Bus commute driver view: Rockaway, NJ to Port Authority NYC, MCI D4500CT

[@JohnYork-or5px]

Thank you for posting this video along with the other videos showing you driving to NYC. I miss riding the bus to NYC. I used to do it a lot when I was growing up and my mom and I took the bus from Pennsylvania into Port Authority. Your videos brought back a lot of good memories. Please keep posting these videos!

[@dudeeee]

don't forget to thank the bus driver!

[@EpicNationHD4Life]

facts

[@PowderMill]

Thank you! Great video… My wife is a schoolteacher in Rockaway and we live in Denville NJ. I used to take the 77 into the PA from Livingston for years. This was very interesting as I’ve never experienced the ride this way.

[@mado3623]

I will always say thank you to any bus operator i see that's no easy task driving a big ole vehicle anywhere and this operator here seemed so calm with all those speeding cars on the highway and man is it always that much traffic going in and out of that lincoln tunnel

[@yitznewton]

Traffic was heavier than usual at the tunnel this trip

[@mado3623]

@@yitznewton that's crazy i've driven by that area a few times by car i could only imagine how much tougher it is in a bus how long have you been driving buses for

[@yitznewton]

School buses 5 years, coaches for 1.5 years

[@MhWow66]

Watching from the Uk. It seems much like "everyone" all trying to get into the city at the same time! then later on ...they are al going the other way.!))

[@neilbhalodi8797]

great vid man! cool to see the journey from this perspective, i take the bus all the time from rockaway to port authority (i live right up the street!)

[@mondonproductions4088]

Memories of 40 years of commuting to the Port Authority Love driving, but rattling would drive me crazy Thanks for posting Be Safe

[@Skorpion282]

Thank You for the Ride!

[@Zaltic]

I left Jersey over a year ago, but I remember driving this exact same route for years.

[@mexitechnology7838]

Bring memories when I used to take the lakeland bus from Dover to the city. I drive now but used be good times mad respect to the bus driver

[@paiddj3397]

I'm a commercial driver and I worked for a school district for a decade. It's always amazed me how different the rules are between city bus and school bus. If we wandered like you do on the road we would be fired, no questions. If we didn't make perfect square turns and use push pull steering or use the E brake at every stop we would be canned.. Just different.

[@mauriceboykin4422]

Its a different beast than a school bus so stick to what you do best and he seems to be doing a good job

[@ah4760]

Excellent ride!

[@BusTVChan]

SUCH GOOD CONTENT

[@SmoothOperator2132]

When I park my bus, i usually avoid the angle in spaces as they're too tight of a space. I usually use the parallel spots on the side walls

[@yitznewton]

At the time I filmed this, we were specifically assigned something like 6 angle spaces in the north wing 4th floor, so we didn't have that option. Since then they took away those spots when DeCamp eliminated their line runs, and we are relegated to the basement

[@AlexanderTheSimmer]

I saw that bus drive on my street on Wednesday

[@thephoneticalphabet663]

I really like these videos. I'd like to see the Nabi 416 driver view though.

[@yitznewton]

We only have the MCI coaches, but I would love to get my hands on other equipment.

[@vicrob82]

No you don’t lol …the ride will sound rough

[@moniqueboyke5879]

Great video

[@BottomLin3Op]

Njt will fire us for using a camera in this capacity

[@yitznewton]

I can imagine... I didn't see anything on the topic in my company's handbook 🤞🏻

[@BottomLin3Op]

@yitznewton that's good. I enjoy these videos. I wish I could do videos like this but instead I place my gopro in the back of the bus.

[@phsycopiano]

Njt must have a really horrible management team

[@Transporter_Not_Statham]

I would like to see a view of the bus lane from my perspective

[@christiansandoval8517]

I like your videos when is your next live stream I really enjoyed them

[@yitznewton]

Oof not sure. I haven't thought much recently about content for those

[@masonloh1411]

I'm retired NYCT. Quick Question - Do you have regular riders who you waited 1-2 min cause they late? & one day you waited & left. the next time they got mad at you. or the ones huffing buffing behind you cause unusual traffic, so they late for whatever. LOL Thanks + Stay Safe w/ all the reckless drivers Tri state.

