Comment by kjellsbells
1 day ago
Buses are considerably faster than walking, no? Eg 8 to 9mph or about 13kph in London on average[0].
I also observe that this is an average speed, which night be useful for statistical summarization but is not as useful as knowing whether the portion of the route that you want to take is in the faster part or the slower part of the data readings.
For example, if I took a bus from Aldwych up Holborn to Euston I might expect that the first mile would indeed be walking pace but the second mile I would be zipping along. It's important as a bus rider to not let the slow parts color your perception of the whole ride.
[0] https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-do...
My data point: in NYC, the crosstown bus on 125th is noticeably slower than walking.
I usually take the tube in London but there are some point to points where bus is clearly faster than tube connections would be and absolutely faster than walking. Don't really know Manhattan up that far but crosstown tends to be slow in general.