POV Bus Drive: Getting the Hell out of NYC in two MCI J4500s

[@Mylovejocks]

This should a be a training video on how not to drive from under hand steering on turn to speeding 45 on 35 on the tunnel and not leaving enough stoping distance from the bus in the tunnel and adjusting his steering column while moving instead of stopping to adjust, this bus driver is accident waiting to happen

[@eugew23]

Aren't we all?

[@Mylovejocks]

@ I’m been driving 20 + years accident free In LA traffic I agree you can’t stop accidents but you can help to prevent one

[@coffeefootcarey]

I disagree. I've made that same run literally hundreds of times in a "J". This driver did everything correct. let me know when u make a vid.

[@eugew23]

It's okay. This is just how we drive here in the east coast. Accident waiting to happen or not, you drive to survive and defensive driving here means that we defend our position on the road 😂in NYC. Dust or be dusted!

[@MD-ds6ig]

You thought this was bad? Lmao please

[@Pa_school_bus_enthusiast]

love how you're not afraid to put the pedal down, some people don't know how to get out the way in new york.

[@hobog]

For keeping with the lead motorcoach and getting the tail past intersections, yes. Otherwise, dropping the pedal is reckless in cities

[@eugew23]

Absolutely. Knowing the balance between flow and recklessness is an important factor in city driving. Also, knowing your own limits in skillset is great to have.

[@YuDoThat101]

That part he knows his bus and makes it happen I notice good job on driving filming and surviving

[@carlbradley815]

I love talking coach tours, instead of driving, much more fun to look at the sights.

[@dionmeijers4417]

showing intent is one of the best skills you can have while driving

[@crollwtide9452]

Driving in NYC takes its own special skill set

[@grazz7865]

The idea was to make driving as miserable as possible because they didn’t get their mucus pricing. Looks like they succeeded.

[@starburst23]

I drove through Manhattan in a Jetta and it was a nightmare. Much respect for driving this.

[@AntoshGill]

Did you ever drive on Hwy 401 in Toronto, ON during rush hour?

[@Ben.N]

@@AntoshGill 401 isn't chaotic just slow

[@michaelcadden1464]

@@AntoshGill no offense but toranto is not new york

[@vivalacarlo]

​@@AntoshGilldrive up to Toronto every month and everyone is too slow and careful sometimes. I don't drive crazy though cuz yall have crazy fees there 😂

[@AntoshGill]

@@vivalacarlo yea insurance is high because of some drivers. Sometimes it's hard to merge in when everyone is pushing it and almost tailgating each other. Some don't even use their signals.

[@wowKyl3]

Did a practice road test for Class A the other day and I almost threw a fit. NYC is chaos. People parked in the road everywhere, sometimes on both sides. Drivers cutting you off. People speeding around you because youre trying to be careful. It's maddening. I can't wait to move out of here.

[@Leorgo]

Best place to learn to drive. You achieved the highest skill

[@blaknwhit3cookies]

Get over it, you’re in the city. It’s the best city in the world.

[@armelburgess8651]

@@blaknwhit3cookies It's a shithole. Get over it.

[@Limabean1125]

@@blaknwhit3cookiesfr, I love the energy in nyc. It’s just such a hotspot of life.

[@markkram9331]

It's exactly the same as in Italy.

[@JohnYork-or5px]

Awesome Video! As somebody who drives and visits NYC regularly, I have such mad respect for bus drivers who drive through NYC. Thank you for posting!

[@robert-kovalyov]

awesome driving boss man, I use to drive for Megabus when they first started around 2008. I do not miss those NYC drives to Boston or NYC to DC runs. I now live out west driving for a small california city for their transit authority and absolutely love it.

[@JordanCoby-de2fw]

What Transit Agency?

[@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164]

Sonoma transit, Ac, Santa Cruz,? I would love to go to California and Washington state and Oregon, let's just say west coast, never been there.

[@masonloh1411]

@@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164 Retired 2020 NYCT Bus operator former 126st / Mother Clara Depot I been to C.A. A.Z. N.V 12 times knows area pretty good not WA & OR. any questions ask me. you will love the driving is not like NYC - many open spaces. people in L.A. say traffic is bad but you going 35mph steady instead of 5 mph stop & go FDR DR.

