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[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 1 points 14 minutes ago

If we could get something like this in Albany, NY next it would make me so happy.

[–] BilSabab@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

But there's a catch - those buses are self-driving Tesla's workshopping roadrage simulation.

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

In San Francisco, we have a couple lanes like this for buses and taxis. We call them the red carpet. They helped improve bus efficiency and bus times. Our buses also have cameras that send tickets to cars using the lane.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 8 points 12 hours ago

Don't post images of headlines

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

Is Only Bus like Only Fans?

edit: Corrected a word.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Oh yeah, YY65VXK. I love dirty talk.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I was thinking of the scene from HIMYM where the Mother had cookies, but I like this interpretation, too.

[–] TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip 39 points 17 hours ago (5 children)

Ah yes, NYC drivers who are well known for following traffic markings.

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 74 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

Good thing the busses have freaking laser beams to get rid of the traffic

zap

[–] powermaker450@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 hours ago

does the bus have a fucking face mask on

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 37 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Finally, truck vaporizers for those pesky lane wanderers

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

I wonder if it can vaporize things other than trucks.

[–] pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 16 hours ago

are cameras installed on the buses?

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

It's automated with traffic cameras to give tickets

[–] TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip 15 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I’ll just leave the most recent example here (there are literally dozens like him)…

“A New York driver was identified in spring 2025 as the city's most reckless after a black Audi A6, driven by a driver named Dillon Wertz, accumulated 563 traffic and camera-issued tickets in 2024 alone, mostly for speeding. The vehicle's total violations reached 968, with fines potentially exceeding $58,000, though the driver had already paid over $46,000 at the time of the reports. Despite the high number of violations, the driver remains on the road and continues to drive recklessly”

[–] LwL@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Does the US not have any sort of system that makes you lose your license after too many major infractions? Though i guess with an average of about $60 maybe it's just a ton of minor ones.

[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 hours ago

Not an American but as far as I know that isn’t something that US law would deal with. State or local laws would apply, and they would vary from one locale to the next.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 6 points 13 hours ago

Yeah and it’s in the center of three lanes. I can easily see someone forgetting they need to turn and then cutting over, but getting stuck in traffic and then the bus gets stuck behind it. Maybe should have put the bus lane next to the double yellow? (And then added one on the other side as well?)

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 16 hours ago

It doesn’t fit the space well but I do love seeing cars impaled on or simply stuck behind hydraulic bollards. I wonder if that could be implemented here.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

When I lived in Portugal there was this cobblestone street in my bus commute that just fit one vehicle with some room. At least one every month the bus would be stuck there because someone parked "real quick" with a wheel up the sidewalk. People just don't care unless there's constant enforcement.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 19 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Public transit vehicles should have push bars like police cars do.

[–] Ooops@feddit.org 4 points 14 hours ago

Those thinks are banned in Europe nowadays and I have never seen them in all the dacades before that ban... unless in US media (or in very rural setups lacking actual streets).

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 32 points 17 hours ago

Me waiting any moment to see Trump declaring Public transports "Anti-American".

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

If there's regular buses running through there, I would be in favor of it. Just make sure it's not a single bus getting delayed all the time.

[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

The American solution would be to mount monster truck tires and run over any cars delaying the bus.