Not to defend Colonial, but they are a business and they’re in business to make money. Also, the computer systems have replaced the manual paper systems of yore. You can’t just suddenly grab a pad of paper and a calculator to replace complex automated billing systems and having them on standby doesn’t really make…

A company couldn’t bill its customers and they’re greedy and evil because they should have just given away everything for free instead? What?

And fossil fuel subsidies?

In this video of perhaps only a dozen left turns, the driver had to hit the brakes to stop the autopilot from killing him twice. Are you really trying to claim that normal human drivers get t-boned every 6 left turns?

It is not deranged at all. The MTA is paid for, in no small part, by tax dollars. The roads are paid for by tax dollars. The dispatcher that had to take the calls from angry motorists asking for the police to come resolve it is paid with tax dollars. The Federal subsidies that the MTA gets are tax dollars. It is not…

Also, allow me to bring up why I make the point at all. The MTA (and to a FAR lesser extent the MBTA -in terms of size at least) is fairly well known as a corrupt, poorly run service with employees realizing they are on the gravy train and not caring about the level to which they may or may not perform. THIS IS NOT ME…

$5b in tax revenue isn’t tax dollars??? You’re literally standing on occasion just to be contrarian.

A: On time is debatable. NYC’s MTA ranks as one of the most -let’s say subpar- in the world. My city’s system (mbta) is even worse IIRC.

Most of the money they receive is not from fares. Fares account for 38% of revenue. 36% is from taxes, 7% is from local and state subsidies (tax money). They also got a 4.5 billion dollar stimulus payment from the Feds (tax money from around the entire country).

And who do you think pays real-estate tax?

Never said personal taxes. Point stands. Tax dollars at work, and no reprimand will come of this due to the strength of their union.

Not a small amount.

36% is not a “small amount” add in local and state subsidies and its up to 43%. So..... ya.

Except not only will they not be fired, they won’t even be reprimanded.

As a bus driver, In Las Vegas you are only supposed to back up with a spotter to watch out for you. Either of these drivers could have done it. Having had to back up a articulated bus before, I'd say the bus not mid turn should have backed up. The bus making the turn made it too wide, he needs refresher training on…

This is some real rich commentary coming from Jalopnik right now. Talking down on a community trying to clear the streets so people and emergency vehicles can move around, then proceeding to virtue signal by casually throwing shade at them being “unmasked Orthodox guys”. What does them being unmasked and Orthodox have…

It seems like any “operating in reverse” rule should come up against “blocking traffic for a half hour and delaying your route” rules.

“Having a bad day” isn’t a free pass.  There’s plenty of times where “having a bad day” should get you rightfully fired; this is one of them.

Why the fuck shouldn’t they be fired? This isn’t a small mistake. It’s a half an hour melt down. If you are willing to do something like this, you shouldn’t be driving a bus.