Civic · 6 pages · 12 min
How a transfer can ruin a trip that the map said was short
A map can show two short rides while the wait between them dominates the journey.
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From the opening
A transfer is the break where a rider leaves one vehicle and waits to board another to continue the same trip. It can ruin a journey the map called short because the map draws distance or idealized segments, while the rider also pays the wait, the walk between stops, and the risk of missing the connection. The opening covers the map omits the wait, a rare second bus dominates the clock, and a miss costs another full gap.
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Inside
- The map omits the wait
- A rare second bus dominates the clock
- A miss costs another full gap
- Frequent connections stay small
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Transfer penalty in transit
- In-vehicle time versus elapsed time