Bus system

I have a lovely map of the 260 route. There are yellow dots which are ';single side stops'; and the red ones are double side stops.

Could anyone explain what that means please?

Bus system

Apparently some genius decided that certain destinations only need a bus stop on one side of the road. So if you happen to be travelling in the opposite direction, you will not be allowed to get off the bus and must instead alight at another bus stop further down the road.

Thankfully the stops aren%26#39;t too far apart, at most a couple blocks, so it is not a major problem.

Bus system

Thank you. I have seen tourists struggling with our system, so I thought it would be a good idea to ask.

Just a couple more silly questions. Do you have to hold out your hand to stop the bus as we do here and is it a bell or buzzer to stop it.

When I was in Argentina, I couldn%26#39;t work out where it was. Fortunately someone else was getting off at my stop.

Yes, you have to hold your hand out to signal the driver to stop. Some drivers will stop to ask if he sees you standing at the station, but most drivers will simply drive right by.

To get off the bus, you either press the button; or in some older models, pull the cord above your head to signal the driver to stop at the next staion. If all else fails, simply yell out to the driver that you want to get off will work just as well.

Sorry to ask some dummy questions but I have only sat their shuttle bus in taipei. For their normal buses, do they have LED screen to show the bus stop name or the location name?

Most Taipei city buses will have an LED screen at the front (and above the rear door) displaying the name of the upcoming bus stop. Some older model buses may not have the LED screen, but they will still announce the station name through the speaker.

Thanks for the help.

Jeelangel posted:

Taipei public bus transport uses Easy(yoyo)card. You can buy the card at NT500(NT100 is deposit with NT400 value) at any MRT station counter and 7-elevens. Works like EZlink card in SG just note the sign above the driver seat whether it is 涓婅粖鏀剁エ (Pay upon boarding) or 涓嬭粖鏀剁エ (Pay upon alighting). Some buses are tap when boarding and some are tap only when alighting.

you can always check out the LED signboard on whether pay on board or alight, if you can not read just ask the frenly bus drivers :)