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How many times have you sprinted towards a bus only to watch the driver shut its doors in front of your face? One too many, I assume. Most of us spend so much time commuting, something bad is bound to happen sooner or later. But why obsess over your own failures when you can laugh at others? Some people on tumblr and Imgur have been sharing their funniest bus stories, perfectly describing the everyday life of both drivers and passengers.
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Image credits: shrinkin’violet (not the actual photo)
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average, one-way commute in the U.S. takes 26.1 minutes. So if you commute to a full-time job five days a week, that adds up to 4.35 hours a week and over 200 hours (nearly nine days) per year.
But the numbers might change a lot depending on the state you’re commuting in. For example, while an average one-way public transit (excluding taxis) trip in South Dakota takes 29 minutes, in Nevada it’s 57.2 minutes.
But sitting in traffic doesn’t have to be a drag. There are ways you can reclaim your commute. Those “who maintained small routines on the way to work—such as checking the news on the train or having a look at the calendar for the day—felt more excited about the day ahead, more satisfied with their jobs, and less stressed-out than those who had no set routine.”
And they should be. Rituals have been shown to produce all sorts of benefits, even for people who don’t believe in their value or effects. “They lower our anxiety before we engage in high-stakes performance tasks, increase our enjoyment of the activity at hand, and even help us recover faster when we experience failure or loss. So consider establishing your own commuting routines. You might buy a decaf latte from the same coffee shop every day on your way to work, for example.”
What do you think ?
CelSlade 6 years ago
Oh I have a great one! Got onto a bus one day and saw quite a lot of blood on the entryway floor. Asked the driver what happened and he said an old lady had got on just before me, missed the step and scraped the front skin off her shin. He'd been trying to persuade her to go to the hospital. So I had a look at her leg and it was very bad - a massive flap of meat and skin had been cut open. Between us we convinced her to go to A&E. The bus route went past the hospital, but the driver went straight in and dropped us off at A&E. I helped her in and called her family for her & took the bus number so that they could thank the driver later. Never heard what happened to him but I hope it was something good. Sadly I did speak to someone who happened to be sitting in the back of the bus weeks later and she said people were complaining and saying the driver should be fired. WTF is wrong with some people? The guy deserved a recommendation.
Mommyofboth 6 years ago
Heaven forbid that they be late for whatever they had. It's so much more important than some old lady. That driver is an awesome human and shows that there are still compassionate people in the world.
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Erika Drewke 6 years ago
Since I now walk with at least one crutch and do not have the balance or strength to stand up in a moving vehicle I have been starting to notice people on busses a lot more than what I ever did before. Most of the drivers are okay but sadly the other people on board can be a pain in the butt for me. I am youngish and many people do not believe that I have troubles so some refuses to "allow" me to sit on the priorityseats, some have nagged at me to get up so others who" needs it more" can use it, there are always people who never bother to fold their legs so that I can pass without tripping on them, keeping bags up on seats instead of offering it. I´ve literally been yelled at by an elderly woman because according to her I lied to get the seat that she needed, I´ve walked off busses to wait for the next one to escape bad argumenting people and I´ve fallen on busses when I had to stand and noone helped me up. I cant deal with confrontation and I dont stand up for myself enough but still
Magpie 6 years ago
I know someone in a Wheel chair. She broke her ankle and had to wear a plaster cast. All of a sudden people treated her like a human. ... She kept the cast , and on low energy days she wears it.
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Jennie-Lind Normand 6 years ago
We used to have a singing bus driver, passengers loved him, he took requests, had an amazing voice and was funny too The city decided it wasn't safe and made him quit singing, apparently singing is bad but they are ok to eat, read a newspaper, speed and blow through stop signs *sigh*
LucyAnn 6 years ago
Bus driver (London double decker) once closed the doors on my foot as I stepped onto the bus. He then drove off, with my foot still stuck in the doors, dragging me down the road (only a few metres, but still!). He only stopped and released my foot because his passengers were screaming at him and banging on the windows. As soon as he released me he drove off fast without asking if I was okay... Makes a good story though.
