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258 points · 348 comments · raybb

  1. novia · · focus · HN ↗
    Waymo pays you $2.85 in Waymo credit to take the train

    (Waymo takes $2.85 off your next ride if you take the train)

    I live in East Bay, and I often take gratuitous Waymo trips all the way across the city to Embarcadero Station to ride BART back home. I do this because I like seeing the pretty skyscrapers and the bustling city and the pretty townhomes painted interesting colors. They may want to rethink their reward structure a bit to avoid paying out to people like me.

    1. evmar · · focus · HN ↗
      A trick I learned from an east bay friend is that (when possible) the bus across the bridge is way nicer than the BART under the bay, especially around sunset.
      1. novia · · focus · HN ↗
        Yeah but then you're on a bus...
        1. lern_too_spel · · focus · HN ↗
          It's a double decker.
          1. novia · · focus · HN ↗
            As a human who sometimes needs to use the restroom, I like my transit rides to take a predictable amount of time.

            Sunset on the Bay Bridge is prime rush hour traffic time, and the favorite pasttime of many Bay Area drivers is to get in a traffic accident after work.

            As far as I can tell, these double decker buses are not equipped with a restroom for their riders. Even though I'm sure the view is amazing, the red line is less often obstructed by traffic.

            1. Drupon · · focus · HN ↗
              Every person alive has had to use the restroom. What you mean is that you have a bladder issue.
              1. novia · · focus · HN ↗
                No bladder issue. Probabilistically, when you load a bus up completely with people (the ideal situation for transit) one of them will have to use the restroom over the course of an hour and a half.
                1. lern_too_spel · · focus · HN ↗
                  It takes a truly exceptional jam to make the crossing take an hour and a half. What about all the people in cars?
                2. estebank · · focus · HN ↗
                  The solution is to make changes so that the bus doesn't take an hour and a half for a short distance. Like a dedicated bus lane during rush hour on a bridge.
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