UGA buses irritate me. 'Nough said. The following are a few unwritten (about to be written) rules for riding buses here at UGA.
1) Do not ride the bus extremely short distances. There are people who have to ride that godforsaken tin can completely across campus to get to a class in 15 minutes and your getting on and off the overcrowded bus can cause them to be late.
2) If you are riding the bus for only a couple stops, give your seat to someone who will be there longer. Standing is not that bad, especially when you are only going from Tate to Snelling.
3) When the driver says something like "Stand behind the line" or "Don't stand in the stairwell" obey them! They have not problem waiting on you to obey actual laws and causing the rest of us to be late to class.
4) Pay attention! This is very important while standing on the bus. No one likes it when you flail about the bus because it took off while you were texting your friend about something that has no eternal importance.
5) When boarding the bus, let people get off before you go barging in. When people are trying to move in opposite directions, the whole affair grinds to a halt. Save everyone some time and wait the extra couple seconds to allow everyone to get off the bus.
6) (Not really about riding the bus, but for people who drive cars in Athens) Respect the buses. Your lack of driving intelligence could cause someone to die. It could be you when your Prius gets run over by the massive bus or it could be an innocent person walking across the street when you illegally pass a parked bus.
If we all follow these rules, bus riding will be slightly less irritating. Thanks!
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