I honestly don't know what is wrong with some bus drivers, but some of their chosen actions are completely rude and can piss a person off! But it's not just the drivers that can piss you off. Some situations on the bus can make you quite irritated as well.
Today for example I was waiting for the bus after school like always. As minutes passed more and more students showed up waiting to get on the bus to go home as well. I actually really hate catching the first bus home. It is usually completely packed and uncomfortable. I'd rather wait for a second or third bus so there is a greater chance of actually getting a seat. Today the bus was super packed. They couldn't even fit everyone on. Standing behind a guy and in front of a girl, I was sandwiched in. The annoying part of this was that the girl standing behind me, her bag kept pushing against my bag forcing me into the guy in front of me. Then once the bus started to move, her and her friend stepped on my feet. It was not pleasant. Stop after stop, people left their seats to leave the bus. Luckily I was able to snag a seat. The rest of the ride was good. Then we caught a train. Sitting on a packed still bus with the sun beaming in your face, is not a good time. I was relieved when I got off the bus.
However that is not the only time I ran into irritation while on the bus. There had been a couple times when I was on the bus when I would pull the "dinger" to get off at the next stop having to push my way through crowds of people to get to the door. A couple times I could reach the door just on time, or so I would think. Having my hand on the door, it would not open. The light was green and the bus was still. Technically I was still able to leave the bus. However the bus driver would not let me out and I would have to wait until the next stop. So inconvenient.
There have also been times on the bus where I would think to myself, "Wow, did that just happen?" For example I was on the bus downtown and we sat at a stop for about ten minutes. A little old lady was making her way to the bus on a walker when the bus began to pull away. The lady waved her hand in the air, but the bus did not stop. I felt so bad for this little old lady, I could not believe the bus driver would just ignore her when they clearly saw her. Sadly that is not the first time I've seen that happen. It happens a lot actually.
Also not to be rude or anything, but there are people out there, that just don't take care of themselves. By this I mean they have a distinct oder that just carries. I have sat near people who smell like urine. I have sat near people that smell like complete garbage. And just the other day I sat by a guy who smelt like fish. It was the most terrible thing I ever had to endure. Sitting there I could not be rude and just remove myself from my seat to sit somewhere else, I'm not that type of person. But the smell was just horrid. I stuck my face in my scarf to get some fresh air because the actual air around me was not fresh at all! I had to look away to catch some real air and it was just not good. Thankfully he did not sit there my whole bus ride. But even after he left the bus, I could still smell it. Terrible.
I can unfortunately say I have been one of the few people I know who has gotten into an accident while on the bus! My boyfriend and I were late for school one morning so we caught a later bus. We usually listen to music while on our way so we don't really pay attention to what is going on. Sitting there calmly, the bus jerked and swerved to the right and then back to the left. I had no idea what was going on. My heart was racing and I had hit my knee off of the seat in front of me. Apparently some body ran a red light and if the bus had not swerved, we would have actually hit the person. There were two baby buggies on the bus when this happened. One of them tipped and the other one tipped as the mother of the child fell toward the front of the bus. It was quite the scene and I did not think I would ever witness some body falling on the bus.
I highly doubt any of these problems will be resolved. The only thing I want, is to arrive from point A to point B safely. :)
London City Transit.
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