate taxi drivers stopping at places where it's technically illegal.
- cozzyd 7mo agoyes, and it keeps blocking my bus. Fortunately it is now legal in Chicago for drivers to get fined for stopping in bus stops/bus lanes automatically via cameras on the buses. Not sure if it is actually happening though..