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05-24-2016, 10:53 PM | #1 | ||
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May 25th, 2016: Sleepbus
There have been many long distance bus services with sleeping arrangements.
This is they latest to toss their hat in the ring, a Volvo truck with sleeping pods, between LA and 'Frisco for $48. Quote:
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I don't see any seatbelts or drug dogs... yet. The two guys starting this venture say they think it's viable system for cities under 400 miles apart, and they are pursuing a new suspension system by BOSE. link
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05-25-2016, 06:04 AM | #2 |
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I like it but it sounds to cheap, you get a room for the night and end up at destination. Heck, gas from LA to SF by car has to be $40
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05-25-2016, 10:23 AM | #3 |
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I also think it sounds a little too cheap. Are they going to hire someone to clean the bus in between trips and change the sheets and pillowcases? Fuel costs, driver wages, housekeeping. The margins seem really narrow even at $65/ticket.
I have to assume they have done the math and have thought of all this, but I dunno. Looks like the bus only sleeps 12, but hard to tell from the pictures. |
05-25-2016, 11:08 AM | #4 |
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I'm sure if it becomes popular there will be people willing to sit at the table or share a bunk with a "buddy". I guess there would some sort of steward to keep everyone honest and quiet. This could develop a hundred different ways.
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05-25-2016, 11:23 AM | #5 |
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I bet that thing is an absolute bitch to drive anywhere but in a straight line.
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05-25-2016, 11:55 AM | #6 |
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And likely to bottom out in the rear if it is driving up a curb cut into a gas station or similar.
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05-25-2016, 01:14 PM | #7 |
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Shouldn't be harder than a big bus to maneuver. Not a city rig, carefully chosen routes and terminations.
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05-25-2016, 07:39 PM | #8 |
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Looks like it's just a tour bus that they've figured out how to rent out. What do you think all of the rock stars sleep on when they're criss-crossing the country on tour?
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06-09-2016, 02:35 AM | #9 |
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Great idea! I truly hope it works out.
Personally I think $65 one way is a steal for that miserable trip. I shan't hold my breath for the $70B farm screwing rat-hole of a train-to-nowhere either. |
06-09-2016, 02:57 AM | #10 |
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I think the $65 is the rate they set to attract enough riders for them to become a word of mouth network. I'm sure it'll go up, but if they can make money at less than $100, it should be a hit.
One site mentioned it's not a long wheelbase bus, but a close coupled truck and trailer. They may have been talking out their ass, but if that's true, there are all kinds of state laws about people riding in trailers. I don't know where CA stands on that. I can't imagine them starting this venture without looking into it.
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06-09-2016, 05:48 AM | #11 |
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If it's a trailer, wouldn't that mean the end swings a lot more on turns and lane changes? I bet it's not a quiet ride.
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06-09-2016, 11:13 AM | #12 |
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A trailer with the center of mass forward of the axle doesn't wander, it will follow a predictable path. The trailer axle will follow a shorter radius on sharp turns like intersections, and closer to that of the tractor anywhere else.
I know an empty uhaul behind a car sometimes looks like a balloon pulled by a string, but heavy rigs don't behave that way. The rig would have to be driven aggressively/recklessly, for that to happen.
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06-09-2016, 11:53 AM | #13 |
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If it is indeed a "close coupled truck and trailer" there's some amazing technology going on there, because the truck part only has one axle.
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06-09-2016, 12:01 PM | #14 |
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That's what made me think they were talking out their ass.
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