American Buses Are So Outdated!! Stop Requested!

UK transport buses use stop request buttons! Silly American transit buses still use outdated stop request pull cords! California bus operator will speak on this subject!

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[BenjaminWillis-]

Most of our CTA and Pace buses have cords except for the New Flyer XD40 buses with Pace.

[christopherchi]

I’ve seen some public transit buses that have those yellow touch strips between every window to indicate “stop requested”.

[BillyThompson-gnpo]

Our Nova Bus LFS in Lansing, Michigan have the buttons and our New Flyers have the cords but our Novas a passenger could charged up their phone with our USB outlet. Hopefully you would take a ride on our buses soon too.

[GQ_gent]

LA MTA New Flyers we have 20 cameras interior and exterior + audio. Also, stop requesting is a button all GPS features like a new car. Also, before your stops alert passengers before and after without stop request on 40's, 45, 's and 60 footers

[chrisccc]

We have both pull and button buses. I find the buttons get accidently hit with backpacks, people grazing them with their hands, and kids. So many times I stop and nobody gets off, when I operate a bus with buttons.

[Luckyfoz]

In Chicago we have buttons on newer nova buses near ever seat and still have the cords even tho some of the cords are ripped off where they are supposed to be

[stephaniestephers]

When I ride the bus, I don't bother with the cord, I just pry the door open and tuck and roll. It saves everyone time because I'm polite like that.

[tweetingsparks]

At one point, NYC buses got new shipment of vehicles back in the late 90s early 2000s without the cords. Then in the 2010s, they got further shipments with both cords and buttons.

[fargeeks]

Wow your bus actually announces stop requested

In Phoenix az all you hear is a ding and that is actually generated by that damn clever devices vms thing so if that don't work then no chime or anything, except the light on your dash

[KingCobra]

In Montreal, Canada, we had stop request cords too and they were just fine. With a cord, you can be anywhere in the bus and access it, as it runs the length of the bus. With a button, you have to walk up to the nearest one, which is not practical in a crowded, jammed bus. I give kudos to cords! I love your videos, Bus Driver Life! Keep up the great work!

[duvac]

Back in the 80’s and early 90’s some of the transit buses used the tape strips as stop request cords and also to allow the passenger to open the rear door at a stop. The driver would put the handle in the rear door open position, it would light up above the door indicating it was ready and then the passenger would hit the strip on the door and it would open. There were RTS’s and early New Flyer D40LF’s with this setup. The strips wore out and it could potentially become an issue however.

[sammiegarrett]

We used to have the old 2002 Blue birds school Buses like City buses. And what I mean by school bus. I mean they were raggedy and kept catching on fire. They used to have the yellow push tape above the seats. Then we got our first Batch of 2010 new flyers. They have the Yellow pull cord. And the Xcielsiors Came into play and those came with USB ports for charging your phone while you ride..

[markwac]

No pull cords in Las Vegas, only buttons. 8 out of ten stops you still hear “back door” because pushing the button is just asking too much 😂

[Gmaspoiledbrat]

We used to have stop request strips on our old Gilligs here.

[LPenn]

Thank you for acknowledging that as a mechanic it’s easier to work on bell cords than buttons. Buttons look cooler, but they malfunction more.

[RedStickLouisiana]

I've ridden buses in Europe, North America, and Asia and never found a big difference in the buses. They all get you there, so thanks to the bus drivers of the world, you do an important job.

[BenjaminWillis-]

Have you ever heard of Erin Mishkin Jr? He does videos of public transportation in the Chicago area and suburbs.

[rossmcgarrie]

I love old school me buddy & you’re buses 🚍 look perfectly modern to me Pal. 👍

[copcrime]

Here in Toronto the buses have both cords and buttons. However streetcars only have buttons for stop request. And on most buses there is a sign that says “Stop Request” and when someone pulls the cord or presses the button, it lights up and a bell sounds. On newer buses which have screens, the screen just says “Stop Request” on the top if someone pulls the cord/presses the button.

[georgekarnezis]

I once rode the tram in Memphis and it had a pull cord. I didn’t realize that because it’s a historic tram it was connected to a physical bell. The street cars was so loud that my operator didn’t hear it and I ended up riding till the end of the line.