Thursday, February 2, 2012

No standing on the top deck

I love sitting on the top deck of a double decker bus.  The first row by the big front windows is best if that is available.  I love it when the tree branches brush against the bus, and I love watching the cyclists zoom past.
There are some people who love being on the top deck so much that they will stand on the top deck when there aren't any seats left.  This is bad because its not safe to stand on the upper deck or the stairs.   The drivers have a recorded warning that tell people not to do it and the drivers use it whenever they see anyone standing on the upper deck or the stairs through the little cameras around the bus.  People seldom pay any attention to the recorded message.  Bus drivers mostly don't take it any further.  Except for one driver who refused to move the bus until all offenders were either seated or had moved to the lower deck, most just keep playing the recorded message until the rule-breakers eventually leave the bus and cease to be a problem.  Respect to the bus driver who stood up to his errant clients.

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