POV Bus Drive: Shuttle-UM Route 111 in a '19 Gillig Advantage

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Eugene

Eugene

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An attempt to capture a full out-and-back of route 111 (Silver Spring) of Shuttle-UM's network but my GoPro died before I made it to the Silver Spring Metro Station bus bay.
2019 Gillig Advantage (35', Cummins L9, Voith D864.6)
Recorded on GoPro Hero 8 Black

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@aboringuy
@aboringuy 2 жыл бұрын
i cant believe i just watched a 20 minute video of a bus driving
@eugew23
@eugew23 Жыл бұрын
Username checks out
@aboringuy
@aboringuy Жыл бұрын
@@eugew23 SHUT
@michaelbuttolph7271
@michaelbuttolph7271 Жыл бұрын
@@eugew23 sorry I had to deal with aborin guy
@RedeCentraldeGas
@RedeCentraldeGas Жыл бұрын
​fftesoaijA9OpppP
@freshpotatolikesaviation
@freshpotatolikesaviation 6 ай бұрын
@@eugew23ohhhh dude just threw shade
@stefke1231
@stefke1231 Жыл бұрын
I am also a bus driver myself. I really loved this video, just seeing what it's like somewhere else on the road is awesome. Unfortunately, our company doesn't allow me to make videos behind the wheel for safety reasons, it would cause too much distraction. I don't agree with this, you would do much better if you knew it was being filmed. But hey, rules are rules. Many greetings from Belgium , colleague 😜
@gabueccino
@gabueccino Жыл бұрын
idk why, but driving a bus seems so peaceful.
@AbrahamCasillas-t3o
@AbrahamCasillas-t3o 6 ай бұрын
Depends where you are at!
@nleak92
@nleak92 4 ай бұрын
Where i am in London it most definitely is not 😂
@serajsalem200
@serajsalem200 3 ай бұрын
Not always!
@GILLIGFAN
@GILLIGFAN Жыл бұрын
DC , MD, VA Area has some of the best transit ❤️ Also low key wanted to see some UM Shuttle service but I get the impression the general public can’t ride it so glad to see someone make video of it Seeing it from the operator perspective just makes it that much better 😍
@eugew23
@eugew23 Жыл бұрын
UMD's Shuttle is free and most routes don't require ID. Come by and hop on!
@GILLIGFAN
@GILLIGFAN Жыл бұрын
@@eugew23 for reals? I’ll need to do some more research next time I visit the VA / MD / DC Area
@eugew23
@eugew23 Жыл бұрын
@@GILLIGFAN Yes, UMD is free, WMATA is I think $2 or $2.25, and Alexandria's DASH is also free.
@jg-7780
@jg-7780 11 ай бұрын
The longer distance routes require ID, as well as some routes to nearby apartments, but many of the local routes that just go from one side of campus to the other are free for everyone. For the routes that do require ID, if you have an ID for any other university, you can present that and it will be honored. Alternatively, if you board a route that requires ID while on campus, there's a good shot that the driver won't check for ID. They mainly check for ID when they're further away from campus. I've also had several instances where I took too long to pull out my ID (I actually did have it, it was just buried deep in my bag) and was just waived on.
@UahUahUah
@UahUahUah Жыл бұрын
It seems like every Gillig made has a slightly different pitched hazard light alarm. Even on buses made in the same year lol
@eugew23
@eugew23 Жыл бұрын
Drives me nuts lol
@airbus7373
@airbus7373 4 ай бұрын
One of the nice things that makes a Gillig a Gillig
@transportationuk7656
@transportationuk7656 8 ай бұрын
I usually like watching Uk bus rides. This has made me love US buses. I love the sound of the Voith Gearbox giving the bus a nice scream.
@joshuahill5271
@joshuahill5271 6 ай бұрын
BCI Citiriders in NZ sound the same.
@tosil
@tosil 15 күн бұрын
Hate the rattling windows however
@Pakhira148
@Pakhira148 4 ай бұрын
Bro, I was searching for your channel the whole day from my subscription data but couldn't find, thank god, found you back again....Keep making these, they're great
@AviTheWolf
@AviTheWolf 2 жыл бұрын
Another day, another awesome video from Eugine! I hope to one day produce content like this for my local agency in a few years.
@Turkelton
@Turkelton Жыл бұрын
I was just thinking about these busses again and im like YES he posted another video!!!
@GilligBusOperator
@GilligBusOperator 2 жыл бұрын
YES! 9:08 Good job! I personally wouldve waited. Im terrified of having a “mirror tap”.
