Question of the Day - 05 May 2022

I've never used the Deuce because I've heard that it takes a really long time to get from center strip (e.g., Caesars) to downtown. Is there anyone who has actually done this ride and can confirm the time?

Before the double deckers they used to have those very long buses with an accordion joint in the center.  I suspect the double deckers are a lot less unwieldy than those long, jointed, buses were.

You can be certain that if you board the Deuce downtown on Tuesday, you'll be at the Bellagio on Wednesday. Assuming you leave early enough.

The only saving grace for the Deuce is that it's very frequent. So you usually don't have to wait TOO long to board. It's kind of a Tokyo subway-style experience though.

I never take the Douche because I consider my vacation time too valuable to waste. Plus, I avoid the Strip like it has the plague. Oh, wait, the last couple of years, it DID have the plague!

It depends on the time of day (and possibly whether it's a weekday or a weekend; I have only used it on Mondays through Thursdays). In the morning and early afternoon, it's relatively fast, but keep in mind that all bus routes tend to be slow because of the number of stops involved. Starting in the early evening, the bus gets crowded, and it slows to a crawl as a result because people have to push through the crowd inside the bus to get off, and then more people push to get on; also, while it says there are two staircases on each bus, one is "meant to" be the "going up" staircase and the other the "going down," but this is "more honored in the breach than the observance," slowing things down more when people on top trying to get off run into people at the bottom trying to go up, since they're only wide enough for one person.

Speaking of the articulated buses reminds me of an experience my husband and I had with them. We attended the races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway from the very start, riding tour buses from the Strip so we wouldn't have to deal with traffic and parking. In 2000 (I think) we got to the track about 8AM. The weather was cold and damp and rain was forecast. About 9:30 or so we decided to head back to the hotel. We wandered around trying to figure out how to get there when my husband ran across a gentleman near the buses who turned out to be an official of the city bus company and in charge of all the buses which were bringing fans to the track. John asked him if we could ride one of the buses back to the strip and he said yes. He put us on one of the articulated buses and told the driver to take us directly to our hotel. She let us out right in front of the Flamingo where we were staying. We were thrilled to have the biggest limo in Vegas all to ourselves!  

We had breakfast and went back to our room to watch the race. It made it to just past halfway, then was rained out (I think the only time that happened in Vegas). Total rainfall was less than a quarter inch, but it was enough to end the race. We're Virginians and we were very pleased to see Jeff Burton win the shortened race.

Maybe they should change the nickname to Hard Way 6 and 8 now that a 2-hour pass is $6 and the 24-hour pass is $8. I am sure with gas prices now, it will soon be the Hard 10 and Box Cars...

Monorail to the Sahara (or whatever the name will be)then,  Duce it to the Freemont Experience. Return is the reverse.

Anybody remember the Trolley?  Talk about slow!  But it was the only game in town slow to speak.  Can't remember the price but it wasn't much.  It stopped at every casino on the Strip, each having a designated stopping point.    

Candy

Took the Duce to downtown & that part was fine,on the way back to the Mirage,it went bad.
A stumbling drunk got on,a seemingly normal lady got on after him. After a couple stop the guy passed out, the lady went over to him to try & wake him up saying she's his friend.
After shaking him, he came around & was really groggy.
Then she started yelling for someone to help him, no one moved.
Then she started SCREAMING for someone to "Turn off his number" that we were killing him. She went to a old woman and was pulling her arm to help the guy. 
The driver did nothing to stop & help until the old lady started yelling for help & a male passenger got of and grabbed the crazy lady & hit the stop button. 
The driver pulled over to the next stop and the guy dragged the lady off the bus and got back on. We all clapped and the driver announced "Thank you sir" over the PA system.
We all boo'd the driver, if that guy had not helped who know what the crazy lady would have done to the old lady.

David Pre Covid I used the Duece. But only one direction. I would take from freemont to the strip. Yes it was slow but it was okay. I only did that way as I could get on it at the start when it was not that crowded. Going back to Freemont I did not like it at night as it was often crowded and I would have to wait for several buses to get on one.  But this was a few years ago
I would love to hear about the big red buses are they worth it

You'll literally wait an hour plus at a stop. It's not worth saving a couple bucks. Just take a cab