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 Deej86
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:26:31 PM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT On top of that there was a fire after a MegaBus blew a tire in SC, a woman getting hit by a MegaBus in Chicago and the accident last week in downstate IL. http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-megabus-from-chicago-crashes-into-i55-overpass-20120802,0,704708.story So has anyone here actually ridden on one of those buses? |
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Harvster
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:29:18 PM
I can't wait to see Megabus vs. Crocosaurus.
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:31:45 PM
I'm seriously considering it - I live in philadelphia and there is a megabus from here to Toronto for like $15 each way.
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KingRat
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:33:04 PM
My brother rode on one from Columbus, OH to Chicago. He enjoyed it.
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MiG-21
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:33:16 PM
Originally Posted By Harvster:
I can't wait to see Megabus vs. Crocosaurus. It will be on SyFy next week. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:35:31 PM
Almost every day I get shuttled to work in one. The thought of a major crash is always in the back of my head. I know it can happen in my own car too. But there is just something about not being in control that makes me feel weird.
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tyman
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:36:11 PM
Never even heard of it until the bus crash into the overpass.
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Danner130
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:36:34 PM
It's gotta be better than America Airlines.
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:37:25 PM
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WinstonSmith
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:39:03 PM
They're just the lightning rod of the "chinatown bus" scene.
I've gone Philly to NYC and back on 'em, and a few other places. Never had any problem and the price was always ridiculously cheap. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:39:34 PM
Originally Posted By tyman:
Never even heard of it . Never heard about it until this thread. website has what looks like your average ordinary maybe double decker bus. http://us.megabus.com/about-us.aspx 
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:39:57 PM
[Last Edit: 8/9/2012 1:41:00 PM by jmarkma]
One of them just burned to the ground and shut down I-85 a few miles from here.
Just read the 1st article, that actually happened in N GA a few miles from SC. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:41:02 PM
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Danner130
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:41:15 PM
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doc_Zox
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:41:43 PM
There is a line 50 deep waiting on the megabus here all the time.
There should be a train to Penn State. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:44:23 PM
Originally Posted By doc_Zox:
There is a line 50 deep waiting on the megabus here all the time. There should be a train to Penn State. You must be this tall: - to ride the train. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:48:36 PM
Originally Posted By FDC:
Originally Posted By doc_Zox:
There is a line 50 deep waiting on the megabus here all the time. There should be a train to Penn State. You must be this tall: - to ride the train.  |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:48:44 PM
Originally Posted By FDC:
Originally Posted By doc_Zox:
There is a line 50 deep waiting on the megabus here all the time. There should be a train to Penn State. You must be this tall: - to ride the train. 
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Deej86
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:50:22 PM
Originally Posted By MR_GOAT:
I'm seriously considering it - I live in philadelphia and there is a megabus from here to Toronto for like $15 each way. I was considering it when one of my at the time girlfriends was considering going to school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, but I have never ridden on a bus like Greyhound and the like and don't plan to. My mom rode one from Nebraska to Chicago and that was enough for her-never mind the drug dealers that hang around Chicago's Greyhound station. |
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Fatbert
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:51:04 PM
 That film has the best Wikipedia summary ever: Back on the road, Cyclops finally makes its way to Denver. In the
final scene, the bus is only 25 miles outside of Denver when the front
and rear halves of the bus split from each other. It is unknown why and
how the front and rear halves split from each other. |
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Dr_Octagon
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:53:08 PM
I've done Bolt Bus from NYC to Philly. It was nice. Internet and tv. Cheap too.
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:53:40 PM
A good friend of mine rides one darn near every weekend from Pgh to Dc. She loves it.
My cousin rides one to NY from Pgh at least once a month. He says for $15 it's worth it. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:54:52 PM
I bet - if you looked - they have the same failure rate as any other bus company out there.
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gwitness
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:57:59 PM
My wife drives them on occasion.
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Posted: 8/9/2012 1:58:04 PM
Originally Posted By Deej86:
At the gym this AM I heard on the news that a MegaBus blew a tire downstate in IL this morning. On top of that there was a fire after a MegaBus blew a tire in SC, a woman getting hit by a MegaBus in Chicago and the accident last week in downstate IL. http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-megabus-from-chicago-crashes-into-i55-overpass-20120802,0,704708.story So has anyone here actually ridden on one of those buses? First link, click it, scroll down to the "most popular" section, click "Cutiepalooza", fap furiously. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 2:13:56 PM
Been on the Magic Bus a time or two..
