The transit authority on Monday announced a month-long test of the double-decker along several different city bus routes to figure out if it's suitable for service here.
The double-decker bus costs 350-thousand dollars less than an articulated bus. It is also 15 feet shorter.
Veteran driver Daryle Williams called the new bus less bumpy and more comfortable.
Open-air, double-decker sightseeing buses loaded with tourists are, of course, common around here, but beginning Thursday some commuters will get a look at the view high above the rest of the traffic.
The routes include:
1) X17J from Staten Island
2) BXM3 from Yonkers
3) M15 Limited along First and Second Avenues
4) M5 Manhattan's Westside
5) Fifth Avenue routes
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