tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post1826401980095837801..comments2024-03-11T12:46:28.806-04:00Comments on You. Me. Ride This Crazy Train - Adventures and Observations on The GO: Homework AssignmentsC.J. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325979176373626807noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-26604752650745902362016-10-20T22:18:15.568-04:002016-10-20T22:18:15.568-04:00Excellent question, Marymary! If it was an open c...Excellent question, Marymary! If it was an open channel with anyone able to respond, the words that came out of the speaker could have been those of someone in Operations, a supervisor, or another driver.<br /><br />Correct me if I’m wrong, but when a DDL deviates from the geofenced route, alarms sound not only on the bus, but also in the control room. The driver is responsible for contacting Operations and explaining the anomalous trip condition. Operations is responsible for providing explicit instructions on how to proceed; they cannot send a driver down a detour blind. <br /><br />Operations staff were responsible for managing the situation that night, regardless of who they conferenced with. In the end, they failed the driver and the passengers (on-board and intending).<br />Iona Pintóhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400658694974705635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-49766410794844832412016-10-19T21:27:47.927-04:002016-10-19T21:27:47.927-04:00How does Hy Perbole know for a fact that the voice...How does Hy Perbole know for a fact that the voice that said "I haven't been down that way in a few years" was operations talking? It quite possibly have been another driver trying to "help" Marymaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133013081423598300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-85619410228767598852016-10-19T15:28:36.148-04:002016-10-19T15:28:36.148-04:00Since the MTO has EDR (Emergency Detour Route) sin...Since the MTO has EDR (Emergency Detour Route) sings for most of the 400 series and QEW except where they are in major cities it would behoove Metrolinx to do the same for GEO fenced buses. Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-4008492943526354172016-10-19T04:32:36.051-04:002016-10-19T04:32:36.051-04:00Yes, the "Google Maps" comment was tongu...Yes, the "Google Maps" comment was tongue-in-cheek but the truth is that there <i>are</i> GPS systems specifically designed for trucks that take into account width, turning radius, and clearance height.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18160376382277488872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-48073762965238172732016-10-19T00:38:09.305-04:002016-10-19T00:38:09.305-04:00Google Maps isn't going to tell you if there i...Google Maps isn't going to tell you if there is a bridge or any obstructions too low for a double decker bus to pass safely. Using Google Maps could result in an incident like this:<br /><br />http://media.syracuse.com/news/photo/2010/12/2010-09-11-jc-buscrashjpg-d67f0b0d4f49622c.jpgNahidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242575544186973331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-71788679258565892592016-10-18T12:59:12.050-04:002016-10-18T12:59:12.050-04:00I guess nobody in Operations has ever heard of Goo...I guess nobody in Operations has ever heard of Google Maps?<br /><br />And don't get me started on the GO email alerts. They always come very late (if at all), and updates are random and infrequent. Take the famous 3-hour delay on the LSE on September 27th: I received an email at 5:57pm telling me the train was delayed 12 minutes. Well, if that were true then the train would have already been pulling into Oshawa station, not sitting a few feet outside of Ajax station. Incredibly that was the one <b>and only</b> alert sent out about that train, even though I received a whopping 26 emails about all the other delays going on that night.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18160376382277488872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-53167350855353307522016-10-18T11:15:28.234-04:002016-10-18T11:15:28.234-04:00Call me a cynic but we will still be waiting for t...Call me a cynic but we will still be waiting for the completed assignments 5 years from now - if ever.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230203164105678177noreply@blogger.com