POV Bus Drive: Getting the Hell out of NYC in two MCI J4500s

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  • @terrybangley2281
    @terrybangley2281 Місяць тому +94

    NYC looks best in the rearview mirror

    • @afridgetoofar1818
      @afridgetoofar1818 21 день тому +8

      NYC is a magical city. ✨
      It can make your patience and humanity disappear like that 🫰

    • @kyleyoung7980
      @kyleyoung7980 9 днів тому

      pretty sure your city is much more fun

  • @starburst23
    @starburst23 Місяць тому +66

    I drove through Manhattan in a Jetta and it was a nightmare. Much respect for driving this.

    • @AntoshGill
      @AntoshGill Місяць тому +2

      Did you ever drive on Hwy 401 in Toronto, ON during rush hour?

    • @Ben.N
      @Ben.N 29 днів тому +4

      @@AntoshGill 401 isn't chaotic just slow

    • @michaelcadden1464
      @michaelcadden1464 24 дні тому +4

      @@AntoshGill no offense but toranto is not new york

    • @vivalacarlo
      @vivalacarlo 24 дні тому +2

      ​@@AntoshGilldrive up to Toronto every month and everyone is too slow and careful sometimes. I don't drive crazy though cuz yall have crazy fees there 😂

    • @AntoshGill
      @AntoshGill 12 днів тому

      @@vivalacarlo yea insurance is high because of some drivers. Sometimes it's hard to merge in when everyone is pushing it and almost tailgating each other. Some don't even use their signals.

  • @Pa_school_bus_enthusiast
    @Pa_school_bus_enthusiast 2 місяці тому +312

    love how you're not afraid to put the pedal down, some people don't know how to get out the way in new york.

    • @hobog
      @hobog 2 місяці тому +26

      For keeping with the lead motorcoach and getting the tail past intersections, yes. Otherwise, dropping the pedal is reckless in cities

    • @eugew23
      @eugew23  2 місяці тому +83

      Absolutely. Knowing the balance between flow and recklessness is an important factor in city driving. Also, knowing your own limits in skillset is great to have.

    • @YuDoThat101
      @YuDoThat101 2 місяці тому +7

      That part he knows his bus and makes it happen I notice good job on driving filming and surviving

    • @carlbradley815
      @carlbradley815 Місяць тому +2

      I love talking coach tours, instead of driving, much more fun to look at the sights.

    • @dionmeijers4417
      @dionmeijers4417 23 дні тому +1

      showing intent is one of the best skills you can have while driving

  • @wowKyl3
    @wowKyl3 2 місяці тому +106

    Did a practice road test for Class A the other day and I almost threw a fit. NYC is chaos. People parked in the road everywhere, sometimes on both sides. Drivers cutting you off. People speeding around you because youre trying to be careful. It's maddening. I can't wait to move out of here.

    • @Leorgo
      @Leorgo Місяць тому +20

      Best place to learn to drive. You achieved the highest skill

    • @blaknwhit3cookies
      @blaknwhit3cookies 24 дні тому +4

      Get over it, you’re in the city. It’s the best city in the world.

    • @armelburgess8651
      @armelburgess8651 23 дні тому

      @@blaknwhit3cookies It's a shithole. Get over it.

    • @Limabean1125
      @Limabean1125 22 дні тому +1

      @@blaknwhit3cookiesfr, I love the energy in nyc. It’s just such a hotspot of life.

  • @Bothomas-vm5hz
    @Bothomas-vm5hz 2 місяці тому +102

    awesome driving boss man, I use to drive for Megabus when they first started around 2008. I do not miss those NYC drives to Boston or NYC to DC runs. I now live out west driving for a small california city for their transit authority and absolutely love it.

    • @JordanCoby-de2fw
      @JordanCoby-de2fw 2 місяці тому

      What Transit Agency?

    • @mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164
      @mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164 2 місяці тому +1

      Sonoma transit, Ac, Santa Cruz,? I would love to go to California and Washington state and Oregon, let's just say west coast, never been there.

