Took them long enough. Oh well, better late than never.😅
Just played around with it on Google Maps.
If I’m not mistaken, this is about timetables “bus will be here in 2 minutes; 3 minute delay.” Seeing the public transport location live on the map itself is still reserved for the Netherlands only.
I just assume every bus will be late but expect it to be early.
I have a bus stop right in front of my place of work, has one stop after me and then it’s on the highway to my city. It’s as fast as taking a car, but waiting for a bus was horrible, especially in winter.
Then they started putting trackers on their buses and it’s amazing. When I feel like I’m almost done working, I just take out the app and see what’s going on. Doesn’t matter if the bus is early or late, I’m never waiting for more than five minutes.
I still take my bike 85 percent of the time, but for those horribly windy or wet winter days, that tracking on their buses makes all the difference.
De lijn has been on there for quite a while. It’s the real-time info that is a new addition.
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Only [12 years after Brussels’ MIVB](https://datanews.knack.be/ict/nieuws/google-integreert-mivb-reisinformatie-in-google-maps/article-normal-300727.html) lol
Took them long enough. Oh well, better late than never.😅
Just played around with it on Google Maps.
If I’m not mistaken, this is about timetables “bus will be here in 2 minutes; 3 minute delay.” Seeing the public transport location live on the map itself is still reserved for the Netherlands only.
https://i.imgur.com/RK4ytTV.jpg
I just assume every bus will be late but expect it to be early.
I have a bus stop right in front of my place of work, has one stop after me and then it’s on the highway to my city. It’s as fast as taking a car, but waiting for a bus was horrible, especially in winter.
Then they started putting trackers on their buses and it’s amazing. When I feel like I’m almost done working, I just take out the app and see what’s going on. Doesn’t matter if the bus is early or late, I’m never waiting for more than five minutes.
I still take my bike 85 percent of the time, but for those horribly windy or wet winter days, that tracking on their buses makes all the difference.
De lijn has been on there for quite a while. It’s the real-time info that is a new addition.