You may have noticed these short buses being used in the city lately. I hate those buses. There are so many issues with them. Issues I passed onto to management but they think these buses are the bees knees. They are better on gas. So here are my issues with these stupid small buses that whoever designed them has obviously never been on a bus!
First the very first seats of the bus are very close together, and by close I mean if people sit on either side their knees almost touch. These seats are meant for seniors or disabled. Well the problem with that, is that these seats are on top of the front wheel of the bus making them high. If I sit there, my feet don't touch the ground. If peope are actually sitting there and more people board the bus, they have to walk sideways just to get by. So much for that rule about keeping the aisles clear.
Second problem is the lack of seating on these buses. It would be okay for routes that don't have a lot of people on them but these buses are on the route I use. It's standing room only most of the time. You feel like a sardine sitting and standing. Elbow people, why can't bus designers remember people have elbows! It's not just about our butts fitting in the seat. We all have elbows! Overall these buses fit around 27 people. If all the seats are full you have nowhere to put anything. Don't bother picking up any groceries. You will have to balance it on your head.
Another problem area is the back of the bus. I will have to take a measuring tape with me one day. The space for knees is a joke. I don't know how tall guys sit back there. I have banged my knees on the first seat after you go up the stairs. I'm shorter than the average person so it boggles my mind that they expect average people to fit back there.
The bell is a HUGE problem at the back of the bus. If you are sitting at the back area, the string to pull for a stop is right at your shoulder. Purse straps, hoods and anything else at that level set the bell off. Sometimes people don't even know that they are doing it. I've seen one driver flip out over a bell ringing after every stop. He stopped the bus and swore at everyone to stop ringing the "goddamn bell". It's not the passengers fault, it's the little buses designers fault.
The very back seat is just stupid. If you are sitting there and need to get out, everyone has to move to let you out but here is no room to move on these buses!
The back door not opening. ONE of the worst faults of these buses. The driver unlocks the back door, you hold the handle and.....nothing...the bus starts to move. This happens so often on these buses that I just try to use the front door. Unless there are a lot of people sitting in the front seats. Then you are trapped. Sometimes you can shake the door handles and they will finally open.
If a stroller or shopping cart or senior with a walker gets on, it's so hard to get around it. The route these buses are on is by a community centre and a retirement home so there are a lot of walkers, carts and strollers. Why they use these little buses is beyond me.
I wish they would drive one of those buses to city hall so all of council could get on and see just how bad these buses are. Maybe then they would get rid of them and not order anymore! I'm not asking for a 60 foot bus on my route, just a 40 foot bus with enough seating and leg room that I don't feel like I'm in a sardine can!
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