(03 Dec 2022, 6:20 pm)streetdeckfan wrote When I was stuck in Dunston yesterday waiting for a bus to turn up, there was one thing that really surprised me.Its a constant thing when I am out aswell people checking timetables, something i've noticed is that young people don't use the app, some do but most don't.
As it happened to be 3pm-ish, the stop was full of youths from Kingsmeadow, at least 10+ of them, and guess how many of them checked the GNE app to see when their bus was turning up?
None.
They were all checking the timetable at the stop and complaining how the bus hadn't turned up.
I thought they were supposed to be glued to their phones, and love nothing more than using apps!
I have seen a massive increase in people tracking buses when I first started using bustimes tracking buses seemed weird now everyone does it, I suppose if people know they're able to track their bus it might persude them to get on, however it can be misleading in tracking especially when they're jumping tracking, with 5-10 min gaps between.
Also bring back how many seats are free massively improved my experience on the bus