[@robert-kovalyov]

@ObamaFromKenya Yes I remember them well I had a Chinese friend that use to drive for them. Occasionally I would see them pass by sometimes when i did those Boston to NYC runs. They use to hall ass on the 90 Mass pike.

[@erwinc.9117]

I used to live on the exact block at 1:15, it's a full on madhouse, sometimes I can go to the bodega, get a hero, and the traffic would've moved 20 ft. I can't imagine trying to move a coach bus through that.

[@masonloh1411]

Stumbled on this video so I subscribe. 0:13 - 0:25 Looking all the way left & behind bus, people don't realize how dangerous this turn is - stupid people like to sneak in last second or walk angle toward front of bus. These MCI sure looks smooth like an old Cadillac. 4:30 11 O'clock Old Greyhound Depot now Quill Depot where I got my CDL in 87. Thanks for the tour. retired nyct bus operator.

[@grazz7865]

And that’s the problem-too comfortable and easy to drive. You forget there’s 40 feet behind you. 11’ on top. 102” wide. 40,000 pounds.

[@johnmcgarry3335]

All you needed was the Sopranos theme playing once you hit the turnpike!! Nice driving sir!

[@dunbardunelm3924]

😂😂😂

[@KandiKlover]

The turn signal cameras are pretty cool.

[@WooBino.]

Drove in every NYC boro with NYCTA for a 32 year career, the counterflow in the Battery Tunnel with the old RTS bus and its crazy play in the steering would keep you alert.

[@bladi-senpai9398]

i used to drive 53" trucks in and out of NY, was a nightmare passing thru gwb at any time i cant imagine how stressful a bus in the middle of the city has to be, respect brother!

[@maybona]

for times like that you wished you drove a cabover instead

[@eugew23]

Honestly, you probably had it worse than me. Your trailers were 53' but I'm only 46' long total. and I have passive steering tag axles!

[@bladi-senpai9398]

@@eugew23 a whole sleeper-trailer combination is more or less 74’ but I never spent more than 2 or 3 hours driving thru the city(outside interstates) i was always at the highways, still a pain but I don’t have to be turning and maneuvering that much

[@TheDonny2014thedonny2014]

Totally love how you kept your cool, despite being cut off and pedestrians walking infron totally oblivious that a bus is waiting for them to pass so he can be on his way. Kudos to you sir! And I totally love the sound of that Allison transmission

[@eugew23]

Having had driven on a university campus for a few years before COVID, my patience with pedestrians is rock solid lol. If there is a place other than a dense city that has a lot of pedestrians, it's a college campus.

[@ayatollahlalalola]

Those peds had the right of way

[@terrybangley2281]

NYC looks best in the rearview mirror

[@afridgetoofar1818]

NYC is a magical city. ✨ It can make your patience and humanity disappear like that 🫰

[@kyleyoung7980]

pretty sure your city is much more fun

[@hocinenehad4396]

​@@afridgetoofar1818kk ❤😊

[@suwinky]

I love how tight the tunnel is. Back when I worked for Adirondack Trailways I’d put the Jake’s on the first MCI J models and man it sounded good in the tunnel

[@GilligBusOperator]

When Eugene uploads, you stop whatever you’re doing. Another excellent video as always!

[@ryanb6093]

I don't drive busses but this was cool to watch! I live in NYC, so I understand the nightmare of driving on the streets of Manhattan

[@neiko9251]

As a MaBSTOA (MTA) Bus Operator I gotta say I’m jealous of the smoothness in that suspension. I do the M7 that goes from Harlem through Times Square on 7th and back up 6th from 14th street.

[@flh5959]

Wow today's buses look like a lot of fun to drive. Wish I could drive again.

[@josephnyy86]

Good to hear some newer buses are still powered by Detroit Diesel. I miss the DD50 engines in our city buses back in the day

[@Pa_school_bus_enthusiast]

Detroit hopped out the motor coach market, these were some of the last coach buses with Detroits, but they are planning on coming back in

[@josephnyy86]

@@Pa_school_bus_enthusiast Hope so, before the electric movement takes over

[@troygates5723]

I Drove motor coach and tractor trailer for 10 years in nyc in the late 80’s and 90’s. Wish we had bus lanes back then. Had the on the approaches to the Tunnels and bridges.

