Driving Me Crazy: How NOT to drive a MAX train

Operating a MAX train can be a stressful gig. Teaching a TV person to do it can be even more stressful.
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[@videogalwatch]

No doubt they must have LOTS of bus operation experience 1st. The idiocy I have witnessed as a bus RIDER by pedestrians & cars acting like they are oblivious is outrageous. Wish transit operators could snap & cite them like red light cameras do.

[@OregonBuildingRailfan]

RIP car 106

[@finalanswer19]

That part cracked me up

[@cat9083]

Uhh I think I will pay

[@Leonard_Wilson]

Portland should’ve spent the extra money and built a real subway.

[@JETZcorp]

I disagree, mostly. The MAX is already a VERY outsized expense for Portland's transportation budget, and a real subway doesn't make much sense for a city with a population as small as Portland's. Outside of downtown, the MAX and traffic really don't delay each other very badly, which means a subway wouldn't really provide better transit or traffic. However, the downtown loop IS very very slow with a much higher accident rate than the rest of the network, so making that part of it underground could be of genuine benefit. But drilling a subway under Gresham would just be silly. A fully underground MAX would eat up the entire transportation budget of the city for decades.

[@robert1200]

@@JETZcorp Portland is the 25th largest city in America, so that makes it a mid sized city

[@joenuts5167]

No, we just need to improve our light rail, and increase frequency, speed, and connectivity. The max is too slow, and infrequent for it to be very useful.