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colossus911
New Slug Joined: 19 May 2006 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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Bus stopped and picked up every rider going to Rolling Valley one night. Sitting in traffic behind the #$%@#54 bus and watched rider after rider get in ignoring the guy behind waiting for riders....doesn't hurt slugging...sure.
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RetiredMarine
New Slug Joined: 22 Jun 2009 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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I wish more companies would do this, this doesn't hurt slugging!!!
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mpatoka
Junior Slug Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 12 |
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The BB bus is not deliberately ruining slugging. They were pulling up to the 610 lot in the morning last week and there have been 60+ people waiting for 30 minutes for a ride. As soon as the bus pulled up, people flocked each day with no impact to the few cars that were showing up. It's like anything, some days lots of slug, few cars and vice versa.
I'm not sure how effective this type of advertising is because I know many people were just taking the ride and not using the the BB gadgets during that time, as was the intent. |
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scottt
Senior Slug Joined: 12 May 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 106 |
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quote: Where do you draw the line? People who pick up 3 instead of 2? What about a mini van who decides to fill every seat (to the cheers of the people getting in)? |
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scottt
Senior Slug Joined: 12 May 2004 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 106 |
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quote: If anyone (running a business) made a decision to switch their mobile platform based SOLELY on a bus picking people up, then I have to laugh. |
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Jody
New Slug Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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I haven't ridden this bus yet. However, . . . Because there are less drivers during the summer months, I don't have a problem with this bus operating during that time. During the summer, riders wait twice as long for rides (both morning and evening). This system was built on patience and flexibility. And that worked when it was HOV 4 in the 70s. When it is hot and the line is long, it does test every riders' patience. . |
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colossus911
New Slug Joined: 19 May 2006 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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I convinced my partners to change away from blackberry's products directly because of this bus. There are 25 employees in our firm and we all changed last year after I ranted about this in a principals meeting.
Whole process has easy solution, if we can cost blackberry more customers then they get from the promotion we win. See thing I don't get is why Blackberry thinks it is a winning process. I am guessing most riding slugs don't control the purchasing authority for their firms/offices, while I would bet there are more than a few drivers who do. |
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ETC
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Have to agree that the BB Bus ruins slugging for drivers. This is supposed to be symbiotic relationship
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scottt
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I'd love to see you try that argument when it's 20 degrees and snowing.
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jonmalay
New Slug Joined: 23 Aug 2011 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0 |
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The Blackberry busses (and others which may follow) are a serious disruption to a very good system. There's an inherent "contract" between riders and drivers. The riders offer themselves as HOV passengers and drivers offer a free ride. If riders willingly get on the BB bus, they're breaking the contract. Drivers, who of course pay for gas and parking, are left with fewer riders and have every right to be angry. I'm not a lawyer, just a ticked off driver who is asking riders to step onto the bus, tell its driver to leave, get off, and then get into one of the cars waiting to give them a FREE ride. Just saying...
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