Jessica 6 years ago
Used to take public transit home from high school. A bus full of screaming high school kids is a terrible route, I get it. But one driver would force us to pay the adult fare instead of the student fare if we didn't have our student ID cards. It was a Catholic high school and I had to wear a kilt...I understand trying to enforce a rule but c'mon buddy, I'm not wearing this uniform and carrying a back pack because I'm in a Britney Spears video...
Uwe Theiss 6 years ago
If you are a woman, you don't wear a kilt. You wear a kilted skirt. Only men wear kilts.
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Petra Schaap 6 years ago
long time a go when i was still young I was going to a concert in a small town I've never been in. I used to travel around quite a bit and knew the best way to ask for directions was busdrivers, pizza guys or taxi drivers. It was already dark and there was only one bus parked next to the trainstation and it said "not in service" and the driver was eating his dinner behind the wheel. I knocked on his window and asked how to walk to the venue. He put down his food, and said "jump in, I'll take you there" and took me there :-D (thinking back about those days I was very lucky to always run into kind strangers)
Max L. 6 years ago
One time I was going to the airport in Rome like 5am, ran to the bus stop to see him leaving it in front of me. I acted like praying him to stop with united hands, and he stopped right in front of me (it was empty, like 20 meters from his just left stop) opened the door and said "do that again!" because he found it funny, wich I did and he let me in.
Cassie 6 years ago
The driver who wouldn't let the kid off could have been charged with kidnapping, among other things. Not a smart move.
Helena Houzarová 6 years ago
I hope he was charged with that, this is a terrible thing to do to anybody, let alone a child!
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Foxxy 6 years ago (edited)
Most bus drivers I have encountered have been great. There has only been two that have been a bit douchy. On the way home from school one day we pushed the bell for the bus to stop at the next stop but he kept going. We then proceeded to call out to the bus driver to stop but he still kept going. Eventually he stopped and told us that he was teaching us kids a lesson for pressing the button when we didn’t need to stop. My brothers and myself only pushed the button for the stop we needed. Another time I was heavily pregnant and the bus driver started to drive off before I was sitting or even holding on to anything. Just managed to catch my fall.
Catherine Hankinson 6 years ago
When I was 17 we were on a really long bus ride from one town to the next. And I needed to pee. But we were in the middle of a really rough area. But I needed to pee. The driver stopped the bus and waited whilst I ran into a pub to pee and then let me get back on.
Magpie 6 years ago
Bus driver did that too, here. Was a replacement bus for a broken train, and driver under a LOT of pressure to not stop, but he did :) ( it wasn't me but someone else ) And once he had stopped he asked if anyone else was in need. Good bloke.
Load More Replies... CelSlade 6 years ago
Oh I have a great one! Got onto a bus one day and saw quite a lot of blood on the entryway floor. Asked the driver what happened and he said an old lady had got on just before me, missed the step and scraped the front skin off her shin. He'd been trying to persuade her to go to the hospital. So I had a look at her leg and it was very bad - a massive flap of meat and skin had been cut open. Between us we convinced her to go to A&E. The bus route went past the hospital, but the driver went straight in and dropped us off at A&E. I helped her in and called her family for her & took the bus number so that they could thank the driver later. Never heard what happened to him but I hope it was something good. Sadly I did speak to someone who happened to be sitting in the back of the bus weeks later and she said people were complaining and saying the driver should be fired. WTF is wrong with some people? The guy deserved a recommendation.
Mommyofboth 6 years ago
Heaven forbid that they be late for whatever they had. It's so much more important than some old lady. That driver is an awesome human and shows that there are still compassionate people in the world.
