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Bus Service

Further information: List of TriMet bus routes

As of May 2012, TriMet was operating 79 bus routes. Of these, 12 were designated as "Frequent Service Lines", which the agency defines as having a headway of 17 minutes or less during weekday rush hours. Each route is identified by both a number and a name. The numbers are mostly in the range 1–99, but there are currently four routes with three-digit numbers. From 1969 until 1973, TriMet bus routes were named but not numbered, a practice inherited from Rose City Transit and the "Blue Bus" lines, but route numbers were assigned to all routes in August 1973.

The bus system includes 17 transit centers, facilities served by multiple bus routes, and 11 of these are at MAX stations. See List of TriMet transit centers. TriMet buses began carrying bicycles on the front in 1992, on a trial basis on eight routes; the experiment was judged a success and within three years the entire bus fleet had been fitted with bike racks. Each rack can hold two bikes.

There has been controversy over whether a bus driver has the right to order passengers off the bus for any reason they see fit. This came up when a driver ordered a mother and her four children off a 57 bus after 11pm. This was the second such incident involving the same driver.

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