[@grazz7865]

The bus lanes are damn near useless. If you allow morons to use the lane for turns, then what’s the point if the bus is still being delayed ?

[@Noah-r5b]

HES BACK WITH ANOTHER BANGER!!!! 💯💯💯🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@echardcore]

I absolutely loved driving box trucks in Manhattan. But that was also before all the screens and beeps.

[@Pres_NotSure]

This is me up until today when company notified me they will be putting driver cams in trucks.

[@echardcore]

@@Pres_NotSure sorry man. I couldn't imagine today. I used to take side trips all day and night. Always got the job done and back to the wearhouse in time. Explored NYC and the surrounding boroughs all the time. Loved it.

[@californiaschoolbusdriver8532]

Awesome! I’ve done San Francisco but this looks like a whole different level of insanity!

[@craigster1234]

I know you would get used to driving something like this... But those few times must be incredibly nerve-wracking. This was great to watch.

[@Awalker5000]

Much Respect to you my friend for your driving. As a fellow CDL driver, for you driving in those conditions must drive you nuts, now you know folks, you think you are nervous around busses and trucks. Those drivers are just as nervous around you also....

[@YuDoThat101]

Anyone driving in nyc goodness y'all have patience and skills you gotta have it ,nyc is the ultimate test to driving skills I assume ,test you on all levels every second 🤣

[@631JoeS]

No we dont have patience. That’s why we drive crazy and curse a lot lol

[@rodprops]

😂😂😂

[@zk9058]

These graphics are amazing! What version of bus simulator is this?

[@clownworld360]

bus simulator dlc edition: nyc bus driver

[@stevevaz1029]

I love the POV of this MCI

[@GregorioRodriguez-ql1ho]

As a Manhattan citizen that drives luxurious vehicles. I respect the fact that you just drive with no worries. I New York City I crashed multiple times due to the other driver..

[@bandmarc141]

I don't miss driving coaches out that way. Hahaha. 😂 Love your videos, my friend! 😊

[@MrSaemichlaus]

I'm european, I drove a boxy RV through Edmonton Canada and just managed to avoid all overheight situations it threw at me, so looking at all these traffic lights and road signs and low bridges is nerve wrecking!

[@johndemeen5575]

Just know, I would have gotten some White Castles. Best French fry’s ever!

[@grazz7865]

And lived to tell about it?

[@mattw8809]

NOT impossible just a different type of driving. Cross town sucks, double parked trucks can move don't forget, usually left running and attended. Traffic looks light !

[@FrankGutowski-ls8jt]

Express busses are really nice these days!!! Quiet and comfortable!

[@jackw3302]

I know it's not the same, but I live in LA and this reminds me of the Los Angeles freeway system. Construction, lots of people and traffic laws are pretty much a suggestion. Good work on keeping your poise, I would have raged at that Cadillac in the beginning of the video.

[@michaelesper5960]

I CANT EVEN IMAGINE DRIVING ONE OF THOSE IN THE CITY..DAM! RESPECT!! HOPE UR GETTING PAID WELL LOL!

[@bigronshobbies8209]

Fine job Eugene, wow that double parking makes it tuff to squeeze the coach through.

[@Veyronp87]

the absolutely mayhem of tight intersections so can't block them, pedestrians that could care less, bike lanes, cars everywhere. man kudos

[@TruckzNTrainz]

Much respect for you. Wow that tunnel seemed very narrow. Great ride a long.. motorcoach operator was my dream job.

[@jasonpowell8396]

Wish we drove J4500s we drive those damn CX45 vanhools

[@jamesbroughton9900]

That 360 camera on the bus is an amazing feature it must be super helpful during the tight spots in cities

[@asmr-pov]

Keep up the great work. Loved every second of this video!

[@Jeremiah3322]

I hear ya NY is beautiful the traffic is so insane! It take you 10 minutes just to get 2 miles 😭😭😭 but you always do the best POV I appreciate it and love it

[@Bjd79]

Yep! It is!

[@MrSloika]

Average speed in midtown Manhattan during a work day is a about 5mph. It takes forever to get anywhere using the roads. Subway is much faster for getting from here to there.

[@Jeremiah3322]

@@MrSloika right!!

[@Bjd79]

@@MrSloika absolutely right!

