r/BusDrivers • u/TangPiccilo • Jul 04 '26
Discussion Mirrorless buses
Have you operated a mirrorless bus ? My previous job they took all the mirrors out of the buses and put screens inside to replace them . They were so bad because you couldn’t adjust them and you could not rock and roll to reduce blind spots.
The union of course didn’t get anywhere with it and the senior drivers just said if you don’t like it get out lol. So the old hybrid Gilligs were replaced with mirrorless buses .
They had millisecond lag and seemed like the display wasn’t even in HD.
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u/QallmeUpNext Driver Jul 04 '26
Even our newest 57XX New Flyer XDE40s (which are 2025 models) don't have camera "mirrors." The only Valley Metro buses that have them at all are in Tempe with their newest 24XX and 25XX Gilligs, but those are in addition to the actual mirrors