That sucks. I think dot can go scratch. Its gonna make the seats even more uncomfortable then they r. Especially on greyhound. Don't get me wrong, I like greyhound but they really need better seats with more room. I always felt like all the wanted to do was squeeze as many ppl on as possible
Greyhound actually configures their coaches with
less seating in order to create extra legroom. However, Greyhound's newest X3-45s and D4505s have a type of seat called "Premier". Premier, despite its name, is a very uncomfortable seat. It is made like a reclining version of a school bus seat. It has minimal padding and is painful to sit in unless you sit on a pillow. Moreover, the seat is set very close to the floor, reducing legroom.
So even though Greyhound tried to create extra legroom in the X3-45 and D4505, they ended up reduced legroom by using the Premier seats. AFAIK, they ordered Premier seats for a couple of reasons:
- They looked nice and Greyhound needed to improve its reputation.
- They had seat belts.
- They had "containment", complying with FMVSS school bus standards.
Greyhound's new X3-45s and D4505s would have 55 seats as standard, but Greyhound only put 50 seats in them. So they definitely didn't try to squeeze on as many people as possible, they
tried to create more room for passengers, but they just used the wrong type of seat, Premier, which ended up with less room. This basically proves that seating type does
not go with "more room".
Right now what Greyhound needs isn't more room, they need better seating. Thankfully, word on the street is that Greyhound will order something else next time, no more Premiers. In the meantime, we'll just have to deal with the Premiers and hope we get to ride a DL3 or Blue G, which have much better seating.
BTW, most Greyhound buses in the Northeast are X3-45s. Most Greyhound buses in the West are D4505s.
U have to remember that u need to take what dot says with a grain of salt. They listen only to special interest groups instead of the people who actually know what's going on. They also like to inflate their figures to make it look better. Found out the hard way when I drove truck. They only listen to ones that hate trucks and buses.
Also, except for a few times, I have never had a comfortable seat on a greyhound. If I didn't know better I'd swear they put uncomfortable seats with no room. Lol. Wish they had seats like most of the charter co and some trailways co.
Those few times were probably on a DL3. The Blue G has only been around for about a year or two, they used to be the crappy White Gs but Greyhound rebuilt them and now they are far better. The Blue G has lots of legroom and comfortable seating.
The original White G had comfortable seating and regular legroom but they were so terribly flimsy from the beginning that most passengers felt very uncomfortable in them. One two-month-old White G lost its tag axle at highway speed.
Greyhound used to have their MC-12s which had good seating but they were narrowbody 96" coaches and they were configured standard with 47 seats, no extra legroom. So they were still uncomfortable despite having good seating. The MC-12s were Greyhound's last 96" coaches and all have been retired.
The DL3s always had comfortable seating and they originally had standard 55-seat configuration with regular legroom, but during the rebuilds, Greyhound took out a row and increased the legroom. Now they only have 51 seats. In terms of comfort, the DL3 would be the best. It has extra legroom and comfortable seating. Greyhound Canada has some VIP DL3s which have winged headrests.
Some charter companies and Trailways companies use the Painful Premiers too. The other ones use seats similar to Greyhound's DL3. Depending on the company, they'll have regular or some extra legroom. So they're generally the same as Greyhound in terms of seating and legroom.
