WMATA H8: a Short Metrobus
Check out the H8 Metrobus. It may look like a regular length bus in this photo, but its not. Its 10 feet shorter, which makes for a funny size and funnier looks when driving around Washington DC.
Driving the bus is fun too, apparently. Today's bus driver likes the short bus over other models because it turns tighter and stops faster than bigger buses. Don't think her "short" though. She is also paid the same and receives the same training as the big bus drivers.
The WMATA H2 route isn't short either, it stretches from Rhode Island Avenue all the way to Mt. Pleasant, an impressive crosstown journey that I take on occasion. A journey that would be $11 in a cab but only $1.25 on the bus. Nice.
Is there a short bus in your city that's long on respect and usage?
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wayan | 11:24 AM |
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There are short CTA buses in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood because the streets there are very narrow.
http://www.chicagobus.org/bus/500
