Comments on: Transit Pet Peeve Battle starts today!

By: The Buzzer blog » Look: we’ve got our APTA 2012 awards!

The Buzzer blog » Look: we’ve got our APTA 2012 awards! — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:45:34 +0000

[...] won for best blog, best Twitter account, and best social networking (for our Pet Peeves campaign), and we picked up the awards at the annual conference in Seattle [...]

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By: The Buzzer blog » TransLink wins three 2012 APTA AdWheel Awards and one IABC Gold Quill Award including best blog, best Twitter channel and best Facebook campaign!

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:15:01 +0000

[...] you’re not familiar with this Facebook campaign, here’s a link to it and a blog post. Transit Pet Peeves was also won the Best of the Best destination within the Social Media category. [...]

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By: Robert Willis - Buzzer Editor

Robert Willis - Buzzer Editor — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:24:02 +0000

???: That’s a great point!

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By: The Buzzer blog » The December 2011 Buzzer, and Dani Vachon: Buzzer illustrator interview

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:13:02 +0000

[...] conclusion of the Transit Pet Peeve Battle is also featured in the issue. The biggest pet peeve is a smelly one: Funky Ferret. The campaign [...]

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By: ???

??? — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:11:10 +0000

It’s also a safety factor…. a heater set to hot also means the windshield doesn’t get fogged up as easily. Wipers also do a better job cleaning as the rubber stays soft.

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By: Robert Willis - Buzzer Editor

Robert Willis - Buzzer Editor — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:06:10 +0000

Hi Bob and Todd: The temperature on transit is a common observation. Todd is right, there isn’t an easy answer to it. The heaters are usually automatic on buses. That means they kick in when the thermostat hits a certain temperature. The driver can ingage them as well, but there are set to reach a preset temperature once engaged. Because the bus driver is feeling one temperature (maybe warmer at times than the rest of the bus if the heater is engaged because he/she has heat pointed directly at them), they often don’t know if the rest of the bus is too cold or hot. Added to this is the fact that everyone has a different idea of what the ideal temperature should be.

If you’re too cold or hot, the best thing to do is to ask the bus driver to adjust the temperature if they can.

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By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:39:31 +0000

@Bob It’s probably tough for drivers to judge how hot or cold the whole bus is. They’re up front where the door opens every couple minutes, and heat takes a while to move through the whole bus which is quite big. I feel for you, but it’s one of those problems that is probably harder to solve than it seems.

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By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:39:03 +0000

I know i’m late to the party but i wanted to voice my biggest peeve. Why the f**k must so many drivers insist on turning onthe heater full? They must know it’s broiling on the bus as they generally have their window and/hatch open to cool them. Riders are dressed for the weather and although it’s nice to get into a warm space after waiting for 20 minutes, it quickly becomes uncomfortable to the point of sweating. Opening a window is an option if you can reach one or if the person seated next to it doesn’tmind the cold wind blowing down the back of their neck (not likely)

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By: Derp

Derp — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:23:48 +0000

A good example might have been ICBC’s current campaign where they seek to reward good behaviour.

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By: DB

DB — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:21:35 +0000

I’m with Todd on this one. In fact, the whole habit of thanking the driver upon alighting from the bus is something I’ve found unique to Vancouver, and kind of charming. Celebrate that kind of stuff, those human interactions (which one doesn’t get nearly as often in a car), and lay off the negativity. Most riders are great, normal people, and campaigns like this (and the whole business with fare evasion/gates, as mentioned above) really detract from that. And as Todd notes, thanks for the responsiveness, the listening, and the engagement work you buzzer types do.

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