tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post3733021916156482351..comments2022-04-01T10:14:51.431-05:00Comments on Charlie on the MBTA: Back to the Future on T bus #502Fenwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05189319014559150813noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-71094051755080790112007-02-13T13:37:00.000-05:002007-02-13T13:37:00.000-05:00or, since these are above-ground stops, forget the...or, since these are above-ground stops, forget the watches and just talk to each other on cellphones.Ron Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482820181807248794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-12669298701941513522007-02-13T12:51:00.000-05:002007-02-13T12:51:00.000-05:00It would be easy to test if that's the problem. J...It would be easy to test if that's the problem. Just ride with a friend, synchronize your watches, and plan for one of you to ring the bell in the second car at a certain time, while the other watches for it in the first car.<BR/><BR/>(Unless, of course, it just alerts the first driver without lighting up the passenger display.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5144969248522728873.post-47825146984796386132007-02-12T12:35:00.000-05:002007-02-12T12:35:00.000-05:00When the new Breda trains first returned to the B ...When the new Breda trains first returned to the B line, I had a similar experience to the one detailed by single-girl-in-the-city, but had a much more pleasant driver. When I asked him why they skipped my stop despite the fact that I'd pushed the request, he told me that in the new trains, the driver of the first car isn't alerted to a stop request from the second car. At low-peak hours when they only stop as requested, this would mean they'd actually only stop if a passenger in the first car requested it.<BR/><BR/>I never followed up further to find out if this was really true and doubt the T would have confirmed it anyway, but I've always suspected it might be given how flawed those trains seem to be in all other ways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com