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Originally Posted by Bjeanj
When we were in New England last fall, we took a “hop on hop off” bus. Offhand I don’t know how many buses are in their fleet, but we would hop off, do the tourist bit in that area, then wait at the stop for the next one to come along. Can’t remember exactly, but it seems like we didn’t have to wait more than 15 minutes for the next bus to come along. If we timed it right, we would get back to the stop and only wait a few minutes. The buses were on a specific loop, and I really enjoyed it. Paid one price, got a wrist band, and it was good all day.
That would seem feasible, wouldn’t it?
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Well think for a minute. A bus along every fifteen minutes. And the loop is about thirty miles, and each transit bus costs from 300k to 800k. School buses cost under 100K and Vans are cheaper...But.... Then you must pay the drivers and provide health insurance and benefits. And bus/car insurance, and maintenance, etc. etc. Who is going to pay for that? Not cheap. Every time we implement a good idea it costs money.