    • @masonloh1411
      @masonloh1411 2 місяці тому +1

      @@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164 Retired 2020 NYCT Bus operator former 126st / Mother Clara Depot I been to C.A. A.Z. N.V 12 times knows area pretty good not WA & OR. any questions ask me. you will love the driving is not like NYC - many open spaces. people in L.A. say traffic is bad but you going 35mph steady instead of 5 mph stop & go FDR DR.

    • @ObamaFromKenya
      @ObamaFromKenya 29 днів тому +2

      @Bothomas-vm5hz did you ever meet any Fung Wah bus drivers? I took a Fung Wah coach from BOS to NYC and I’m amazed we all weren’t killed

    • @Bothomas-vm5hz
      @Bothomas-vm5hz 28 днів тому

      @@ObamaFromKenya Yes I remember them well I had a Chinese friend that use to drive for them. Occasionally I would see them pass by sometimes when i did those Boston to NYC runs. They use to hall ass on the 90 Mass pike.

  • @masonloh1411
    @masonloh1411 2 місяці тому +39

    Stumbled on this video so I subscribe. 0:13 - 0:25 Looking all the way left & behind bus, people don't realize how dangerous this turn is - stupid people like to sneak in last second or walk angle toward front of bus. These MCI sure looks smooth like an old Cadillac. 4:30 11 O'clock Old Greyhound Depot now Quill Depot where I got my CDL in 87. Thanks for the tour. retired nyct bus operator.

  • @JohnYork-or5px
    @JohnYork-or5px 2 місяці тому +18

    Awesome Video!
    As somebody who drives and visits NYC regularly, I have such mad respect for bus drivers who drive through NYC.
    Thank you for posting!

  • @TheDonny2014thedonny2014
    @TheDonny2014thedonny2014 2 місяці тому +31

    Totally love how you kept your cool, despite being cut off and pedestrians walking infron totally oblivious that a bus is waiting for them to pass so he can be on his way. Kudos to you sir! And I totally love the sound of that Allison transmission

    • @eugew23
      @eugew23  2 місяці тому +16

      Having had driven on a university campus for a few years before COVID, my patience with pedestrians is rock solid lol. If there is a place other than a dense city that has a lot of pedestrians, it's a college campus.

    • @ayatollahlalalola
      @ayatollahlalalola 2 місяці тому +10

      Those peds had the right of way

  • @crollwtide9452
    @crollwtide9452 Місяць тому +4

    Driving in NYC takes its own special skill set

  • @KandiKlover
    @KandiKlover 2 місяці тому +5

    The turn signal cameras are pretty cool.

  • @DisneyFan2008
    @DisneyFan2008 Місяць тому +3

    This is a cool pov bro

  • @ryanb6093
    @ryanb6093 2 місяці тому +5

    I don't drive busses but this was cool to watch! I live in NYC, so I understand the nightmare of driving on the streets of Manhattan

  • @Noah-r5b
    @Noah-r5b 2 місяці тому +7

    HES BACK WITH ANOTHER BANGER!!!! 💯💯💯🗣️🗣️🗣️

  • @bladi-senpai9398
    @bladi-senpai9398 2 дні тому +1

    i used to drive 53" trucks in and out of NY, was a nightmare passing thru gwb at any time i cant imagine how stressful a bus in the middle of the city has to be, respect brother!

    • @maybona
      @maybona 17 годин тому

      for times like that you wished you drove a cabover instead

  • @YuDoThat101
    @YuDoThat101 2 місяці тому +7

    Anyone driving in nyc goodness y'all have patience and skills you gotta have it ,nyc is the ultimate test to driving skills I assume ,test you on all levels every second 🤣

  • @GilligBusOperator
    @GilligBusOperator 2 місяці тому +41

    When Eugene uploads, you stop whatever you’re doing. Another excellent video as always!

