When standing, do you generally hold onto the bars or the loop handles attached to the bars? What did you do this morning if you were on one?
E: Sounds like bars are the popular option here too, for many reasons. Hygiene was a big one I hadn’t initially considered. Thanks for answering everyone!
Bars if I have to, but I feel like I look cooler if I don’t hold onto anything, so I often try doing that and just balancing.
(I know I don’t, you don’t have to remind me that)
In a train? I can do that. It’s fine. But a bus? Nah, I have hard time not to fall even when holding onto something.
I feel you, I must be the coolest dude in the tram standing in balance in front of the door when nearing my stop 😎
I’m glad that neither of you are taking my Vancouver trolleybus. 😅 The power feeder abruptly disconnects from the catenary every so often causing the bus to suddenly jolt.
Sounds fun! Probably frustrating if that’s your everyday commute, but my friends and I enjoy telling each other stories of our transit related disadventures (car drivers being idiots and bus drivers acting accordingly, the metro automated system being stupid, stuff of this kind), so we’d probably like that.
You hate it while it’s happening, but it makes for some pretty silly memories. And most importantly it helps break the monotony of your commute.
Bars. They don’t move (usually).
Now look, I’m not a bus commuter, but I’ve been riding buses all over Europe and beyond, and I immediately just hold onto anything that’s in reach.
As a matter of fact, as long as there’s not a visibly old/pregnant/disabled/etc person around, I’ll make sure getting a seat no matter what and something to hold onto.
At this point I’m quite certain there’s a secret society of bus drivers with chapters all over the world, and their motto is “drive like there’s no tomorrow” and they all have “NO FUTURE” tattoed in huge black capital letters on their chests.
I’m not sure I’ve seen any buses in the UK with handles, they only have bars. So bars.
