2 definitions by Urban_observer
A bus that is not being tracked by a GPS-based bus information system (such as NextBus). This is generally because the driver failed to log the bus into the system.
For the opposite situation, see ghost bus.
For the opposite situation, see ghost bus.
It says 57 minutes until the next 7 bus, but the headway on this line is 40 minutes. I bet there's a stealth bus coming in 17 minutes!
by Urban_observer December 20, 2011
A bus that is reported by a GPS-based information system (such as NextBus) that does not physically exist. This can be caused by the operator not logging out a bus that is going out of service. (For the opposite situation, see stealth bus.)
"No. 7 bus in 33 minutes? Shit! Wait, now it says 2 minutes.
(2 minutes later). Hey, no bus! Must have been a ghost bus."
(2 minutes later). Hey, no bus! Must have been a ghost bus."
by Urban_observer January 4, 2012