  • @suwinky
    @suwinky Місяць тому +2

    I love how tight the tunnel is. Back when I worked for Adirondack Trailways I’d put the Jake’s on the first MCI J models and man it sounded good in the tunnel

  • @bandmarc141
    @bandmarc141 Місяць тому +2

    I don't miss driving coaches out that way. Hahaha. 😂 Love your videos, my friend! 😊

  • @Jeremiah3322
    @Jeremiah3322 2 місяці тому +21

    I hear ya NY is beautiful the traffic is so insane! It take you 10 minutes just to get 2 miles 😭😭😭 but you always do the best POV I appreciate it and love it

    • @Bjd79
      @Bjd79 2 місяці тому

      Yep! It is!

    • @MrSloika
      @MrSloika Місяць тому +2

      Average speed in midtown Manhattan during a work day is a about 5mph. It takes forever to get anywhere using the roads. Subway is much faster for getting from here to there.

    • @Jeremiah3322
      @Jeremiah3322 Місяць тому

      @@MrSloika right!!

    • @Bjd79
      @Bjd79 Місяць тому

      @@MrSloika absolutely right!

  • @michaelesper5960
    @michaelesper5960 Місяць тому +4

    I CANT EVEN IMAGINE DRIVING ONE OF THOSE IN THE CITY..DAM! RESPECT!! HOPE UR GETTING PAID WELL LOL!

  • @asmr-pov
    @asmr-pov 26 днів тому +1

    Keep up the great work. Loved every second of this video!

  • @flh5959
    @flh5959 2 місяці тому +2

    Wow today's buses look like a lot of fun to drive. Wish I could drive again.

  • @PuraNueva
    @PuraNueva 2 місяці тому +22

    3:08 he hit the truck 😂😂😂😂

    • @eugew23
      @eugew23  2 місяці тому +3

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😝😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @TEMPLE7D
      @TEMPLE7D Місяць тому +2

      @@Slime-Man-ExtremeThat loud pop sound. He’s joking that the driver hit the truck it passed. The sound was actually the pot holes in the street.

  • @stevevaz1029
    @stevevaz1029 24 дні тому

    I love the POV of this MCI

  • @josephnyy86
    @josephnyy86 2 місяці тому +4

    Good to hear some newer buses are still powered by Detroit Diesel. I miss the DD50 engines in our city buses back in the day

    • @Pa_school_bus_enthusiast
      @Pa_school_bus_enthusiast 2 місяці тому +3

      Detroit hopped out the motor coach market, these were some of the last coach buses with Detroits, but they are planning on coming back in

    • @josephnyy86
      @josephnyy86 Місяць тому +1

      @@Pa_school_bus_enthusiast Hope so, before the electric movement takes over

  • @johndemeen5575
    @johndemeen5575 Місяць тому +1

    Just know, I would have gotten some White Castles. Best French fry’s ever!

  • @californiaschoolbusdriver8532
    @californiaschoolbusdriver8532 2 місяці тому +3

    Awesome! I’ve done San Francisco but this looks like a whole different level of insanity!

  • @moenesca
    @moenesca Місяць тому +1

    nyc is so beautiful

  • @craigster1234
    @craigster1234 Місяць тому +1

    I know you would get used to driving something like this... But those few times must be incredibly nerve-wracking. This was great to watch.

  • @a320TypeRated
    @a320TypeRated 2 місяці тому +2

    Appreciate you always.

  • @djsekani
    @djsekani 2 місяці тому +7

    Never been to NYC, but this vid somehow makes driving there look like LESS of a cluster than Chicago or London

    • @durango8882
      @durango8882 Місяць тому +4

      It blows

    • @MrSloika
      @MrSloika Місяць тому +1

      Once he gets through the tunnel he's no longer in NYC, he's in New Jersey.

  • @843Reboot
    @843Reboot 2 місяці тому +5

    lmaoooo glad to see your enjoying my city. cool to see a video like this, not many POV bus driving vids in the city. good shit.

  • @TrevorBrass
    @TrevorBrass Місяць тому

    Respect for your driving skills.

