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- Time stopped at a stop
A stop time is how long a bus stood still near a stop, with a range.
We measure it from consecutive vehicle positions. It is measured, and it always comes with the least and most time the bus could have stood there.
How we work it out
- A bus is stopped while each position stays close to where it began and no two positions are too far apart in time.
- The stop time is first to last position in that run. That is the least time. The most time adds the gaps to the positions on either side.
- The place is named after a stop only when it is close to that stop. Otherwise it says the bus stood somewhere that is not a stop.
- Short stops are not reported.
What it cannot tell
- Positions arrive only every so often, so a short stop for doors is not seen.
- We cannot tell a bus waiting for riders from one held by a signal beside the stop, or a driver’s scheduled break at the end of a line.
- If a bus stops reporting, the run ends there. We do not say it left.
Which words are safe
- Illustrative example, with round numbers: "A bus stopped at least 10 minutes near a named stop" is measured.
- We do not say why it stopped.
Where the numbers come from
- OC Transpo live vehicle positions
- STO live vehicle positions
Method version and change log
A published month never changes. If a method is revised, past months keep the method they were worked out with.
- Version 1 · October 28, 2026. First published. How long a bus stood at a stop, from consecutive positions, with a range.