Sit in shade while travelling on bus

veyil.app

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The hamburger menu doesn’t work, so I have no way to figure out what this site is about.

I was able to punch in a route I frequently take. It seems to figure out what direction the bus is going to go and know if the sun is on the left or the right. I dunno if it is assuming the bus goes in a straight line or computes a more realistic route but I guess that doesn’t usually change which side the light comes from most of the time. I noticed afterwards that you can set the time, which makes a difference.

I’m not sure how much I care though. Last time I rode the bus was full and I sat (1) where I could and (2) on the inside. I was really going to be happy wherever I wound up.

Does VEYIL stand for something?

No idea. I think it is a mistake in this case because it makes it sound like this is a brand, like maybe a new bus line or something.

What it makes me think of is that in my town (Ithaca, NY) there has been a proliferation of new bus lines in the years since Greyhound and Trailways went out of business. It is much harder to go west (say Cincinnati or Detroit) but competition is fierce for the New York City route and there is a pretty wide range of choices at different price points and luxury levels.

When I look at the form with that brand it’s easy to come to the conclusion that they want to be the AirBNB of buses or something.

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