05-26-2017, 03:14 PM
(05-26-2017, 12:40 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(05-26-2017, 12:01 PM)Markster Wrote: Ah, of course. Charles was closed. That would explain why the bus did something unexpected. They had to improvise something, and picked poorly.
Just to be clear, I’m not ragging on the driver here. I’m wondering, however, how it came to be that they were improvising? They go to extreme lengths to avoid those buses going on un-vetted routes, to the point that I thought I heard they have a GPS-connected disabling feature — they literally can’t be driven except on approved routes (presumably through the wrong lane of the terminal is too close for it to identify).
My point is, the whole organization should know they can’t improvise. Did they just not know about the Charles closure, or was there some other communication breakdown that led the driver to try to find their own route?
I've definitely been on GO buses that have improvised. Was taking an early-morning 25 being driven by a relief driver and he didn't quite know the way to one of the stops. (Unfortunately I gave him bad directions).