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i hate the bus, to many sick people coughing and touching everything, not to mention the a holes that sit in the back and assault me or threatin me. then you got the crazy people who sit up front and talk to them selves in public (i do that to but not in the open) long story short if you can avoid it all costs. walk, bike even drive if u can aint worth it. ecspecially for people with as/asd.

I am not a big fan of public transportation either. I tolerate it if I have to but I would rather not have to.

I actually like the bus. I know another autistic kid and he also likes the bus.

Some of the bus lines here in Seattle are pure thuggery. Most are okay but occasionally you get a few where it seems like every known psychopath in town is riding it. People have been stabbed and shot on buses here. Kids assault the drivers. Some newer drivers get lost. Some drivers just don't know how to manipulate the bus in reversing, etc. It's a mystery why people uses knives to etch words in the bus. Vandalism must be tolerated because it happens frequently. Yeah. Riding in the back can be detrimental to your health.

I've been taking the bus since I was in 5th grade, so I'm fairly used to it. Personally, I prefer the far back corners of the bus. Specifically, the far left corner. It's more comfortable for me when I'm sleeping. Honestly, most people are too lazy to go to the very back, so I'm free from MOST of the passengers. Ipods and books are your best friends when it comes to taking public transit.

A 16 year old kid assaulted a bus driver yesterday right in my very own Langley. I'm not sure about the buses in my city anymore.

I've taken buses and subways a lot (and to lesser degree trams) over the last 23 years. Sure there is too much coughing at times. But I have never been assaulted or threatened on public transport, and I have only seen one person talking to herself while on public transport.
So I have no problem with it at all. It's an easy and environmentally sound way to get around.

I got no problem with people talking to themselves, but I draw the line at being harassed andassaulted. No wonder you dislike the bus!

I don't like it, either. It's noisy and easily causes overload. But... well, it's better than not having transportation. I just have to plan for the fact that if I travel by bus, I will not have enough energy left over to do much the rest of the day.

I had to take the bus throughout Highschool. Now, I take it from time to time. When I tune my car and have no ride, there's always the bus. it's 4x slower and I have to deal with annoying people everywhere but it's transportation.

I like getting buses. I just get a bit stressed if it gets overcrowded, especially during the school holidays when people decide to bring their kids on. I don't mind children over 5 so much, but usually if a parent has a bunch of kids with them, they always have a toddler as well, and I've found that toddlers get more hyper or tantrumy when their older siblings are with them. It's usually the same situation; the older siblings independantly go and find a seat together, and and toddler has to remain with the parents at the front of the bus in the pushchair, and the toddler wants to be like it's older siblings and so wants to get out. ''No!'' shouts the mother, ''you can't get out!'' Then ''WWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!'' Here we go, we haven't got to hear this brat whining and bawling about not being able to get out of the pushchair, have we? I panic about being enclosed in a small space when there's somebody's brat what just won't stop. I also dislike children under 6 behind me, because they swing their legs or fidget, and I can feel it on the back of my seat. Also I wouldn't want a toddler behind me making unpredictable noises right in my ear.

If it weren't for small children, I would love getting buses even more than I do. If it weren't for small children, I would enjoy myself more wherever I go....

I don't particularly mind the bus as I live in a university city so there are a lot of well behaved students generally. I've also ridden Subways in large Canadian cities (Toronto, Montreal and Edmonton) and had no issues in any of them at all, even at night. The only thing that annoys me is the large quantity of single teenage mothers who have no business being parents.

I will say though that when I went to University, I had to take a bus that took over an hour (15 minute car ride) and it was at full capacity (standing room included) for 90% of the trip. Ugh!

Also I hate it when I'm the last one on to a crowded bus and I got to stand up. The bus I get (my most favourite bus in the world and I never want it to change companies whatever happens), is also quite narrow inside. Well, the aisle between the seats is a fair size, but at the front seems to go more narrow so that there's such little space to stand, and you have to keep getting off to make room for someone with a pushchair or a wheelchair or a trolley what old people push. Last time I stood up, I kept getting snapped at by old women with those trolley things, which I don't know why because I had given up my seat to let one of them sit down. They said ''excuse me'' but in an impatient, snappy way. I suffer with agitation and frustration all the time, but I still speak politely to people.

I just started riding the bus about a month ago, but I haven't encountered any problems yet. The other day there were three guys behind me planning a robbery, but they didn't bother me. Most of the people who use the bus here seem to have some kind of disability.

I do dread having to sit next to someone if the bus is full, but that has yet to occur.

The bus here is CA can range from mediocre to a nightmare depending on the routes you take. When I take the bus to college and back, it's pretty decent primarily due to it being filled with college students and "average" people. When I've taken it down to visit my friend, then it becomes like a trip into madness.

Lame story: I remember seeing one guy who looked mildly homeless and possibly half past crazy.. By the 2nd time I saw him on the bus, he looked way more homeless than before. He had a bag full of random useless crap. Also he got into a fight with some crazy old guy that kept yelling "I am a senior! I am disabled.." followed by some random nonsense.

I hate, hate, HATE buses. Too many people, standing to close, coughing/breathing on you.. then if you're sitting, there's the absolute disgust of having someone sit so close to you that the entire sides or your bodies are touching.. and they're probably sweaty or smelly or both if you're lucky. Sitting on seats that have seen god knows what, holding onto filthy bars and handles.

And those are just the "normal" people.

I'm not able to take a city bus at rush hour. I will get so upset that I'll work myself into a panic attack.

Burn them all.