Vote for Utah ski bus

[jimmywilson69]

right so Gondola...

 

[x10003q]

The short term issue is that there are not enough bus drivers. UTA cannot find any and there is a lot of turnover. When people here bitch I ask, "well, would you want to drive a public transit bus?" The answer is always a resounding, "no!"

There is a simple solution - increase the pay until they have enough drivers. It is the quickest, cheapest and most efficient way to solve the traffic issues today. The bus solution certainly is cheaper than the gondola.

 

[thetrailboss]

There is a simple solution - increase the pay until they have enough drivers. It is the quickest, cheapest and most efficient way to solve the traffic issues today. The bus solution certainly is cheaper than the gondola.

True on both counts.

 

[BenedictGomez]

The bus solution certainly is cheaper than the gondola.

You would think, but I'd still like to see the numbers, especially since this proposal isn't like the prior bus plan we saw figures for, it's a "bus explosion". At some point, after X years I'd expect the gondola to actually be cheaper after factoring in repeated bus maintenance, new buses, full-time salary and medical, benefits, etc...

 

[Vter]

What the fuck are you talking about ?
I am, have been accociated with Bus Transportation for a long time, including you bum fuck piece of shit skiers (ya, I’m one too)
To even suggest that over the long term a rad new super gondola is even in the same ballpark as busses $$$ is plain stupidity..
I’m not going to do the math for you, but here are some inputs: 1 brand new Bus = $150,000 (more like 50G skier bus) Driver = $30 + K MAX everyday no holiday sick or vacation pay for 6 months. No insurance, No benifits, no fucking anything ! Mechanics yes, another 30Gs max. These are all inflated guesstimates and the fucking bus will run for 25 years x what how many busses 4-6. They will Run all day long given the proper support.

25-30 year Lifespan of new rad gondola is
How much $$$$