QM1to6Ave Posted December 31, 2018 Share #25501 Posted December 31, 2018 45 minutes ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said: Uh, pay the fare! I mean, I've seen people go through the back and then head up and pay at the front eventually. Although it is ,more time consuming when deboarding, at least they're somewhat considerate. I've visited foreign countries where the buses have fareboxes in the front only, and the accepted custom is if you get on the back, you pass your metrocard-equivalent to the front, someone dips it or driver punches your ticket, and then it gets passed back to you. It shocked me, but the system seemed to work since it was accepted custom. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted December 31, 2018 Share #25502 Posted December 31, 2018 15 minutes ago, QM1to6Ave said: I've visited foreign countries where the buses have fareboxes in the front only, and the accepted custom is if you get on the back, you pass your metrocard-equivalent to the front, someone dips it or driver punches your ticket, and then it gets passed back to you. It shocked me, but the system seemed to work since it was accepted custom. Haha. Try that shit in NY and you best believe you ain’t getting ur card back. LOL 😂 😆 😝 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted December 31, 2018 Share #25503 Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) 22 minutes ago, QM1to6Ave said: I've visited foreign countries where the buses have fareboxes in the front only, and the accepted custom is if you get on the back, you pass your metrocard-equivalent to the front, someone dips it or driver punches your ticket, and then it gets passed back to you. It shocked me, but the system seemed to work since it was accept Edited December 31, 2018 by danielhg121 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted December 31, 2018 Share #25504 Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, lara8710 said: I'm simply telling my perspective on the issue, nothing else. I have nothing to hide either. For a guy like me who would be volunteering with NY's Finest sometime next summer (after training is finished), I need to set an example for myself by staying out of trouble, and that includes paying my fare whenever I ride the subways or buses. There are MUCH better ways you can set that example by not putting it out on the interwebz that you're willing to die for less than 3 whole dollars..... 8 hours ago, JeremiahC99 said: What the he’ll was I supposed to do? We had to go pick up his girlfriend in Midwood and didn’t want to keep her waiting. And given the poor operation of bus service in Manhattan Beach and Brighton Beach (the usual buses not stoping until the subway because of heavy crowding) and the unreliability of the subway, that 10 minute separation could end up being longer. None of this would happen if the MTA ran service more compently, as in add buses to the schedule when it warrants, like every school session. You didn't HAVE to illegitimately board that B1 without paying. Try running that excuse by fare enforcement personnel or law enforcement officers & see how far you'll get.... Just like the rest of these people out here willfully farebeating, largely because they don't feel the quality of service is commensurate with the price of admission.... You telling someone "time & time again" to refrain from farebeating, yet here you are justifying why you did it *just this one little time*.... Need to start practicing what "the hell" you preach. 8 hours ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said: So if all the buses ran on time like they were supposed to and they were STILL full, and your friend went through the back door, would you have also done it? Playing the victim is not really working out here for you. Of course he would have & anything stated otherwise is him speaking with a forked tongue.... By the time it would have taken him to get from the back door to the front door, there'd be an increased risk of the b/o closing the door in his face & driving off..... With how he's coming across on here, do you believe that's a chance he'd have taken Edited December 31, 2018 by B35 via Church 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armandito Posted December 31, 2018 Share #25505 Posted December 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, B35 via Church said: There are MUCH better ways you can set that example by not putting it out on the interwebz that you're willing to die for less than 3 whole dollars..... But just thinking about how farebeaters cheat the MTA out of money and gain an unfair advantage for themselves drives me bonkers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted December 31, 2018 Share #25506 Posted December 31, 2018 6 minutes ago, lara8710 said: But just thinking about how farebeaters cheat the MTA out of money and gain an unfair advantage for themselves drives me bonkers Same here (if you couldn't tell by how I'm going in on BrooklynBusC99 there)..... At the same time, neither you nor I, are superman & don't wanna get shot by no crip tonight for 2.75 (or any other dollar amount)..... Interested Rider's right, it's a zero sum game to try to one-man army a city-wide collective mindset of thievery on MTA's services,,,, I'm not saying you shouldn't give a damn, I'm saying don't wantonly go out here trying to win any awards.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted December 31, 2018 Share #25507 Posted December 31, 2018 Alright who stole buses again? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armandito Posted December 31, 2018 Share #25508 Posted December 31, 2018 5 minutes ago, BreeddekalbL said: Alright who stole buses again? Subway Conquestors 2.0...or should I say, Bus Conquestors... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brillant93 Posted December 31, 2018 Share #25509 Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) Why the B41 which has two branches never got letter acronyms Like the M14A&D, M34&A, Q20A&B, Q15&A, Bx4&A? Edited December 31, 2018 by Brillant93 grammatical errors. