Did that bus run a red light? 🚦

Our customer service team has been getting reports about FX2 buses running red lights. So, what's the deal? Watch to find out what's really happening.

[@herlescraft]

Us the place where car drivers can't understand that a bus with 30 people onboard will get a higher priority than them, 1 person moving 2 tones of steel to get a coffe to drink is said 2 tones while stuck in traffic on the way home.

[@navyseal1689]

I never knew before

[@tall_dude1233]

Same thing in Vancouver and Victoria, car drivers think they are superior to everyone, meanwhile a double-decker city bus carrying 100 people has to wait in traffic...

[@williamerazo3921]

New York needs these

[@RealSergiob466]

Yeah they need to for prioritise the buses

[@DathoxUdictus]

My favorite part of all the changes are the uncovered LEDs on the bottom the sign that blind the hell out of you when you look at bus times.

[@_DeathDreams_]

On an unrelated note, that's a beautiful protected intersection

[@ripred42]

That’s why I clicked lol

[@raquels.]

LOVE these buses. They have significantly shortened my commute time (in part because of those priority bus signals!).

[@noname-cn3oy]

El Paso, Texas......sun metro brio buses is #1 in U.S.A All terminals, all stops all brio buses with free wifi 👏👏👏👏👏👏 and 3 🚴🚴🚴👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@deebte__]

la needs these so bad, also we need protected intersections like that, but a lot of stroads don't have bike lanes to begin with

[@mariusfacktor3597]

Yes we desperately need bus lanes and signal priority for buses in Los Angeles. It would make traffic so much better.

[@trainrover]

Quebec's been mandating yielding to buses merging into left-hand lanes since the early-1980s, and thereafter the amount of claims of corresponding fender-benders that became disqualified by automobile insurers because of the buses not being allowed to pull into traffic.......

[@CrazeTheZilla]

I've seen the bus signals while riding, but I didn't know that they were in conflict with regular traffic signals, either way I'm glad y'all addressed this!

[@matthewadventureexploratio6596]

They have their own Signal, it’s just like a Light Rail MAX.

[@daeone1514]

People are a mess man. I noticed the “train” signal the other day and was wondering why is a train signal at a intersection with no rail system. Them thought, “they have to be for the new double Dutch buses”

[@isaacwilliams4761]

A queue jump signal

[@geneviveross4234]

All the FX buses have been taken out of service….faulty steering wheel I heard… I love Trimet ❤

[@jacob6125]

They are back in service it was a manufacturing issue from what I’ve heard from people

[@trainrover]

the Island of Montreal's transit operator gloats or boasts about their priority traffic signals by going so far as to label the dozens of dozens of intersections on their system map

[@JonathanChan212]

But similar to RapidRide in Seattle

[@noahmizrahi9834]

IN MOTHER Russia Bus 🚎 have priority except when bus see truck or da Trainski in roadway. IN Russia RED Light means ahh maybe i should look both ways, so i can have vodka after long bus time shift.🗣 🚬

[@antonio9766]

What you have here is Light Rail or Tram Traffic Signal ( -- ) Stop ( I ) Go head ( ● blue dot or triangle Angel ) stop until it save like amber ( / ) right turn ( \ ) left turn . The world country use T for Tram ( T) in Red Stop ( T ) Amber beware ( T ) White light show Go head Than have traffic Light for cars : Red light - STOP and Amber Orange light - Beware not to cross and - Green Light - GO Then Left arrow in Green : Go then left Amber arrow: Beware and Then left Red arrow: Stop and you get Right Arrow Green : Go then Right arrow Amber : Beware, Then Right arrow Red : Stop Some country have Cycling traffic light Green: Go and Amber : Beware and Red : Stop Pedestrian traffic Light Hand light or Walk light either in Green Go or Red Stop Some Country count down 15 Seconds on light up to cross. Some have Tram Sign on Traffic Light or Bus Sign either on there traffic Light BRT or Bus Traffic Light ( B ) Green or White : Go ( B) Amber : Beware ( B) Red : Stop Then Train have there own Traffic light as well and Signal Please Be Save all time Life matter always check before Cross and Speed of vehicle to. 😂😢😅😮😊

[@thegreenguy5555]

Here in Budapest there is a separate light reading "BUSZ". When that turns on, even if it's red, the bus can go

[@tha1n0nly76]

International signal

[@jonasyoungmark6994]

wtf

[@ilanlattke6092]

No, it actually walked a red light. The car ran a blue light.

[@Kevin83184]

How does a trimet driver learn the routes? Is there like a gps on board they follow?

[@keithbennett5519]

My city has the same bus signal like that one, Other traffic has to stop at red but the bus gets to go though if the white line signal is up and down showed a mark 0:30 in this video.

[@ramiro041]

Fully segregated bus lanes with plastic or concrete armadillos please

[@holybliss7543]

It’s called a jumper light

[@nicolasblume1046]

In Germany we use almost the same bus signals (also used for trams)

[@theodoresmith3353]

Great step in the right direction

[@kittenduo411]

To Bad lots of other bus lines run only every 30 minutes so you could make that line every 12 minutes

[@drybizcuit1914]

Every 30 minuts? damn thats quick.

[@benjaminwild2393]

To bad these buses don't run every 12 minutes they tend to have 2 buses right on top of each other and then you have to wait 20 minutes or more than 2 more buses right on top of each other and then 20 minute wait again

[@onesob13]

Be part of the solution. Drive for Tri-Met

[@kittenduo411]

@@onesob13 If tri-met backed their drivers like they use to I would

[@maxwellwagoner-watts4747]

My fellow Portlanders have a relatively unique ability to be very concerned and very clueless at the same time.

[@anacondaeunectes1854]

Of course the video isn't there. I have seen trimet disregard Oregon driving rules almost as much as the police.

[@person1312]

busses also don’t stop for Pedestrians even though pedestrians have the right away in Oregon no matter what.

[@person1312]

fx busses are so unsafe for kids. the bus travels faster than typical busses and drivers are constantly slamming on breaks to stop at the spread out stops after gaining momentum. my kids have been flying off seats.

[@sabastian2814]

Trimet and Portland PD teamed up and they basically run the city. They can do what they want it seems like

[@benjaminwild2393]

These new buses and the fx2 suck

[@neilsawyer3098]

What about the FX2 not stopping along routes in between stops for customers at nighttime and/or inclement weather. This is after you converted the number 2 into the FX2 and took away literally half the stops on the routes. You took away a lot of customer service just so a bus line can get from downtown Portland to Gresham 6 minutes faster.

[@onesob13]

If you were walking 5 min to a stop before and are now walking 10 min to a different stop, I don't really think that's as big a problem as you're making it out to be

[@neilsawyer3098]

@@onesob13 well, you thought wrong.

[@onesob13]

@@neilsawyer3098 exercise is linked to better physical and mental health. My walk (or bike ride) to work is one of the most pleasant experiences of my day

[@neilsawyer3098]

@@onesob13 Thanks captain!

[@neilsawyer3098]

@@onesob13 every time you are stuck out in the rain, I want you to remember this conversation.