[nfitz]

Unfortunately there isn’t a washroom or coffee shop at the end of every route.

You can't get a coffee at Humber College, or use a bathroom at 12:45 pm on a Wednesday?

Admittedly TTC needs to step up their washroom/vending machine/coffee machine game at terminals. But that doesn't mean that complete idiocy shouldn't be disciplined. Operative word "complete".

I certainly have had no complaints when a TTC operator jumps out mid-route on a 325, running early, tells everyone they are grabbing a coffee, asks if anyone else wants to come too, and is back in 3 minutes.

 

[Steve X]

You can't get a coffee at Humber College, or use a bathroom at 12:45 pm on a Wednesday?

Admittedly TTC needs to step up their washroom/vending machine/coffee machine game at terminals. But that doesn't mean that complete idiocy shouldn't be disciplined. Operative word "complete".

I certainly have had no complaints when a TTC operator jumps out mid-route on a 325, running early, tells everyone they are grabbing a coffee, asks if anyone else wants to come too, and is back in 3 minutes.

You are forgetting the 36C terminates at Humberwood loop not Humber College Station.

That bus terminal is also a few minutes walk to anything and a terrible transfer to the LRT.

 

[nfitz]

You are forgetting the 36C terminates at Humberwood loop not Humber College Station.

Uh, no. I wasn't thinking about the future station - I didn't think there were buses stopping there yet.

I had though, assumed, that the bus stop to Humber College was closer to Humber College than the subway station. I confess I've only driven there!

At the same time - getting a coffee? Get a proper Thermos or Yeti. Probably safer and warmer.

 

[APTA-2048]

Uh, no. I wasn't thinking about the future station - I didn't think there were buses stopping there yet.

I had though, assumed, that the bus stop to Humber College was closer to Humber College than the subway station. I confess I've only driven there!

At the same time - getting a coffee? Get a proper Thermos or Yeti. Probably safer and warmer.

The 36 goes past Humber College. The route doesn’t end there.

 

[nfitz]

The 36 goes past Humber College. The route doesn’t end there.

Ah I see the issue. The bus in question (the 36C) goes to Humberwood Loop - which is past the loop at Humber College. I was not aware of that. Mea culpa.

Not the clearest naming. Hmm, and why is a loop on a longish street like Humberwood, called Humberwood Loop? What happened to using the cross street - which would make it Westowanis Loop.

Oh well - I guess this won't be a problem soon. When do they start stopping at Humber College station? Sunday?

 

[Steve X]

Ah I see the issue. The bus in question (the 36C) goes to Humberwood Loop - which is past the loop at Humber College. I was not aware of that. Mea culpa.

Not the clearest naming. Hmm, and why is a loop on a longish street like Humberwood, called Humberwood Loop? What happened to using the cross street - which would make it Westowanis Loop.

Oh well - I guess this won't be a problem soon. When do they start stopping at Humber College station? Sunday?

They are suppose to serve the terminal both directions but not idle there like the 927 and 996 does unless there are super early.

 

[A 6264]

As an old guy remembering something that happened to me 50 years ago...
I had a job that started at midnight, and the bus route I took there, only ran once an hour.
There were typically about 10 passengers, with a few getting on at random bus stops.
One night, the driver decided to take an unscheduled detour to make a long unscheduled stop.
Almost made me late for work. But nothing compared to how other people must have felt, waiting at bus stops that never got served.
I only saw this happen once. Assuming someone complained (it wasn't me), I'm not surprised.
Bus route name/number withheld, but perhaps you can figure it out.

 

[nfitz]

They are suppose to serve the terminal both directions but not idle there like the 927 and 996 does unless there are super early.

The Humber College bus terminal perhaps. But what about the station? I assume they are going to be using (for eastbound) the stops at the SW corner of Humber College

I'm not sure why the 336 stops there but the 36 doesn't.

 

[afransen]

I have no issues with drivers stopping along the route for either a pit stop or to grab something to drink. When nature calls, you may not have enough time to wait tell the end of the trip.
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Depending on the route, drivers have no choice to stop along the route to get something to drink or want something different than what may be found at the end of the route. In some cases, they need more to drink, especially on hot days. Some drivers will inform the riders what they are doing, well others say nothing at all. Being behind the wheel for long or short hours has its challenges.

Been on many buses and streetcars when this happens, and take it as a fact of life. On a few streetcars in the past where drivers are asking to be relieved as they had finished their shift hours ago and told there was no one to relieve them and continue to operate. A few have said to the riders I passed by operation hours with no one to relieve that you will have to wait until someone shows up, as I am leaving the car here now.

Don't know what drivers can grab at the end of the line since we have yet to see anything with a driver having only a few spots to grab something to drink along the line.

I was on a bus once where the driver somehow injured their leg (could not walk). They stopped at a terminal, didn't say anything to the passengers, an ambulance arrived, took the driver away all without saying anything. I waited a bit and then got a taxi because it was not apparent that a replacement driver was going to be dispatched. Wild stuff...

 

[nfitz]

I was on a bus once where the driver somehow injured their leg (could not walk). They stopped at a terminal, didn't say anything to the passengers, an ambulance arrived, took the driver away all without saying anything. I waited a bit and then got a taxi because it was not apparent that a replacement driver was going to be dispatched. Wild stuff...

All rather odd. I bet no one would have said a bad thing had he just made a quick announcement while waiting for an ambulance. And I'm sure that someone would have assisted - if only to flag down the ambulance!

But we've probably all seen it before (well perhaps not the ambulance). Driver jumps off streetcar, locks the door, and runs off somewhere for something ... while people sit there and steam 400 metres from the stop they can walk to. Why people don't simply break the doors open I don't know ....

 

[afransen]

All rather odd. I bet no one would have said a bad thing had he just made a quick announcement while waiting for an ambulance. And I'm sure that someone would have assisted - if only to flag down the ambulance!

But we've probably all seen it before (well perhaps not the ambulance). Driver jumps off streetcar, locks the door, and runs off somewhere for something ... while people sit there and steam 400 metres from the stop they can walk to. Why people don't simply break the doors open I don't know ....

Locking passengers in a vehicle seems like a safety risk, no? At least for me in this situation, the doors were left open and I was free to leave.

 

[Steve X]

Locking riders in would be considered forceful confinement isn’t it? Which is punishable by criminal law. Unless it is unsafe for passengers to leave like an electrified overhead wire fell on the bus.

 

[nfitz]

Unless it is unsafe for passengers to leave like an electrified overhead wire fell on the bus.

Or the vehicle was parked in the middle of the rain, so if the doors were open, the person would have to cross a live lane of traffic?

 

[nfitz]

Or the vehicle was parked in the middle of the rain, so if the doors were open, the person would have to cross a live lane of traffic?

I don't see how it's any different than being parked in an overloaded train at a GO station for 30+ minutes with the doors closed.

 

[T3G]

Locking riders in would be considered forceful confinement isn’t it? Which is punishable by criminal law. Unless it is unsafe for passengers to leave like an electrified overhead wire fell on the bus.

MiWay drivers do this regularly at Square One.