It seems I’ve been ranting about public transit more than normal these days? Maybe my life is pretty dull lately. Or perhaps it’s because people really can be stupid and it’s so tempting to write about it. Yes, that must be it.

Every day I find myself at a bus loop. There are multiple buses coming and going and as a result there are many passengers running around trying to make their connections and also catch the skytrain. It’s controlled chaos on most days. There are a couple of marked crosswalks and there are big signs that say ‘Watch for buses.’ Well, duh. Unless you’re seeing-impaired, how could you not notice the large, tubular people transporters that race in and about the roundabout? (hence the term bus loop, Captain Obvious).

But of course, what do I witness every day? I see people either in a rush (yes, you are SO important and your time is SO much more precious than anyone else’s) or they are just totally oblivious. They will run or saunter out into the crosswalks right into the path of a large bus, and said bus often has to slam on its brakes to avoid hitting a whole swack of walking meat tubes. Often they don’t even look up to check or acknowledge this big bus that keeps slowly inching closer and closer to them as it tries to get on its way to pick up more passengers. And so many times the bus finally has an opening and it starts to enter the crosswalk but then there is a brand new batch of psychotic, inconsiderate commuters who dart out in front of the moving vehicle and the bus has to slam on its brakes AGAIN.

What do I do? I wait patiently at the crosswalk until it’s clear, even though I could cross with the droves of ignorant sheep and be protected by the presence of the crowd. No, I’m cautious and aware of how my actions affect other people. I don’t want to contribute to the bus drivers’ frustrations. And I’m intelligent enough to know that if it boiled down to it, the bus would win. Yes it would, Captain Obvious.