TTC drivers need to user better judgment. Like many people in Toronto, I get up in the morning and wait for a bus to get to work. I do this because my home is about a two-minute bus ride from the Keele subway station. On Keele, there are regular buses and express buses. My stop at Annette and Dundas Street is not an express stop, but it is on a major intersection with a traffic light.
When an express bus is stopped at a red light, bus drivers don’t bother to pick up passengers waiting for the bus. Instead, the drivers just often look over, smile and then wait for the light to change, driving away, leaving people waiting many more minutes for the next bus.
Now I think this has to be the dumbest thing in the world. Even if the rule is that express buses only stop at certain stops, drivers should use better judgment. What is the harm in picking up passengers waiting on the side of the road?
The TTC is cutting budgets, sending out less buses, making wait times longer and it would be great if the drivers had the wherewithal to pick people up when they can.
This has been really pissing me off over the last two weeks and I needed to get it off my chest.