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That one bus driver who remembered my stop after 2 weeks
I ride the 42 route downtown every morning and this one driver always nods at me. About 3 weeks in I was spacing out and missed my stop, but he actually called out 'hey, isn't this yours?' and let me off at the next corner. I never said anything to him before that, just got on and off. Has anyone else had a transit worker go out of their way like that for no reason?
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dylanh972d ago
The interesting angle here is that drivers like that probably pick up on patterns we don't even realize we're showing. You were on the same route every morning at roughly the same time, so your face became part of their routine. Missing a stop breaks that pattern and it stands out to them because they're wired to notice changes in traffic flow and passenger behavior. It's a safety thing too, drivers are trained to watch for regulars who might be in distress or disoriented. Your driver just happened to use that skill in a helpful way instead of reporting you as a possible issue. Most people don't think about how much subconscious tracking goes on behind the wheel of a city bus.
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palmer.jana2d ago
Makes you wonder how many other unnoticed patterns we're all part of every day without realizing it, @dylanh97. Kind of wild to think about, isn't it?
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