How Do You Ride A Public Transportation Bus?
• Find out the bus routes and pickup times for your city. You could do this by finding a bus route map at the local bus depot, or at most public offices, or on the internet. • Find out if you can get a free or discounted pass for buses in your neighborhood by reason of age, youth, student status, or disability, etc. You often can go to the main bus depot and purchase a discounted pass. • Find out if it would be economical to get a pass or multi-trip ticket for your regular journeys. • Find the nearest bus stop with the route that you need, and check the pickup time (both usually indicated on the bus stop). • Make sure you catch your bus going in the right direction. Don’t just go by the route number. At some subway or train stations that are part way along a route, buses may use the same bay for both directions of travel so if you just go by the route number you may end up on a bus taking you farther away from your destination. • Dress for the weather so you are not uncomfortable while
