The Pros and Cons of Being a Bus Person

A few thoughts on the benefits and challenges of using public transport.

Pro: No vehicle maintenance

Having a car requires a bit of upkeep and if you’re on the lower end of the economic spectrum, one heavy malfunction can spell disaster.

Pro: No Insurance

Most people on the lower end of the economic spectrum can’t afford to drive legally because of insurance mandates, where I live at least, which require any driver to carry liability coverage at a minimum.

Pro: No paying for gas

Given how gas prices fluctuate the way they do, sometimes it can cost more in gas for a trip to wherever than the trip is actually worth.

Con: It’s a time suck

Bus schedules being what they are, you can manage to just catch a connecting bus or end up waiting half an hour for the same. For me, getting across town to the mall takes three times as long as it used to when I had my own vehicle. The upside is that I can bring a book and catch up on reading.

Con: Other passengers

Some bus people can be annoying as hell, like when they play music too loud and the driver has to call the bus company cops to ‘have a talk’ with the offenders. And in the age of COVID, it can be really annoying when people don’t wear their masks right when mask wearing is mandated on public transport. And given that a lot of poor people who have to rely on the bus may be at greater risk, this is obviously a major issue.

Con: Lack of access

Bus routes don’t go everywhere one might have gone previous, say one of the suburbs where a good book store is, or even the next town thirty minutes away where friends live and operate one of your two favorite bars.

Pro: Eating better

Having a vehicle means being able to go where you want when you want. And if you have an uncontrollable craving for fast food, or other crap food in general, it’s a lot easier to avoid these kinds of choices if you rely on the bus to take you anywhere. Also, when you go grocery shopping, it’s not easy to carry loads of purchases on the bus so avoiding things like excess…

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