ObligatoryOption t1_iub1p76 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 11:19 PM

Reply to comment by Due-Department-8666 in It’s more acceptable for a bus to arrive at the stop late, than early. by yaboynath

A bus can arrive early at the stop but it cannot leave it early, it must leave on time. Passengers already embarked won't be made late by a bus that leaves on time. Boarding passengers who arrive on time must not be made to miss the bus because it left early.

ResponsibleShampoo t1_iub49oe wrote on October 29, 2022 at 11:39 PM

That has nothing to do with the bus being late.

ObligatoryOption t1_iub5i1f wrote on October 29, 2022 at 11:49 PM

Of course it does. The topic of this thread is a comparison between two cases: early vs late. Late is bad and often unavoidable, but early is worse and entirely avoidable.

ResponsibleShampoo t1_iub9aky wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:20 AM

You are not at all acknowledging that the comment you responded to said that those on the bus don't want to be late. You are yet to debate that sentence at all, why would they like to be late vs early? The thread is irrelevant to that

ObligatoryOption t1_iubca0n wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:44 AM

Oh, it's because obviously (I assumed) people on board who are late don't like that. I didn't think there was anything more to say about this part so I said nothing. The point relevant to the comparison is that while those who are late will be inconvenienced, those who miss a bus that leaves early won't get there at all. Not getting there at all is worse than being late, and it's also a breach of the tacit agreement people make when they buy a bus pass: they expect to be picked up. Riders at large will prefer to be late than to not get there, so the comparison applies to all riders in general.

> why would they like to be late vs early?

As you must realize now, this is not about being late vs being early. It's about being late vs not being picked up at all.

ResponsibleShampoo t1_iubfd54 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:09 AM

You are debating something the comment you replied to, and I, are not at all. You agree with their statement, all your words are pointless.

ObligatoryOption t1_iubgwux wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:22 AM

Oh well. It would be nice if every comment you ever make receives only responses that precisely match your expectations. But if not, roll with it. It's better for your blood pressure. Have a good night.

Fleedjitsu t1_iub4kr7 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 11:42 PM

What I always hated was that certain buses would get to my stop early. Before I had even arrived early.

Buses don't stop if there's no one wanting on or off. Even if someone wants off the bus at the stop @9.12am and the timetable says the bus should normally arrive @9.20am, the drive isn't waiting those 8 minutes! :(

Worst part is walking down the street, seeing the bus approach to the corner and having the driver show no empathy to the fact that you just needed to cross the road to the stop.

ObligatoryOption t1_iub688p wrote on October 29, 2022 at 11:55 PM

Yeah, that's just poor delivery of the service. Some drivers just want to get to the other end of the line so they can go for a smoke or a coffee instead of getting to all stops as per the posted schedule. The bad ones need to be reported.