@eugew23
@eugew23 Жыл бұрын
Thanks... I think plenty of mirror tap experiences has hardened me a little... lol
@Omen6
@Omen6 10 ай бұрын
About to embark on a city bus driver career and this video is great! Helps to get the POV view of turns and whatnot.
@eugew23
@eugew23 10 ай бұрын
Thanks. I guess it can be a good training resource, in general.
@ChiilingWill2378
@ChiilingWill2378 2 жыл бұрын
Yessss amazing video!! I love your videos a lot!!
@dangelohartley5977
@dangelohartley5977 Жыл бұрын
I just randomly found this and this is great!
@nicodriver2794
@nicodriver2794 2 жыл бұрын
I'm a bus driver myself, your video makes me want to drive my bus 😅, nice video, I see that the roads are in the same condition as in Belgium 🤣.
@Roblox-rl3fo
@Roblox-rl3fo Жыл бұрын
Another day you will drive new flyer bus. I want to see the video of you driving new fly your bus keep going man I believe in you.
@eugew23
@eugew23 Жыл бұрын
Drove my first NewFlyer recently. Once I get comfortable and have the time, I will record!
@matpol098
@matpol098 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry, non american here... Is that a 2019 bus? If so I am curious on why they haven't upgraded the dashboard, seems to be straight out of the 90s. Is that a thing?
@SoundoftheMagic
@SoundoftheMagic 2 жыл бұрын
It typically depends on the manufacturer and the type of bus.
@Link8451
@Link8451 2 жыл бұрын
alot of transit buses have really basic dashboards because it saves money and there's not really a need for a modern one because they want to keep them running for as long as possible before they get retired.
@Pa_school_bus_enthusiast
@Pa_school_bus_enthusiast 2 жыл бұрын
You can choose a higher quality dashboard with this bus model they have digital screens but most go with the lower priced option
@AviTheWolf
@AviTheWolf 2 жыл бұрын
The dashboard is one of many customization options offered by Gillig. They offer a full digital display, or an assortment of physical guages, or you could go for a hybrid between the two, it is up to the agency to order the higher quality and pricier parts for the bus. The manufacturer just builds the bus according to the specs the agency orders.
@tclark1995
@tclark1995 Жыл бұрын
Honestly, the analog gauges over here are the sweet spot because they don’t fail as much as the digital gauges would, we have in some areas a harsh winter, maybe not as bad as Siberia, but it’s bad for the country, and the analog gauges don’t have the ghosting issues the digital gauges would have, out here they do at least, if you listen closely you can hear how cheap we build them 😂 brand new they sound like they’re falling apart sometimes with how the handrails rattle 😂
@daiena_rabinovich
@daiena_rabinovich Жыл бұрын
I hope I can drive a bus one day. The only problem here is that it’s very expensive to go to traffic school. It would include theory package and a lot of practice in driving the bus. It’s really expensive to get driver license for a car and even more for bus or truck.
@Spectacular66
@Spectacular66 28 күн бұрын
That engine sounds like it has some power!
@joshuahill5271
@joshuahill5271 6 ай бұрын
Would it be funny if I told you the engine model in these is probably the same as some buses in New Zealand because they used American Made Cummins for some bus models.
@eugew23
@eugew23 6 ай бұрын
That's very interesting indeed
@joshuahill5271
@joshuahill5271 6 ай бұрын
@@eugew23 Especially when every single component besides the engine and accessories was made in China. Cummins has Chinese manufacturing so its big hmm.
@Heros_PL
@Heros_PL Жыл бұрын
Sounds like ZF HP4 gear, not Voith 🤔
@GabeSutton-ys8cy
@GabeSutton-ys8cy 8 ай бұрын
Hey Eugene can we get some dash fan action from the gilling
@GILLIGFAN
@GILLIGFAN Жыл бұрын
9:17 damn that looked tight and a lil nerve racking to squeeze by that truck
@Scooby0133
@Scooby0133 4 ай бұрын
When you drive a vehicle that big, you get used to it. I did it for years with semis
@shaneceparkes8576
@shaneceparkes8576 2 жыл бұрын
Yes boiiiii
@ZonesYT
@ZonesYT Жыл бұрын
Gillig buses are amazing! I really wish here in NYC there was gillig buses
@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews
@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews Жыл бұрын
I'd take New Flyer's over Gillig's any day of the week.
