Comments on: TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Thanksgiving Eve edition; alerts ahead http://westseattleblog.com/2012/11/traffictransit-today-thanksgiving-eve-edition West Seattle news, information, and discussion, updated multiple times daily, 24/7/365 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:59:08 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: chas redmond http://westseattleblog.com/2012/11/traffictransit-today-thanksgiving-eve-edition#comment-931342 chas redmond Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:50:50 +0000 http://westseattleblog.com/?p=130604#comment-931342 When things go well, Metro should receive the kudos. On Wednesday, November 21, all the arrival signs and ORCA reader machines were working at all the West Seattle RapidRide stations. I believe this is a first!! Performance of the fleet is an entirely different matter, by the way. When things go well, Metro should receive the kudos. On Wednesday, November 21, all the arrival signs and ORCA reader machines were working at all the West Seattle RapidRide stations. I believe this is a first!! Performance of the fleet is an entirely different matter, by the way.

]]> By: West Seattle Wilker http://westseattleblog.com/2012/11/traffictransit-today-thanksgiving-eve-edition#comment-931068 West Seattle Wilker Thu, 22 Nov 2012 08:09:30 +0000 http://westseattleblog.com/?p=130604#comment-931068 Does anyone know why Metro refuses to print a Rapidride schedule? Lots of routes run that often. How stupid. Does anyone know why Metro refuses to print a Rapidride schedule? Lots of routes run that often. How stupid.

]]> By: cleows http://westseattleblog.com/2012/11/traffictransit-today-thanksgiving-eve-edition#comment-930877 cleows Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:23:18 +0000 http://westseattleblog.com/?p=130604#comment-930877 Just a comment about metro's policy (posted yesterday by someone) that elderly and handicapped riders should exit only at the front...while a great idea in theory, when the bus is packed with people standing, how are these riders supposed to make it to the front door through all the people crammed in the aisle? Metro needs to ensure that bus drivers can see what is going on at all doors and throughout the bus and ensure safe door openings, closings, etc. and I support the observation from one of yesterday's posts that packed SRO maybe (only maybe) safe on light rail and subways but not on street and highway buses. Some of the RRC bus situations--when the buses are packed--are truly scary. Are there no rules about how many people can be safely on the bus? Just a comment about metro’s policy (posted yesterday by someone) that elderly and handicapped riders should exit only at the front…while a great idea in theory, when the bus is packed with people standing, how are these riders supposed to make it to the front door through all the people crammed in the aisle? Metro needs to ensure that bus drivers can see what is going on at all doors and throughout the bus and ensure safe door openings, closings, etc.

and I support the observation from one of yesterday’s posts that packed SRO maybe (only maybe) safe on light rail and subways but not on street and highway buses. Some of the RRC bus situations–when the buses are packed–are truly scary. Are there no rules about how many people can be safely on the bus?

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