Did I miss a meeting about buses?
Halifax has buses with slippery plastic seats, on buses that seem to have more acceleration and braking than their other buses. Plus, the drivers drive them like they are getting paid by the mile.
To sit on the seats while the bus is stopped at a red light is difficult, too, because the angle seems wrong—it is like they are leaned forward so bad I have to do the death grip on the chair in front of me.
—White-knuckled William
This article appears in Oct 4-10, 2018.
The summary of bus bitches over the years…
Bus too fast
Bus too slow
Bus late
Bus smells like piss
Bus sexual assault
Bus has creepy people
Bus seats slippery
Bus route stupid
Bus smells like puke
Bus schedule change stupid
Bus route change stupid
Bus drivers are maniacs
Bus too cold
Bus too hot
Bus has too many drunks
Bus app doesn’t work
Bus noisy
Bus dirty
@The Other Safety Guy, yeah it seems to me that the drivers are always in a damned if you do damned if you don’t situation. Always remember to give your appreciation to our bus drivers who go through hell and back to provide a service to us pedestrians.
Try being over 5’10 with your kneecaps crushed into the hard seat ahead of you!