@TheRookie-ld3cb
@TheRookie-ld3cb Жыл бұрын
@@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviewssame
@ejdsndnj
@ejdsndnj Жыл бұрын
Over here where i stay, all the gillig BRTs replaced the new flyer D35LFs, D40LFs and orions. Now my transit has little bus variety. We only have Xcelsiors and gilligs. (XN40s) (Gillig BRT) it's so boring
@ejdsndnj
@ejdsndnj Жыл бұрын
​@@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviewssame
@serenityrail
@serenityrail Күн бұрын
Unfortunately MTA doesn’t run Gillig buses I think Gillig blacklisted MTA but NICE has some and I think the bee line system does too
@AJsBusVideos
@AJsBusVideos Жыл бұрын
Damn I wish I went to UM and drive a bus. Do students drive the shuttle?
@eugew23
@eugew23 Жыл бұрын
Yes, there are student drivers as well as full-time staff.
@DutchTrucker397
@DutchTrucker397 2 ай бұрын
Living as a bus driver is great but what i dont understand is why are there companys in the usa that use 90s buses as public bus
@superbrownsheep3777
@superbrownsheep3777 Жыл бұрын
Do you plan on revisiting the Gillig Hybrid bus soon? For whatever reason, a lot of hybrid buses come with the BAE systems Hybrid drive. Barely any buses with the Allison H40EP
@eugew23
@eugew23 Жыл бұрын
I shall once I have the time to do so!
@superbrownsheep3777
@superbrownsheep3777 Жыл бұрын
@@eugew23 Thank You. See if you can do the same camera angle used on the most recent video of the Phantom.
@superbrownsheep3777
@superbrownsheep3777 Жыл бұрын
If not, then that’s okay
@JosephBrown-n9s
@JosephBrown-n9s 6 ай бұрын
is it just me or did nobody get on
@proserhat
@proserhat Жыл бұрын
So so peaceful
@danieltransit7677
@danieltransit7677 Жыл бұрын
I love the steeling wheel. What’s the steeling wheel company that does it on this bus you recorded ?
@eugew23
@eugew23 Жыл бұрын
I am not sure, but it is the default option when spec'ing Gilligs.
@OffiYT
@OffiYT 5 ай бұрын
How do you turn on the indicators?
@eugew23
@eugew23 4 ай бұрын
Left foot operates turn signals and high beams.
@boahneelassmal
@boahneelassmal Ай бұрын
this is a bus from 2019?! that looks like from the last century...
@OliversElevators
@OliversElevators 11 ай бұрын
What do you make of those Swiftly schedule tablets? The transit agency in my city is rolling them out and it’s fun to watch them as a passenger and see how well the driver is adhering to schedule. To that point, it seems like the schedule you were driving could be tightened a bit - near the end of the video you were running 13 minutes early! Not sure if the light passenger load is part of that, but 13 minutes early seems a bit excessive considering you left all your timepoints on time.
@eugew23
@eugew23 11 ай бұрын
The Swiftly ain't bad. Definitely makes life easier as an operator when you can simply follow prompts and refer to a rolling map if you need to. I don't work at this agency on a regular basis anymore, but an issue I see with this route as a scheduler at a different agency is that there aren't enough time points to help with schedule adherence. There is also a huge variance in run times from peak to off-peak hours, and it is not reflected enough in this schedule. This route also gets much less ridership than it did pre-pandemic. Great observations!
@edubbs5556
@edubbs5556 Жыл бұрын
Was that a Metro bus?
@Luhdre-nj5zx
@Luhdre-nj5zx Жыл бұрын
Love the videos keep it going 🔥
@r2ba435
@r2ba435 Жыл бұрын
Do these or the MCI buses feel quicker?
@TheRookie-ld3cb
@TheRookie-ld3cb Жыл бұрын
Of course the mci, but you can’t compare a character bus to a city bus
@airbus7373
@airbus7373 2 жыл бұрын
Nice video, it’s a shame the roads are so bumpy. Was this bus running empty the whole way?
@eugew23
@eugew23 2 жыл бұрын
It was empty at the time of the recording, yes.
@843Reboot
@843Reboot Жыл бұрын
@@eugew23 is it always think empty?
@eugew23
@eugew23 Жыл бұрын
I usually record when the buses are empty.
@Martincho1
@Martincho1 Жыл бұрын
Muy bueno el video, gracias
@goodboy7403
@goodboy7403 8 ай бұрын
Is it a new flyer bus ?
@SadrackLabisssiere
@SadrackLabisssiere 23 күн бұрын
What is this: VTA MTA MBTA SCHOOL BUS
@serenityrail
@serenityrail Күн бұрын
Metro Bus
@BMC_01
@BMC_01 Жыл бұрын
Perjalanan bus yang tenang 👍🏾 Kerja yang baik..