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brillant93 Posted December 31, 2018 Share #25510 Posted December 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, lara8710 said: Subway Conquestors 2.0...or should I say, Bus Conquestors... Its the copy cat crime when things like this happens. Something happens then other people want to try after. Happens with murders and so on when its televised way too much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted December 31, 2018 Share #25511 Posted December 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, Brillant93 said: Why the B41 which has two branches never got letter acronyms Like the M14A&D, M34&A, Q20A&B, Q15&A, Bx4&A? Probably has to do with terminals. Like how the Q5/85 go to Green Acres/Rosedale. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armandito Posted December 31, 2018 Share #25512 Posted December 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, Brillant93 said: Why the B41 which has two branches never got letter acronyms Like the M14A&D, M34&A, Q20A&B, Q15&A, Bx4&A? The B38 is another bus route that has two branches but no letter acronyms. Same goes for the B17, Q1, Q11, Q36, and Q85. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brillant93 Posted December 31, 2018 Share #25513 Posted December 31, 2018 1 minute ago, lara8710 said: The B38 is another bus route that has two branches but no letter acronyms. Same goes for the B17, Q1, Q11, Q36, and Q85. I never understood why the MTA never thought of a better way to differentiate them. 2 minutes ago, MysteriousBtrain said: Probably has to do with terminals. Like how the Q5/85 go to Green Acres/Rosedale. Maybe but the B41 has one branch that goes to a residential area while the other one goes to the mall. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil 57 Posted December 31, 2018 Share #25514 Posted December 31, 2018 Today I took the SIM3 around 5:20 on 23rd. The ride was great, only 25 minutes from 23rd/FDR drive entrance to Victory. But on victory there was a car crash. And this happened.... Gridlock traffic for buses and we couldn't move since the intersection was taped up. Luckily I ran to an S66 bus along Jewett. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted January 1, 2019 Share #25515 Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) 20 hours ago, JeremiahC99 said: FYI, is long waits and buses bypassing stops because they are being crowded something bought up in your Advocacy Group you run, because this is becoming widespread. It’s no wonder people aren’t paying fares. My advocacy group and what's going on there isn't the same thing. What you described was getting on a bus WITH seats and room, and opting to get on in the back and not pay. Hardly the same thing as an express bus showing up with no seats and maybe standing room only if that. If the bus passes you by then you can't get on and pay. Edited January 1, 2019 by Via Garibaldi 8 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted January 1, 2019 Share #25516 Posted January 1, 2019 2 hours ago, Brillant93 said: Why the B41 which has two branches never got letter acronyms Like the M14A&D, M34&A, Q20A&B, Q15&A, Bx4&A? b/c it doesn’t need. Also we need to stop with the letter acronyms in 2019. The must do better in this department. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted January 1, 2019 Share #25517 Posted January 1, 2019 With the LFS at Quill, it was once as I saw one on the M42. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted January 1, 2019 Share #25518 Posted January 1, 2019 3 hours ago, BreeddekalbL said: Alright who stole buses again? I'm shocked, those teens look like such studious scholars LOL They all look scared sh*tless in these pics. Maybe they will use them as yearbook pics in school 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mine248 Posted January 1, 2019 Share #25519 Posted January 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, QM1to6Ave said: I'm shocked, those teens look like such studious scholars LOL They all look scared sh*tless in these pics. Maybe they will use them as yearbook pics in school That will probably not happen because the administration will be scared to their bones of the backlash of endorsing such actions by having it in the yearbook. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armandito Posted January 1, 2019 Share #25520 Posted January 1, 2019 14 minutes ago, mine248 said: That will probably not happen because the administration will be scared to their bones of the backlash of endorsing such actions by having it in the yearbook. And they will most likely be investigated by NYCDOE for such implicit endorsements. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted January 1, 2019 Share #25521 Posted January 1, 2019 27 minutes ago, mine248 said: That will probably not happen because the administration will be scared to their bones of the backlash of endorsing such actions by having it in the yearbook. 12 minutes ago, lara8710 said: And they will most likely be investigated by NYCDOE for such implicit endorsements. I was being sarcastic lol. Clearly not going to be used in any school yearbook 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armandito Posted January 1, 2019 Share #25522 Posted January 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, QM1to6Ave said: I was being sarcastic lol. Clearly not going to be used in any school yearbook Needless to say, I don't like sarcasm. I don't have a big appetite for humor or jokes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted January 1, 2019 Share #25523 Posted January 1, 2019 21 hours ago, QM1to6Ave said: I've visited foreign countries where the buses have fareboxes in the front only, and the accepted custom is if you get on the back, you pass your metrocard-equivalent to the front, someone dips it or driver punches your ticket, and then it gets passed back to you. It shocked me, but the system seemed to work since it was accepted custom. If I may ask, what countries have these customs? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted January 1, 2019 Share #25524 Posted January 1, 2019 Just seen an XD40 on the M55. That's got to be one of the few, for some reason those buses have been confined to the M8/9, M21/M22 etc. M55 has had a ton of RTSes as of late. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted January 1, 2019 Share #25525 Posted January 1, 2019 3 minutes ago, MHV9218 said: Just seen an XD40 on the M55. That's got to be one of the few, for some reason those buses have been confined to the M8/9, M21/M22 etc. M55 has had a ton of RTSes as of late. I’ve seen them on the M66 recently too about a few weeks ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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