LIVE

DEADHEAD

Every bus in New York City is being watched.

Somewhere out there, one MTA bus is having a very different day than all the others. We track every bus in the city, live, measure how far over scheduled pace each one is running, and rank them around the clock.

When a clear maniac emerges, we're going to ride it.

–BUSES ON THE ROAD
–ROUTES TRACKED
Enter the race →
MANHATTAN
BROOKLYN
QUEENS
BRONX
STATEN ISLAND

HOW IT WORKS

01

Live GPS feed

Every MTA bus reports its position roughly every 30 seconds. We log each fix, building a second-by-second picture of the whole fleet.

02

Pace vs. schedule

We compare each bus's actual speed against its timetable. Running hot above pace is what we're hunting.

03

The ranking

Buses running hottest glow brightest on the map. The leaderboard updates every minute and never sleeps.

One bus will emerge as the undisputed craziest bus in New York.

Watch it happen →