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fish223
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Posted: 8/9/2012 2:15:34 PM
this is a megabus
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Posted: 8/9/2012 2:16:14 PM
Originally Posted By Deej86:
Originally Posted By MR_GOAT:
I'm seriously considering it - I live in philadelphia and there is a megabus from here to Toronto for like $15 each way. I was considering it when one of my at the time girlfriends was considering going to school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, but I have never ridden on a bus like Greyhound and the like and don't plan to. My mom rode one from Nebraska to Chicago and that was enough for her-never mind the drug dealers that hang around Chicago's Greyhound station. I thought there'd been a "talk"... 
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Posted: 8/9/2012 2:26:21 PM
I did once. Some chick tried to dry hump my leg.
Haven't been back since. |
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mr_camera_man
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Posted: 8/9/2012 2:31:43 PM
Originally Posted By UBB: I did once. Some chick tried to dry hump my leg. Haven't been back since. Pics? 
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Posted: 8/9/2012 2:34:41 PM
Used to MegaBus DC to NYC a lot.
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Posted: 8/9/2012 3:50:02 PM
I went from Baltimore (White Marsh) to NYC and back. I missed my original bus because I had a case of the herp derp and went to the wrong location. I grabbed the next one two hours later and didn't have any trouble after that.
If you live in the North East and need to travel between cities Megabus isn't a bad way to go. I got a bunch of DC area friends that use it more than I do for going from DC to Baltimore/Philly/NYC/Boston. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 3:55:45 PM
NOPE! Short bus all the way here.
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john575
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Posted: 8/9/2012 4:03:34 PM
Local driver on Megabus from Chicao busted for drunk driving.
Good luck. |
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Deej86
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Posted: 8/9/2012 4:24:09 PM
[Last Edit: 8/9/2012 4:30:47 PM by Deej86]
Originally Posted By AdviceDog:
Originally Posted By Deej86:
Originally Posted By MR_GOAT:
I'm seriously considering it - I live in philadelphia and there is a megabus from here to Toronto for like $15 each way. I was considering it when one of my at the time girlfriends was considering going to school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, but I have never ridden on a bus like Greyhound and the like and don't plan to. My mom rode one from Nebraska to Chicago and that was enough for her-never mind the drug dealers that hang around Chicago's Greyhound station. I thought there'd been a "talk"...
Edit-Forget it. I guess this is what I get for posting topics here anymore. |
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36_gauge
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Posted: 8/9/2012 4:26:55 PM
Originally Posted By fish223:
this is a megabus http://raisethehammer.org/static/images/articulated_bus_three_sections.jpg We have some of those here...  |
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haydendavid380
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Posted: 8/9/2012 4:27:31 PM
Are those the ones with the creepy pink guys on the back?
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Deej86
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Posted: 8/9/2012 4:32:48 PM
Originally Posted By haydendavid380:
Are those the ones with the creepy pink guys on the back? Yes. |
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Atomic_Ferret
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Posted: 8/9/2012 4:35:40 PM
Originally Posted By tyman:
Never even heard of it until the bus crash into the overpass. Nor had I. Will this be the summer of "Megabus Disasters"? BREAKING NEWS!!!@!!1!!!1! |
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Atomic_Ferret
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Posted: 8/9/2012 4:37:30 PM
Originally Posted By fish223:
this is a megabus http://raisethehammer.org/static/images/articulated_bus_three_sections.jpg Too bad the engine/drivetrain is (and has to be) in the rear of these. Tell me that one of those wouldn't make the ultimate toyhauler/motorhome. |
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doc_Zox
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Posted: 8/9/2012 5:11:49 PM
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SS109
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Posted: 8/9/2012 5:23:08 PM
My brother says it is a lot of fun, especially if you go with a group. I don't understand how they make any money with those prices. (Smuggling drugs?)
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doc_Zox
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Posted: 8/9/2012 5:32:58 PM
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WinstonSmith
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Posted: 8/9/2012 8:57:26 PM
Spend more, die faster.  |
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Torqued
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Posted: 8/9/2012 9:01:39 PM
Originally Posted By fish223:
this is a megabus http://raisethehammer.org/static/images/articulated_bus_three_sections.jpg No. THIS is a megabus! 
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36_gauge
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Posted: 8/9/2012 9:06:17 PM
Originally Posted By Torqued:
Originally Posted By fish223:
this is a megabus http://raisethehammer.org/static/images/articulated_bus_three_sections.jpg No. THIS is a megabus!
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/314054_10151028463733119_1046050752_n.jpg That's fucking awesome. |
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Posted: 8/9/2012 9:07:30 PM
I have, but the Northeast ones are owned/operated by DATTCO.
The Chicago hub has some issues. |
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KA3B
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Posted: 8/9/2012 9:08:47 PM
Ridden on this bus many a time. |
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