Recently I was riding bus 596 b or g, I don't remember which, but what really strikes me is the f...ing attitude of drivers toward passengers, even despite transport laws that actually say the driver is kind of right. More details below.
So, there’s a certain stop (near a gas station, the so-called Kudrovo passage). The thing is, if you get off there and board the aforementioned bus route, one thing becomes clear: only the last person wearing dark glasses (which prevent them from assessing the road situation), citing a mythical fine, would continue driving past people who told him almost immediately after boarding that they needed to get off. Instead of simply opening the door of their tin can and letting people off, or, in the absence of a conductor, announcing that the bus doesn’t go straight from the stop but turns right and goes all the way to the end point — the nearest stop, which is about a 20-minute walk from the starting point.
Now imagine a situation where a person feels unwell on the bus, or feels they’ll soon need to take a shit, or maybe someone from Switzerland reports that the bus floor is leaking and threatening all passengers. Seriously, there are many situations where you need (not just can) to stop the bus and listen carefully to your customers, instead of being an a**hole. Nevertheless, it’s easier for the driver not to tell people the route upfront — so they apparently pay the fare, and also because at least someone gets on this glorious route.
A person can’t stop their tin can on demand, because according to the driver, “it’s a social bus, and they’ll slap a big fine on me.” Social, f***! Just think about that simple and concise word, meaning help for people in various life situations. That’s the same as if I called this route well‑thought‑out and logical, when you get on at a stop and almost immediately turn the other way! Why make such a route at all? It has as much sense as the number of exits from Kudrovo — i.e., none.
I certainly understand that the blame rather lies with those who place stops far apart and don’t think through the routes at all, but still, who would want to buy apartments in Kudrovo with such a transport interchange?
In short, for obvious reasons I won’t take this route again: instead of going “forward” as intended, you go backwards or around a corner, which is logically stupid! Who comes up with such routes is a separate question — rhetorical, as you understand — but the enforcers of the so‑called laws can’t even use their dumb brains to think about the consequences; they just follow orders, and that’s exactly why they work as drivers on social routes, and even then, they’re only trusted with a short path from point A to point B, making a couple of turns in a circle — that’s it!
P.S. I hope all employees of this transport company and route go on a long journey, say, on a train, and during the trip they get uncontrollable diarrhea, while it’s hot, there’s 1 toilet, and plenty of free time until the next stop… about 5‑6 hours later…!
Good luck shitting yourselves, whatever you prefer! Then complain about the lack of stops…
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