[@yitznewton]

Most of my trips are extra-capacity trips, so for one thing I am not anyone's everyday driver, and for another my bus is usually unscheduled, and the scheduled bus will be along soon after mine. So the short answer is, I don't have to deal with that on my commuter trips. On the other hand, on my school bus runs, when I was doing a regular route, I sometimes had stragglers. I let them know I'm not waiting around past the official time for their stop. In some cases it would have been impossible to wait, since some stops were in the middle of a busy street at an intersection with nowhere to pull over anyway.

[@HbCAMM_CT]

sudden music and timelapse really threw me off, whyyy skip the best part - traffic jams in lincoln tunnel 😭😭

[@ItsBuuild]

I have a question, why is the blinker not at a constant speed? Is that normal or what lol?

[@yitznewton]

I have no idea, but it was unsettling at first! All of these buses do that

[@JohnYork-or5px]

If I may ask - What time in the morning do you depart for Port Authority on this run? And - How many runs are you allowed to do in a day to and from Port Authority? Thank you so much again for these videos. Stay safe!

[@yitznewton]

When I personally do that run it usually leaves Rockaway at 6:40. We have a number of other times as well. Full time drivers usually do 2 circuits a day. Senior drivers often choose back to back (e.g. going into NYC at 5am and 11am), and the less senior drivers are stuck with a split shift: one morning and one evening rush.

[@JohnYork-or5px]

@@yitznewton Thank you for the information. I often wondered how many trips drivers make into Port Authority.

[@BusTVChan]

I WANT TO OPERATE

[@timbuktug3321]

How does the fare register work? I’m thinking about doing commuter bus service. I have a CDL class A license and been driving a tractor trailer for 16 years. Anyway again only thing I’m worried about is how to use the fare register. Yes I’m watching but still curious

[@yitznewton]

Ours is pretty basic, no automated cash handling or scanning of customer devices. You sign in with the route info, select current zone as you drive, and it keeps count of tickets and cash collected. The interface is a little dated and hard to navigate like an old printer, but it's not too complicated. It helps that our lines don't have all that many stops.

[@timbuktug3321]

@@yitznewton ok thank you so much I really appreciate your response.

[@yitznewton]

@epicthe112 do me a favor, edit your comment & remove the company's name 😊

[@ejsmoke8007]

Do u drive for New Jersey transit ?

[@yitznewton]

No, for a private carrier that does commuter routes

[@brianmcneil1194]

Sure is a long commute.

[@Jako-wm7np]

How old is this bus that the doors can still be opened while driving?

[@yitznewton]

This is model year 2017, but as far as I know the newer ones do as well

[@Jako-wm7np]

​@@yitznewtonoh okay 😅😅

[@sgtstone501st9]

You guys don’t have gps on the buses that tells you where the stops are

[@yitznewton]

Nope, nothing like that

[@sgtstone501st9]

@@yitznewton can’t be me

[@CWM030]

What are the people handing the driver, Credit Cards? I saw some cash.

[@yitznewton]

We're a bit behind the times, it's tickets or cash. You can buy the tickets at our terminal or the main terminal in NYC, or at a few newstand type places along the line.

[@josiahhorner6705]

Why was he pulling up a little each time and letting people off?

[@yitznewton]

The Port Authority requires us to move up as buses clear out ahead, because there is a very limited amount of curb space for passenger drop-off, and a constant heavy flow of buses in and out of the terminal during the morning rush. Otherwise the line of buses would back up down the ramp, and potentially down to the street and the Lincoln Tunnel exit.

[@josiahhorner6705]

@yitznewton ok thank you

[@christiansandoval8517]

How are you

[@ddog111-b1e]

Can you drive for New Jersey Transit

[@yitznewton]

I could apply to work for them; I believe they have their own training program I'd need to go through. As far as I know they only hire full timers, and new hires get stuck with the poo routes

[@ddog111-b1e]

@@yitznewton lol okay

[@paul.-jj6yh]

do u work for nj transit ?

[@yitznewton]

No

[@thevikingchannel8117]

Buses shouldnt be driving in the far left lane. That is the reason there is traffic

[@yitznewton]

It can be. It isn't always. If you post your favorite timestamps, we can analyze the traffic patterns at each one

[@EdwardColon]

There's traffic in places where there aren't any buses. People driving slow, camping in the left lane, and trucks all make traffic worse. If more people took public transportation, there'd be less traffic.

[@nodical802]

Nope, traffic is the reason for traffic. Make up something else to get upset about

[@SuperSonic3783]

Technically he's right,in alot of places buses aren't to be in the left lane it's the law​@@nodical802