  • @MrSaemichlaus
    @MrSaemichlaus Місяць тому +3

    I'm european, I drove a boxy RV through Edmonton Canada and just managed to avoid all overheight situations it threw at me, so looking at all these traffic lights and road signs and low bridges is nerve wrecking!

  • @GarrettWorcester
    @GarrettWorcester Місяць тому

    Great driving.
    I approve!

  • @rollingcoal9500
    @rollingcoal9500 2 місяці тому +2

    Drive it like you stole it Big E!

  • @Cancare14
    @Cancare14 Місяць тому

    Great video. I remember those days when I was working for Trailways and Greyhound

  • @FrankGutowski-ls8jt
    @FrankGutowski-ls8jt Місяць тому

    Express busses are really nice these days!!! Quiet and comfortable!

  • @mado3623
    @mado3623 Місяць тому

    i et shook driving large su's in ny those drivers are reckless i could only imagine how much tougher it is being in a giant bus now that's skills right there i saw some turns you made i'm like how in the work did he make the right turns nice video man!!!!

  • @louiszhang3050
    @louiszhang3050 19 днів тому

    I remember the first time I visited NYC. Like a fool we decided to drive into Manhattan. Next time I learned my lesson and used bikeshare and the trains, wayyy better experience.

  • @bigronshobbies8209
    @bigronshobbies8209 2 місяці тому +2

    Fine job Eugene, wow that double parking makes it tuff to squeeze the coach through.

  • @michaelqu
    @michaelqu 15 днів тому

    Much respect, I remembered driving through Manhattan in a Fiat 500X and was already shaken up by every move afraid if I scraped anything and that was a very small car.

  • @jasonpowell8396
    @jasonpowell8396 2 місяці тому +2

    Wish we drove J4500s we drive those damn CX45 vanhools

  • @mattw8809
    @mattw8809 Місяць тому +2

    NOT impossible just a different type of driving. Cross town sucks, double parked trucks can move don't forget, usually left running and attended. Traffic looks light !

  • @happilyham6769
    @happilyham6769 22 дні тому +2

    If I lived in a big city I wouldn't even own a car. Driving in large cities is hectic and usually slower than public transport. Not worth the stress imo.

  • @echardcore
    @echardcore Місяць тому +1

    I absolutely loved driving box trucks in Manhattan. But that was also before all the screens and beeps.

    • @Pres_NotSure
      @Pres_NotSure 28 днів тому +1

      This is me up until today when company notified me they will be putting driver cams in trucks.

    • @echardcore
      @echardcore 28 днів тому

      @@Pres_NotSure sorry man. I couldn't imagine today. I used to take side trips all day and night. Always got the job done and back to the wearhouse in time. Explored NYC and the surrounding boroughs all the time. Loved it.

  • @TruckNTim80
    @TruckNTim80 2 місяці тому +1

    Much respect for you. Wow that tunnel seemed very narrow. Great ride a long.. motorcoach operator was my dream job.

  • @sunnyclean9743
    @sunnyclean9743 Місяць тому +1

    Do this while driving a manual them bus drivers in Vietnam they know wtf they doing

  • @akeemt149
    @akeemt149 22 дні тому +1

    He knows how to drive 🔥🔥🔥🫡🫡🫡

  • @jamesbroughton9900
    @jamesbroughton9900 29 днів тому

    That 360 camera on the bus is an amazing feature it must be super helpful during the tight spots in cities

  • @jackw3302
    @jackw3302 Місяць тому

    I know it's not the same, but I live in LA and this reminds me of the Los Angeles freeway system. Construction, lots of people and traffic laws are pretty much a suggestion. Good work on keeping your poise, I would have raged at that Cadillac in the beginning of the video.

  • @justinlang313
    @justinlang313 Місяць тому

    I like how quiet the vehicle is.