@blueEliteKingboy17365
@blueEliteKingboy17365 Жыл бұрын
is it fun be a bus driver ?
@ScuMeMrBusDrvr
@ScuMeMrBusDrvr Жыл бұрын
Is Gillig still using the 18” wheel? Or did they finally go down to a 16”?
@airbus7373
@airbus7373 Жыл бұрын
They have options for a 16” wheel but most operators don’t order them like that
@Itsyaboi_varii
@Itsyaboi_varii 2 жыл бұрын
Yessir
@SamanthaMickelson-r4d
@SamanthaMickelson-r4d 10 ай бұрын
really cool video :) good job bus driver !!!!
@TheBurlingtonTransitFan
@TheBurlingtonTransitFan 2 жыл бұрын
Nice! Sad how it died tho...
@JamalJavious
@JamalJavious 3 ай бұрын
Wdym
@FernandaCosta-r3y
@FernandaCosta-r3y 5 ай бұрын
qual país foi gravado, por gentileza
@JJFlores197
@JJFlores197 5 ай бұрын
USA
@FernandaCosta-r3y
@FernandaCosta-r3y 5 ай бұрын
@@JJFlores197 Thank You
@Link8451
@Link8451 2 жыл бұрын
im really thinking about becoming a bus driver
@ОстапГаврилюк-и6и
@ОстапГаврилюк-и6и Жыл бұрын
What city are you from?
@joshuaknight311
@joshuaknight311 Жыл бұрын
What country are you in
@eugew23
@eugew23 Жыл бұрын
USA
@MIZUch.
@MIZUch. 4 ай бұрын
I can't believe that's a 2019 bus... The cockpit looks so dated
@stephanierobinson6346
@stephanierobinson6346 2 жыл бұрын
Nice video
@freelandLee1987
@freelandLee1987 Ай бұрын
Good Job
@matejsvoboda5676
@matejsvoboda5676 4 ай бұрын
he has no blinkers
@jjf77able
@jjf77able Ай бұрын
City bus driver here. Blinkers are operated with your left foot. Not with hands like a car. There’s three buttons by your left foot. Left button is left blinker, right is right, and top is high beams.
@matejsvoboda5676
@matejsvoboda5676 Ай бұрын
@jjf77able thank you, man
@joshuapereira3787
@joshuapereira3787 Жыл бұрын
GOOD MORNING BEAST MISSISSAUGA TRANSIT KZbin VIDEO CANADA ONTARIO 🇨🇦🇨🇦🍀🍀🍀
@GhostCorvin
@GhostCorvin 10 ай бұрын
Heh in the beginning he passed a New Flyer XD40
@Lazyrion
@Lazyrion 6 ай бұрын
My city has these busses
@robertgardner4508
@robertgardner4508 Жыл бұрын
Wow this bus is an absolute noisy, dinosaur compared to european busses!! The outdated interior looks cool, and the engine sounds nice but just wow... does not look or sound like a pleasant ride..
@UahUahUah
@UahUahUah Жыл бұрын
That's because its not. That's the charm of American transportation - most of the population has their own vehicle(s) so they never have a need for the bus. The people who do ride it understand that the ride is unpleasant and complete psychos like me find it alluring and want more and more of it. European buses are very comfortable and furnished, but I enjoy the rickety rattling of a modern Gillig. It's a workman's transportation.
@robertgardner4508
@robertgardner4508 Жыл бұрын
@@UahUahUah its definitely interesting but car dependent infrastructure is just the worst. 😁 Not to say we can’t have these things though.
@eugew23
@eugew23 Жыл бұрын
So these buses, Gilligs, have stuck to their "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality and have made very very few changes to their bus design since the '80s. So yeah, you are absolutely right haah. The other big North America bus manufacturer, New Flyer, makes more modern looking buses but are not like European buses. Stay tuned to see New Flyer buses on my channel in the coming months.
@xXManxAxPartXx
@xXManxAxPartXx Жыл бұрын
Where are the passengers lol
@misterlove6225
@misterlove6225 Жыл бұрын
In his basement
@eugew23
@eugew23 Жыл бұрын
shh
@eugenieesguerra
@eugenieesguerra Жыл бұрын
Di 1:37
@えみ-d5w
@えみ-d5w Жыл бұрын
おもしろい
@itechiwizard83
@itechiwizard83 3 ай бұрын
The roads are very bad
@estergarcia1953
@estergarcia1953 Жыл бұрын
Pick up people
@10vingers
@10vingers Жыл бұрын
Nice video's. But your roads are very bad.
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