In the caveman days of our youth, waiting for the bus was a simple exercise in patience. Stand there long enough and it would come…usually. However, in our current world of streaming, real time, to-the-minute, live updates, the wait has become as infuriating as a dial-up internet connection. Metro is working to ease our transit ADD, however, with a new system that provides live updates to riders via web-enabled cell phones or other handheld devices like Treos or BlackBerrys, or of course, your computer. The system is currently available system-wide on Metrorail, and on seven pilot Metrobus routes throughout D.C., Virginia, and Maryland.

After the jump, we give the system a test run. We are interested in your experiences too, so be sure to leave a comment with your cheers or jeers!

Screenshot taken from NextBus’s web site