  • @ortsac891
    @ortsac891 2 місяці тому

    love the dash video display, that type of display should be standard on all cars

  • @octanelegend7353
    @octanelegend7353 2 місяці тому +1

    YOU'RE BACK 🎉🎉🎉❤

  • @ednajohnson8771
    @ednajohnson8771 28 днів тому

    Thank you for posting the video about driving the bus in NYC the traffic is horrible drivers try to go in front of you it’s terrible driving in NY

  • @nleak92
    @nleak92 28 днів тому

    I'm a coach driver in London, yeah NYC looks just as chaotic. Definitely not for the faint of heart

  • @RUSONEYO04
    @RUSONEYO04 2 місяці тому +1

    17.67 usd a hour so it's 30dolars nzd they get here in nz to drive busses and I can say your find it way easy to drive here keep up the good work man

  • @patrickpepper2490
    @patrickpepper2490 Місяць тому

    I do this literally all the time. I am working in Florida half a year and NY half a year doing this same thing. You get used to it.

  • @LivingWaterEternal
    @LivingWaterEternal Місяць тому

    I find it funny how the bigger the vehicle or "bus" the more likely everyone thinks you can stop on a dime and turn on a penny. They stop on a quarter and turn on a silver dollar. ...great video!!!!

    • @MrSloika
      @MrSloika Місяць тому

      People in NYC know a CDL is not going to run into them even if they act like jerks. What you have to look out for is the BMW drivers or the guys from the burbs driving pickups.

  • @Aleke249
    @Aleke249 2 місяці тому +1

    ¡Dude, esto es hermoso y ojala buen trabajo pra ti hermando, mas adelante hare algo para ustedes!

  • @anthonysaggio6551
    @anthonysaggio6551 Місяць тому

    Great video and great driving. Being a bus driver is not an easy job stray safe

  • @jamesbroughton9900
    @jamesbroughton9900 29 днів тому

    I just went to New York this week and I must admit it’s the only place I have personally been to that you are basically expected to drive like an a hole and always be in a rush

  • @zMurderification
    @zMurderification 13 днів тому

    Damn you have so many angles, I wish we had that.. our prevosts in MTA are the worst so many blind spots.

  • @chaseboatright1186
    @chaseboatright1186 2 місяці тому

    eagle eye camera system 😍😍

  • @HuskyRider250TC
    @HuskyRider250TC Місяць тому

    Nice drive

  • @bhest...
    @bhest... 23 дні тому

    Im so glad that im never going to drive inside nyc ever in my life

  • @jeremynguyen9124
    @jeremynguyen9124 2 місяці тому +2

    Hold on babe Eugene posted a new video

    • @eugew23
      @eugew23  2 місяці тому

      Get outta here

  • @cCueBasE
    @cCueBasE 2 місяці тому +1

    8:30 woke up this morning and got yourself a gun.

  • @nitrofish1974
    @nitrofish1974 19 днів тому

    Nice ride 👌

  • @4042buchan
    @4042buchan 2 місяці тому +2

    That's amazing how you get a birds eye view on the screen. I thought driving in London was bad to hell with driving one in nyc, how long is the coach? We have 15metre long with rear axle steering too

  • @Hyper_Fish
    @Hyper_Fish 2 місяці тому

    I thought la traffic was bad when I drove there for vacation but nyc appears to be an entirely different world of chaos

  • @elsacapuntaxD
    @elsacapuntaxD Місяць тому

    Que genial video

  • @bobclarke5883
    @bobclarke5883 Місяць тому

    The driver in the gray sedan must be from GA. They like to ride their brakes too.

  • @waynehenson1094
    @waynehenson1094 26 днів тому

    You are driving behind the Terp bus. That's where I work. University of Maryland at College Park.

  • @patrickpepper2490
    @patrickpepper2490 Місяць тому

    Once you cross 10th on 41st just look for the Lincoln tunnel on the left and you will merge right in.

  • @Noble6233
    @Noble6233 2 місяці тому +1

    Ain't no way in he'll would I have a driver's license in newyork.😢

  • @AlexLopez-rx8lw
    @AlexLopez-rx8lw Місяць тому

    Drive thru the Lincoln Tunnel five days a week. Early weekday morings bus lane and all into the port authority bus terminal. Walk in the park.

