PASSENGERS TRANSPORT INDUSTRY * USA
* California - Sacramento buses flash their location via the Web
(Photo by ANDY ALFARO / Bee file, 2010: Regional Transit bus 50E pulls into a stop at 9th and L Streets in Sacramento on April 6, 2010)
Sacramento,CAL,USA -The Sacramento Bee, by Loretta Kalb -Jun. 17, 2012: -- You're waiting at your Sacramento bus stop for the daily commute home – and you're wondering if the heavy traffic will allow your bus to arrive on time... These days, that uncertainty is history for anyone with a connection to RT Tracker via the Internet... Sacramento Regional Transit has enhanced the capabilities of a GPS system for its 200-bus fleet, enabling riders to learn instantly where their buses are along the routes and when they will arrive at bus stops...
* Michigan - Detroit bus system uses tracking system for smoother operations
(Photo by Ricardo Thomas / The Detroit News: Ron Freeland, Detroit's CEO of the Department of Transportation, explains how he monitors the city's buses from his office)
Detroit,MICH,USA -The Detroit News, by Josh Katzenstein -June 17, 2012: -- The city's bus system has embraced the world of technology... Since April, 95 percent of the Detroit Department of Transportation buses have used a tracking system that allows control center operators to adjust routes to fill any gaps caused by unpredicted delays — trains, accidents, fights on buses or poor driving — that in the past have contributed to riders' mounting frustrations at the troubled public transportation system... While DDOT doesn't yet have statistics for how timely buses ran in May, control center employees say the tracking system has made operations run smoothly... And by September, DDOT hopes to unveil a cellphone application so riders can check to see exactly when their buses will be arriving...
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