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Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 Time: 2:04 AM -
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The programmed announcements have been in service since January, and overall response has been positive. We have In the future, we hope to use the flexibility of programmed evaluated feedback from both the riding public and bus announcements to alert riders of upcoming major detours, operators. In response to the feedback, we have decreased the route changes, and holiday schedules. frequency of the announcements from playing once every 7-1/2 minutes to once every 15 minutes.
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We are currently evaluating We will continue to evaluate the programmed announcement feedback suggesting we remove these announcements from feature and make any adjustments necessary to provide a peak hour express services. Hopefully, the recent change in safe, comfortable, and hassle-free ride for both our drivers frequency will provide less of an interruption for those riders and passengers. that are familiar with our safety and security policies. Here’s a quick description of the eight PSA messages:
Vice President, Maintenance Pearl City Maintenance Division employees Dan Ahuna and Charlie Lee spent the last several weeks in Winnipeg, Canada as inspectors overseeing the beginning of the City’s latest bus procurement of ten 60-foot hybrid electric buses being built by New Flyer. In addition to long hours on the factory floor, Dan and Charlie found themselves desperately trying to avoid frostbite in temperatures that were typically in the minus thirties! Charlie has been relieved by John Kalani. They are now down in Crookston, Minnesota where Dan reports that the temperature is a balmy zero degrees!
By the time this edition of the Express goes to print, both frozen inspectors will be back home. The first completed bus should be here in late March and the next nine should start on line. The last of these ten hybrid artics should arrive in Hawaii in mid-May. Other ongoing projects include Phase II of the Repower Program of the 2000 Kalihi articulated (artic) buses. We did 13 out of 30 last year. We already have the engines to do 13 more as soon as the repower kits come in From New Flyer. If funds allow, we will procure the material needed to repower the remaining 4 buses of the 70-series artic fleet. Another innovation being considered is the “EMP mini-HYBRID” cooling system.
Instead of using the standard large hydraulic radiator fan, the “mini-HYBRID” uses eight smaller electric fans. This system is installed in BUS 868 and BUS 100. Expected benefits of the system are increased miles per gallon (mpg), increased safety due to the elimination of high pressure hydraulic fluid which can cause engine compartment fires in the event of a leak, and reduced curbside noise. The manufacturer also tells us that the buses should be a little quicker on acceleration since there is less lost horsepower with the electrical fan cooling system.
On TheHandi-Van side of the Department, the news is that the Company is planning on leasing two low-floor vans for about six months to evaluate how well low-floors work in Oahu’s paratransit operations. One van is called the ARBOC. This vehicle is very new to the paratransit scene and is built from the tires up as a low-floor vehicle. It should be here in March. The second van is built by International, and will be here later this summer.
A reminder of bike rack safety Christian Shoes that instructs riders to notify the driver and exit through the front door before removing their bike from the bike rack; Using Technology to MBT Sale Get Our Message Out to Bus Riders.
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