  • @railfannerjs6308
    @railfannerjs6308 27 днів тому

    1:47 oh my-...
    ik anyone can posess the skill if they set their mind to it, and I believe I could too, but either way even doing so, I still felt like I would've sideswiped XD

  • @jasonpowell8396
    @jasonpowell8396 2 місяці тому +1

    We had to MCI J4500s and soled them for vanhools thay drive very junky

  • @cdcruizer05
    @cdcruizer05 2 місяці тому

    Pretty uneventful getting out of there. Nice vid

  • @endlessoul
    @endlessoul 23 дні тому

    Breaks the law twice within the first minute. Yup, this is an NYC driver

  • @KillaninjaFC
    @KillaninjaFC 2 місяці тому +3

    That safety system is really aggressive about following distance

    • @eugew23
      @eugew23  2 місяці тому +3

      It is aggressively annoying, not to even mention the speed limit warning warning. Really hampers the experience on these newer buses.

    • @erkinalp
      @erkinalp Місяць тому +1

      ​@@eugew23The speed limit for city buses there is 50mph, right?

  • @13DOLLAS
    @13DOLLAS 2 місяці тому

    Omg your fans love you!!!!!

  • @jefflaufer3205
    @jefflaufer3205 2 місяці тому

    ❤😊

  • @christophergerischer2867
    @christophergerischer2867 2 місяці тому

    Iam chris from germany.
    Nice vids bro🔥👍

  • @Saa42808
    @Saa42808 2 місяці тому +5

    “Getting the hell out of NYC”? 🤨

  • @hectorminator89
    @hectorminator89 24 дні тому

    Lol, I was about to comment how I could never do this but I totally forgot I used to drive a 26ft straight truck all over nyc a couple years ago. Worst job I ever had.

  • @calvin4319
    @calvin4319 2 місяці тому

    Drinking some gfuel I see.

  • @jonboi2527
    @jonboi2527 14 днів тому

    This must be an early weekend morning you got out off Manhattan wayyy to fast dude lol

  • @gradientgamer5480
    @gradientgamer5480 2 місяці тому +11

    how does that top view work on the dashboard

    • @aregularhuman4776
      @aregularhuman4776 2 місяці тому +9

      cameras on all sides film the floor and then a picture of the bus is simply placed in the middle to create the illusion of a top view, which makes it easier to comprehend for the driver

    • @eugew23
      @eugew23  2 місяці тому +4

      Correct

  • @Ultrasteve1969
    @Ultrasteve1969 2 місяці тому +1

    It have been a while Eugene

  • @Bjd79
    @Bjd79 2 місяці тому +1

    Yeah driving through NYC is not my fave thing to do. When I go visit family I generally avoid going through city which I normally can avoid. Once awhile I have to go into edge of city just by staying on highway. One year I had to drive down to Glen Island park in New Rochelle just on edge of city for COVID testing since I came from Chicago to visit families during Christmas. Thankfully I was tested negative on Christmas Eve and I didn’t have to quarantine for 7 days. It was a mess driving in new Rochelle and it took me two hours to go though the line.

  • @mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164
    @mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164 2 місяці тому +1

    People are such jerks in NYC, I know, born and raised in NYC and still live here.

  • @Demrek
    @Demrek Місяць тому +1

    Could you drive a new jersey transit mci

  • @isb6.759
    @isb6.759 2 місяці тому

    Cool video but why are the mirrors so zoomed in lol

  • @bradfordjhart
    @bradfordjhart 14 днів тому

    not using adaptive cruise control 😮

  • @FOHguy
    @FOHguy Місяць тому

    The best part of NYC?
    Leaving.

  • @Lwalker1989
    @Lwalker1989 2 місяці тому

    All I can say from living here is the roads are ridiculous but somehow they work. I don’t get it 😂

  • @rifkyfahrana1141
    @rifkyfahrana1141 2 місяці тому

    i wonder if MCI D series have similar driving feels

  • @rg31404
    @rg31404 26 днів тому

    this is like every midsized city in europe