I saw it in action over at 207-Isham/Broadway while riding with DOB. I've been hearing that it's a bit confusing because people don't seem to know what to do yet. The instructions are there on the machines I believe, but they take a bit of time to read. Like another bus op was telling me, there should just be a big sign saying "MUST PAY HERE FOR Bx12 LIMITED/SELECT BUS SERVICE/EXPRESS," so people get it right away. However I did see a suited Artic on layover there, which hopefully is a good sign (bus on layover = operator running on time, usually).
Those suited Artics are like police buses. Now I see why the orange emergency flashers are now just blue non-emergency flashers, it's because they now flash on/off continuously regardless of an emergency situation. Could be that they do that only when the vehicle is stopped with the doors open, like school buses with the pilot lights.
Also there are blue lights flashing on/off with the flashers, these are located right in the windshield, directly under the sign area.
