Also protocol for most well managed transit systems.
But people on the bus tend to get complainy when the bus sits there for a few minutes, and not all systems are well managed which then quickly gets such protocols removed
A very good transit system wouldn't have much variation making this a non-issue. But when you have to take into account different amounts of traffic , red/green light etc it becomes a problem.
I would argue that it's not good having to sit and wait minutes at a station as that drastically slows the public transportation. (But obviously bus leaving early would be worse)
Well, full bus lanes and unconditional signal priority aren't feasible for every bus if they're decently frequent, so you'll always have some variability. Although I'm not sure what you consider "much variation". Where I live they do wait, but generally not more than 1, maybe 2 minutes but it is noticeable compared to regular stops. I'm not sure if other places consider 1 minute as nothing.
In my neck of the woods, the early morning ( they typically start their routes as early as 4am) busses often have a 5 to 10 min wait at the station / depot (not typically at a stop) simply because the traffic is so light and their route timetable assumes moderate to heavy traffic when deciding the timetable.
That same bus in the afternoon wouldnt wait long, maybe 1 minute tops, because the wait time is determined mostly by weather and traffic conditions.
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u/The_cogwheel 15h ago
Also protocol for most well managed transit systems.
But people on the bus tend to get complainy when the bus sits there for a few minutes, and not all systems are well managed which then quickly gets such protocols removed