[@AllenDavis-h4r]

Nice to see . New jersey transit 30 years still going.

[@liberty4175]

I drive for MTABUS. Started with private lines NYBS. 30 years driving in NYC Excellent views of the road hardly any blind spots on these MCIs. Why the heck MTA get these Prevost,terrible views,lots of blind spots. Good job driving.

[@PuraNueva]

3:08 he hit the truck 😂😂😂😂

[@eugew23]

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[@TEMPLE7D]

@@Slime-Man-ExtremeThat loud pop sound. He’s joking that the driver hit the truck it passed. The sound was actually the pot holes in the street.

[@Cancare14]

Great video. I remember those days when I was working for Trailways and Greyhound

[@RUSONEYO04]

17.67 usd a hour so it's 30dolars nzd they get here in nz to drive busses and I can say your find it way easy to drive here keep up the good work man

[@punjabimerican]

Drove cabs in NYC! Was lucky enough to get out in 1994. A lot better places out there to live in America!

[@liberty4175]

These buses are fantastic on the open roads

[@ortsac891]

love the dash video display, that type of display should be standard on all cars

[@nleak92]

I'm a coach driver in London, yeah NYC looks just as chaotic. Definitely not for the faint of heart

[@PatricioGarcia1973]

and now with all those delivery apps, you have to have two pairs of eyes because they come the wrong way on streets, run red lights, or stop in the middle of the lane to check the address and make a U turn in front of traffic. You can see it at the beginning of the video when he trying to make a left turn, dude on a bike just riding wrong way

[@stayphun6188]

Great video, thanks for sharing. really enjoyed that.

[@843Reboot]

lmaoooo glad to see your enjoying my city. cool to see a video like this, not many POV bus driving vids in the city. good shit.

[@gradientgamer5480]

how does that top view work on the dashboard

[@aregularhuman4776]

cameras on all sides film the floor and then a picture of the bus is simply placed in the middle to create the illusion of a top view, which makes it easier to comprehend for the driver

[@eugew23]

Correct

[@michaelqu]

Much respect, I remembered driving through Manhattan in a Fiat 500X and was already shaken up by every move afraid if I scraped anything and that was a very small car.

[@louiszhang3050]

I remember the first time I visited NYC. Like a fool we decided to drive into Manhattan. Next time I learned my lesson and used bikeshare and the trains, wayyy better experience.

[@patrickpepper2490]

I do this literally all the time. I am working in Florida half a year and NY half a year doing this same thing. You get used to it.

[@TrevorBrass]

Respect for your driving skills.

[@4042buchan]

That's amazing how you get a birds eye view on the screen. I thought driving in London was bad to hell with driving one in nyc, how long is the coach? We have 15metre long with rear axle steering too

[@railfannerjs6308]

1:47 oh my-... ik anyone can posess the skill if they set their mind to it, and I believe I could too, but either way even doing so, I still felt like I would've sideswiped XD

[@AllAmericanGuy01]

I love visiting New York, but I would never stay. It's an exhausting environment. We booked a hotel room in Jersey and would spend the day in NY. It was always a relief crossing the bridge to return to Jersey for the night.

[@eugew23]

It's not for everyone. I don't enjoy it myself, even though I used to live the the metro area for 18 years.

[@mado3623]

i et shook driving large su's in ny those drivers are reckless i could only imagine how much tougher it is being in a giant bus now that's skills right there i saw some turns you made i'm like how in the work did he make the right turns nice video man!!!!

[@-M0LE]

Same steering wheel as adl buses uk and Allison gearbox is a beauty to drive

[@zMurderification]

Damn you have so many angles, I wish we had that.. our prevosts in MTA are the worst so many blind spots.

[@patrickpepper2490]

Once you cross 10th on 41st just look for the Lincoln tunnel on the left and you will merge right in.

[@anthonysaggio6551]

Great video and great driving. Being a bus driver is not an easy job stray safe

[@djsekani]

Never been to NYC, but this vid somehow makes driving there look like LESS of a cluster than Chicago or London

[@durango8882]

It blows

[@MrSloika]

Once he gets through the tunnel he's no longer in NYC, he's in New Jersey.

