Bus Sense

I admit it--I go to a school where the average student is freakishly smart and has the nerdiness to prove it. (I'm talking mostly, though not entirely, about the undergrads.) So you would think that they have enough sense to recognize the obvious. Then again, I guess being smart doesn't mean you can see past the end of your nose.

That would explain why people get on the bus when it's already full and then, instead of shuffling back and filling it in evenly, they all bunch up by the driver. It's as though they're afraid to move more than three feet away from him. So you get a bus with half its aisle empty, probably even an empty seat or two, and 20 people jammed into the 9 square feet of space between the driver and the door.

Really, people? What's so great about that particular section of the rail you're hanging onto that you can't move down and give people room to breathe? Do you have no sense of spatial awareness? Don't mess with me--I'm a mom. I will not only speak to you directly, I will tell you to move. Politely, of course, but possibly with an undertone of "you bleeping inconsiderate idiot."

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[Dave!]

It's probably residual fear--memories of being beaten up at the back of the bus when they were in high school. :)