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.
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.”
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.
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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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
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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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*
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.
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... 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
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... 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*
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