BROUGHT SOMEONE THEY’RE CALLING THEIR SECRET WEAPON. THAT UPLIFTING STORY IS NEW AT SIX.
ALL THIS WEEK. WE ARE COMMITTED
TO HELPING YOU MAKE ENDS MEET
BECAUSE WE KNOW IT ISN’T EASY
THESE DAYS, ESPECIALLY AT THE
GAS PUMP. ON AVERAGE, WE ARE
PAYING 3 98 FOR A GALLON OF
REGULAR AND THAT’S KIND OF ON
THE LOW SIDE LATELY, RIGHT? SO
IF THAT’S A LITTLE TOO STEEP,
AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS FOR
A LOT OF US RIGHT NOW. WHAT
ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSIT? THAT’S
EXACTLY WHAT OUR CONSUMER
INVESTIGATOR HANK WINCHESTER
DECIDED TO DO. GIVE IT A SHOT.
HE JOINS US LIVE FROM A BUS
RIGHT NOW SOMEWHERE ALONG
WOODWARD TO TAKE US THROUGH THE
COMMUTE. HEY, HANK, OKAY. HEY
JASON CAREY. YES WE ARE ROLLING
DOWN WOODWARD AVENUE LIVE RIGHT
NOW. WE JUST CROSSED OVER THE
DAVISON DESTINATION DOWNTOWN
DETROIT LIST AND I KNOW WHAT
SOME OF YOU ARE THINKING. YOU’RE
THINKING THIS IS THE MOTOR CITY.
WE DRIVE CARS, BUT THE REALITY
IS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. MANY
HAVE HAD TO RELY ON
TRANSPORTATION LIKE THIS FOR
YEARS, AND NOW IT’S GAS PRICES
OUT OF CONTROL. THEY MADE ALL OF
US. STOP AND THINK. WHAT IS IT
REALLY LIKE ON THE BUS WILL TAKE
A LOOK AT OUR JOURNEY. TODAY I’M
A LOT MORE CONSCIOUS OF TIME
COMMUTE FROM THE SUBURBS TO THE
CITY. VERY DIFFERENT ON THIS DAY
. I’M ANXIOUS BECAUSE I’M
THINKING I’M GOING TO MISS MY
RIDE LIKE YOU. I AM FED UP WITH
THE HIGH PRICES AT THE PUMP.
THAT’S MY NORMAL GAS STATION
THAT I WOULD STOP AT TO FILL UP
MY CAR, WHICH WOULD NOW COST ME
$85. SO TODAY IT’S A DIFFERENT
MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ME.
THE BUS CAN SAVE MONEY,
DEFINITELY RIDING THE BUS IF
THEY CHOOSE IF THEY ARE ABLE TO
AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF
THINGS OUT ON THE THAT WE’RE
DOING TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR
PEOPLE. OVERALL RIDERSHIP IS
DOWN BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC,
BUT THE ONE THING THAT STAYED
THE SAME THE PRICE JUST $2 GETS
YOU TO MOST LOCATIONS. AND IF
YOUR SENIOR JUST 50 CENTS AND
VERY HAPPY THAT I’M ABLE TO DO
THIS NOW AND USE THE BUS BECAUSE
IT’S SAVING ME. MONEY HOPPED ON
IN FERNDALE DESTINATION, THE
MIRE AT EIGHT AND WOODWARD I
TELL YOU, IT’S CHEAP AND IT’S
CLEAN AND VERY EFFICIENT. AND SO
I’VE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH WHAT
I’VE SEEN. HE’S RELYING ON UBER
FOR YEARS, BUT IT JUST GOT TOO
EXPENSIVE NORMALLY DO OVER. BUT
SOMETIMES I’LL DO THE BEST
BECAUSE IT’S SO CHEAP TO HEAR
SAM CURATING STORY THAT MY BUS
STOP AT 66 15 THIS MORNING 6 15
IN THE MORNING AND FLINT, RIGHT
, ROYAL. OH THAT’S RIGHT. HE GOT
ON THE BUS IN FLINT THIS MORNING
DESTINATION, THE HOSPITAL IN
DETROIT AND THIS ROUND TRIP RIDE
FOR HIM. WILL COST $1 IS YOUR
THOUGHT NOT TO TAKE THE CAR
BECAUSE OF HOW EXPENSIVE THINGS
ARE RIGHT NOW, RIGHT? YEAH RIGHT
. HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST YOU? DO
YOU THINK FROM FLINT TO DETROIT
BACK IN THE CAR? YEAH BUT DON’T
FORGET, ADMIT WHEN I FIRST
TOPPED ON, I WAS A LITTLE
ANXIOUS WHEN I GET TO THE
STATION ON TIME. I GOT ON THE
BUS AT 8 15. I NEED TO BE
DOWNTOWN BEFORE NINE. I’M ON A
FAST EXPRESS BUS. WE DO MAKE
SEVERAL STOPS DOWN WOODWARD, BUT
IT’S QUICK. THE BUS ALSO HAS
WIFI. I LOSE MYSELF ONLINE AND
SENDING EMAILS. WHAT I REALIZED
IS THAT YOU’RE A LOT LESS
STRESS, JUST LETTING SOMEBODY
ELSE DO THE DRIVING. YOU’RE NOT
THINKING ABOUT THE PERSON
CUTTING YOU OFF FOR MAKING THAT
LIGHT. YOU CAN ALSO TAX EMAILS.
