JJ: Yahoo gives AP to NY in 68 minutes. That's about right, isn't it?
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "jerseyjohn99" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, NJ Transit seems to think I'm short by 33 minutes & Yahoo is > off by 58 minutes. Considering they have a financial interest in > posting accurate times, I have less of a financial interest in > posting an accurate time, and a company based out of California > offering a free service has absolutely no financial interest in > posting an accurate time, which of the three of us would you guess > is most accurate? > > http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0551.pdf > > Let's look at another example: > > It's interesting how NJ transit budgets 11 minutes to go from West & > 34th to 10th & Haven, but Yahoo Maps says you can go those 3 miles > in 4 minutes. Now, do you think people in Ocean City are that slow > boarding buses, or just maybe there are a few traffic lights between > those 24 blocks? > > Having driven from Ocean City to see more than my fair share of > Phillies losses in my days, I stand by my original estimate. > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > JJ: > > > > This from Yahoo maps: > > > > Starting from: Ocean City, NJ > > Arriving at: Philadelphia, PA > > Distance: 64.7 miles Approximate Travel Time: 1 hour 15 mins > > > > They seem to think you are off by 25 minutes. So do I. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "jerseyjohn99" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From the 9th St Bridge to the Parkway is 5 minutes > > > Parkway to the Expressway is 15 minutes (assuming AC is closed > > that > > > day) > > > Expressway to Route 42 is 45 minutes > > > Route 42 to the Walt Whitman is 25 minutes (assuming they've > > stopped > > > construction on the day you come, and the obligatory 18 wheeler > > > doesn't Jackknife that day) > > > WW to downtown Philly is 10 minutes > > > > > > 100 minutes without traffic. Of course to get this "perfect > storm" > > > of a commute, you leave your house at 2am. In which case add a > > half > > > hour for all the sobriety checks you'll hit along the way. > > > > > > The only mass transit option is the Shoobie Bus (Ocean City to > > > Philly). It takes 2 hours & 13 minutes. You have your choice of > > four > > > departures: 6:46am, 11am, 4pm, or 7pm. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > If you drive real slow! > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 8/17/2005 6:20:02 PM Eastern Standard > > Time, > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > > > > > > Faster from Ocean City to Philly than Asbury to NYC. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > OC - Philly = 90 minutes without traffic ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
