How Much Road Capacity is Wasted Due to Poor Driving?

"Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 4 Jul 2005 23:45:40 -0700, "Daniel W. Rouse Jr."
> > wrote:
>
> >"Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >> On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 20:41:56 -0700, Garth Almgren >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >> The uncle of my co-worker got cut off by a bus. He honked, and the
bus
> >> >> driver just flipped him off. He sped ahead, parked his car, and
waited
> >> >> at the bus stop. When the bus pulled up and opened the doors, the
> >> >> uncle got on, walked up to the driver, busted him in the chops, and
> >> >> said "THAT's for flipping me off!"
> >> >
> >> >Back in present-day America...
> >> >
> >> >As your co-worker's uncle is being dragged away in handcuffs, the
> >> >asshole bus driver says back, "And that's for felony assault of a
> >> >transit operator!"
> >>
> >> How's the unconscious bus driver going to catch the uncle?
> >>
> >Most buses are equipped with two--sometimes three--video cameras and a
> >digital recording system.
> >
> >If this story you are telling is actually true--in the present day as
> >opposed to years in the past--the transit officials can just review the
> >recordings of that day's events and get a positive ID of who they are
> >looking for.
>
> Would they review the tapes and reprimand the driver for his asinine
> driving?
>
Unfortunately, I don't think there are cameras on the outside of the back of
the bus, so nothing would be recorded even if the bus driver was totally
unsafe.

It's best to get the bus number of the offending bus and--depending on the
attitude of the transit agency--either call or e-mail that transit agency to
report the incident: date, time, and bus number.