YOU CAN GET A LOT. DONE FREE
ZERO STRESS. YOU DON’T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT DRIVING TIME TO DO
WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. TECHNOLOGY
HAS CHANGED EVERYTHING YOU CAN
TRACK YOUR BUS ON YOUR PHONE.
FIND OUT EXACTLY WHEN IT’S GOING
TO BE ARRIVING. IT CAN MAKE
THOSE COLDER DAYS IN THE WINTER
A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO MANAGE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOU TO
ARRIVE DOWNTOWN AT ABOUT 8 50
PLENTY OF TIME TO WALK JUST A
FEW BLOCKS TO LOCAL 4 ON TIME
ARRIVAL. CAN’T BEAT THAT. THE
NEGATIVES. I DO MISS HAVING
ACCESS TO MY CAR WHILE I’M AT
WORK. IF I WANT TO JUST RUN A
QUICK ERRAND WOULD RATHER DO IT
IN MY CAR, THEN HOP ON THE BUS.
THE OTHER ISSUE AT TWO DIFFERENT
BUS STOPS THAT I USED. I ALSO
NOTICED THAT SOMEONE HAD USED
THIS AREA AS THEIR OWN PERSONAL
BATHROOM. YES, I KNOW THIS IS
RARE. BUT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING
YOU WANT TO SEE. FIRST THING IN
THE MORNING OR FOR THAT MATTER
ANY TIME OF DAY OVERALL AS A CAR
DEPENDENT DETROITER I WAS BLOWN
AWAY. THE BUS WAS CLEAN. I FELT
SAFE AND MOST IMPORTANT. IT WAS
SO AFFORDABLE, THAT WAS EASY
STRESS FREE. $2.02 BUCKS. YOU
CAN’T BEAT IT. BEST DEAL IN TOWN
WERE STILL CRUISING DOWN
WOODWARD RIGHT NOW. WE WERE AT
THE DAVIDSON AT THE INTRO OF
THIS STORY. WE’RE APPROACHING 94
RIGHT NOW, AND I’LL TELL YOU,
KAREN JASON TECHNOLOGY HAS
REALLY CHANGED THE GAME. NOT
ONLY CAN YOU TRACK THE BUSSES,
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE, BUT YOU
CAN PAY ONLINE USING THE APP.
IT’S REALLY MADE THINGS MUCH
EASIER. TOMORROW MORNING AT SIX
A.M. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR
COVERAGE. IN FACT, WE’RE GOING
TO INTRODUCE YOU TO AN UBER AND
LYFT ALTERNATIVE. THAT IS ABOUT
80% CHEAPER AND CAN HELP GET YOU
TO MANY DESTINATIONS ALL OVER
METRO DETROIT WILL SEE YOU LIVE
TOMORROW MORNING AT SIX. AM FOR
NOW. KAREN JASON BACK TO YOU.
YEAH, HANK, YOU KNOW WHAT? I
THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE VERY
APPRECIATIVE THAT YOU FOUND A
WAY TO GET TO WORK ON TIME
NUMBER ONE. BUT SERIOUSLY,
THOUGH YOU MENTIONED SAFETY AND
I THINK THAT CAN’T BE STRESSED
ENOUGH BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE HAVE
THAT THOUGHT THAT SOMETIMES THE
BUS ISN’T SAFE WHEN IT REALLY IS
, THEY DO JASON COLTHORPE
MISCONCEPTION AND I’LL TELL YOU
THESE DRIVERS ARE TRAINED
PROFESSIONALS AND WHEN YOU GET
TO THESE DIFFERENT STOPS ALONG
THE WAY, IF YOU DO HAVE AN
EMERGENCY SITUATION, UNDERSTAND
THERE’S A SYSTEM IN PLACE WHERE
YOU CAN CONTACT POLICE RIGHT