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solidrecommendations t1_j0z4b1j wrote

Reply to comment by brodies in Anyone know what the figure means next to the # of cars? It’s new, I fear change. by 858

That’s fair. In the old days the metro operators used to announce “there is an empty train just two minutes behind this one,” but I largely ignored that because I wanted to get home.

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Areia t1_j0zanvd wrote

I also mostly ignored them because they would often lie. When I lived in Chicago the bus drivers there were notorious for doing this.

I remember when the first transit apps became available, and you could actually see how far away the next bus/train was. No sir, there is not in fact 'an empty bus two stops away', it's still half an hour out and it's 10 below out here. I think I'll cram on your packed bus after all.

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