Today's rules for bus riders
If you race for the bus, and the bus pulls away, and the driver stops for you or lets you on while the bus is out of the stop zone but waiting at a stop light... THANK THE DRIVER.
If you race for the bus, and the bus pulls away, and the driver doesn't stop for you or doesn't let you on even though the bus is waiting at a stop light... DON'T FLIP OFF THE DRIVER.
Look, I don't give a rat's ass if you're late or you had a hard morning or a hard night or your job is hard or your lover just left you or your coffee isn't hot enough or your car wouldn't start or your laptop is slow or your jeans chafe your ass. YOU WILL BE CIVIL TO THE BUS DRIVER.
Why? Two reasons. First, because the bus driver is a human being, and thus deserving of your respect. Second, because the health and wellbeing of the other sixty people on the bus depends on the driver's attention and focus. And I will not risk my damn life because you were a little late to the bus stop.
That is all.
Laura Z, on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 5:17 PM:
Hear hear! I have seen these things all too often and usually the bus drivers keep their cool extremely well (although I imagine an inordinate number of them might have to be on blood pressure medication due to the stress).
geogeek, on Friday, April 20, 2007 at 7:10 AM:
I'm reminded of an Ani Defranco lyric:
"Well maybe you don't like your job, and maybe you didn't get enough sleep. Well, nobody likes their job, and nobody got enough sleep. So just suck up and be nice."