Load More Replies... Erika Drewke 6 years ago
Since I now walk with at least one crutch and do not have the balance or strength to stand up in a moving vehicle I have been starting to notice people on busses a lot more than what I ever did before. Most of the drivers are okay but sadly the other people on board can be a pain in the butt for me. I am youngish and many people do not believe that I have troubles so some refuses to "allow" me to sit on the priorityseats, some have nagged at me to get up so others who" needs it more" can use it, there are always people who never bother to fold their legs so that I can pass without tripping on them, keeping bags up on seats instead of offering it. I´ve literally been yelled at by an elderly woman because according to her I lied to get the seat that she needed, I´ve walked off busses to wait for the next one to escape bad argumenting people and I´ve fallen on busses when I had to stand and noone helped me up. I cant deal with confrontation and I dont stand up for myself enough but still
Magpie 6 years ago
I know someone in a Wheel chair. She broke her ankle and had to wear a plaster cast. All of a sudden people treated her like a human. ... She kept the cast , and on low energy days she wears it.
Load More Replies... Jennie-Lind Normand 6 years ago
We used to have a singing bus driver, passengers loved him, he took requests, had an amazing voice and was funny too The city decided it wasn't safe and made him quit singing, apparently singing is bad but they are ok to eat, read a newspaper, speed and blow through stop signs *sigh*
LucyAnn 6 years ago
Bus driver (London double decker) once closed the doors on my foot as I stepped onto the bus. He then drove off, with my foot still stuck in the doors, dragging me down the road (only a few metres, but still!). He only stopped and released my foot because his passengers were screaming at him and banging on the windows. As soon as he released me he drove off fast without asking if I was okay... Makes a good story though.
Jessica 6 years ago
Used to take public transit home from high school. A bus full of screaming high school kids is a terrible route, I get it. But one driver would force us to pay the adult fare instead of the student fare if we didn't have our student ID cards. It was a Catholic high school and I had to wear a kilt...I understand trying to enforce a rule but c'mon buddy, I'm not wearing this uniform and carrying a back pack because I'm in a Britney Spears video...
Uwe Theiss 6 years ago
If you are a woman, you don't wear a kilt. You wear a kilted skirt. Only men wear kilts.
Load More Replies... Petra Schaap 6 years ago
long time a go when i was still young I was going to a concert in a small town I've never been in. I used to travel around quite a bit and knew the best way to ask for directions was busdrivers, pizza guys or taxi drivers. It was already dark and there was only one bus parked next to the trainstation and it said "not in service" and the driver was eating his dinner behind the wheel. I knocked on his window and asked how to walk to the venue. He put down his food, and said "jump in, I'll take you there" and took me there :-D (thinking back about those days I was very lucky to always run into kind strangers)
Max L. 6 years ago
One time I was going to the airport in Rome like 5am, ran to the bus stop to see him leaving it in front of me. I acted like praying him to stop with united hands, and he stopped right in front of me (it was empty, like 20 meters from his just left stop) opened the door and said "do that again!" because he found it funny, wich I did and he let me in.
Cassie 6 years ago
The driver who wouldn't let the kid off could have been charged with kidnapping, among other things. Not a smart move.
Helena Houzarová 6 years ago
I hope he was charged with that, this is a terrible thing to do to anybody, let alone a child!
Load More Replies... Foxxy 6 years ago (edited)
Most bus drivers I have encountered have been great. There has only been two that have been a bit douchy. On the way home from school one day we pushed the bell for the bus to stop at the next stop but he kept going. We then proceeded to call out to the bus driver to stop but he still kept going. Eventually he stopped and told us that he was teaching us kids a lesson for pressing the button when we didn’t need to stop. My brothers and myself only pushed the button for the stop we needed. Another time I was heavily pregnant and the bus driver started to drive off before I was sitting or even holding on to anything. Just managed to catch my fall.
Catherine Hankinson 6 years ago
When I was 17 we were on a really long bus ride from one town to the next. And I needed to pee. But we were in the middle of a really rough area. But I needed to pee. The driver stopped the bus and waited whilst I ran into a pub to pee and then let me get back on.
Magpie 6 years ago
Bus driver did that too, here. Was a replacement bus for a broken train, and driver under a LOT of pressure to not stop, but he did :) ( it wasn't me but someone else ) And once he had stopped he asked if anyone else was in need. Good bloke.
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