[@LivingWaterEternal]

I find it funny how the bigger the vehicle or "bus" the more likely everyone thinks you can stop on a dime and turn on a penny. They stop on a quarter and turn on a silver dollar. ...great video!!!!

[@MrSloika]

People in NYC know a CDL is not going to run into them even if they act like jerks. What you have to look out for is the BMW drivers or the guys from the burbs driving pickups.

[@davechester2642]

I had to go into NYC, Queens Brooklyn Bronx, Wanted to quit my job many times, delivering Building Materials, it's so so stressful, and and red light cameras, after leaving NYC, hit Rest area in NJ nerves shot, I'm glad I'm retired now 44 years of Trucking, gave up CDL they can have it

[@TurbofanFlights]

Appreciate you always.

[@ednajohnson8771]

Thank you for posting the video about driving the bus in NYC the traffic is horrible drivers try to go in front of you it’s terrible driving in NY

[@KillaninjaFC]

That safety system is really aggressive about following distance

[@eugew23]

It is aggressively annoying, not to even mention the speed limit warning warning. Really hampers the experience on these newer buses.

[@erkinalp]

​@@eugew23The speed limit for city buses there is 50mph, right?

[@cCueBasE]

8:30 woke up this morning and got yourself a gun.

[@mightdeletethisgmailaccoun8791]

Nas reference?

[@justinlang313]

I like how quiet the vehicle is.

[@dancingsun649]

Bus driving is the highest level in truck driving

[@octanelegend7353]

YOU'RE BACK 🎉🎉🎉❤

[@Hi1w2]

i drive the same bus, 2020. smooth to drive, i've taken it downtown Toronto. Only annoying thing i find the turn signal will cancel sometimes before you are completed your turn and have to flick it back on lol

[@eugew23]

I know lol

[@beedoggs]

crazy how nimble these modern buses have gotten

[@akeemt149]

He knows how to drive 🔥🔥🔥🫡🫡🫡

[@rifkyfahrana1141]

i wonder if MCI D series have similar driving feels

[@moenesca]

nyc is so beautiful

[@Chinemeremdozie]

Did you take the Lincoln tunnel or the GW bridge

[@isb6.759]

Cool video but why are the mirrors so zoomed in lol

[@rollingcoal9500]

Drive it like you stole it Big E!

[@Hyper_Fish]

I thought la traffic was bad when I drove there for vacation but nyc appears to be an entirely different world of chaos

[@Mhaakify]

Guess the speed limit in the Lincoln tunnel wasn't strictly enforced after all :P.

[@bradfordjhart]

not using adaptive cruise control 😮

[@chaseboatright1186]

eagle eye camera system 😍😍

[@jamesbroughton9900]

I just went to New York this week and I must admit it’s the only place I have personally been to that you are basically expected to drive like an a hole and always be in a rush

[@el.aye.bee.4477]

You pretty much HAVE to drive aggressively here in NYC. If you don't, you'll always be extending your travel time. Drivers who are slow, hesitant, and downright scared are the biggest annoyances.

[@jamesx4952]

Did that car hit the bus at 9:45?

[@happilyham6769]

If I lived in a big city I wouldn't even own a car. Driving in large cities is hectic and usually slower than public transport. Not worth the stress imo.

[@GarrettWorcester]

Great driving. I approve!

[@PatricioGarcia1973]

12:00 that NJ transit bus and rhe truck easily going 65 😂😂

[@MrNightworker5]

ich fühle mich in einem bus so wohl das ich fast immer einschlafe und meine haltestelle verpasse 🤣

[@johng2636]

Do you drive full time? I recently got my CDL-B with passenger and school bus endorsements and drive for a charter company part time.

[@eugew23]

I used to for the University of Maryland. I only do charters part time now.

[@masonloh1411]

@@eugew23 NYCT Transit needs Bus Operators think they still hiring. better benefits / pension & more $$$ than charter / school. $ 60,000 first year after 5 you probably can make $130,000 + if you like to hustle. I retired 2020 Feb right before Covic & work O/T made $134,000 gross 2023 to pad my pension.

[@marksmith5696]

@@masonloh1411 Thing is, he probably don't want to get shot and spit on at work though.

[@arnphawk]

the Lincoln tunnel reminds me of the Eisenhower tunnel

[@startrooper2345]

why u driving a bus what company do u work for? no passengers...?