I think the local government should take a greater responsibility to do something about the unreliable buses. Let me tell you why! I despise of buses. So there you are standing in the cold in the rain at a bus stop and you look at when your bus is coming, it says 13: 05. So you think ok I can wait 10 minutes. 10 minutes later you look at your watch, it says 13:15 but the bus is not here. You think it is around the corner. While later you look at you watch, it is 13:20 but the bus is still not here. You start to get impatient. You look at your watch and it is nearly 13:25.
London, Birmingham, Manchester all have buses and they are all horrendous. You know the saying "you wait ages for a bus then three come along at once", well where I live, "you wait ages for a bus then none ever come" seems more fitting. When you are early, the bus does not come. You rush to the stop, puffing like a steam train for it to never come. On several occasions I have waited and waited for a bus which never came while I see girls my age pass by in there warm, latest cars. I've had to stand around in the freezing cold for up to an hour, as my nose gradually becomes a large red balloon and icicles hang from your ears.
Time after time I wait for the bus and when it finally turns up, do I get an apology? No I do not. Instead I am greeted by the grumpy driver in this forever delayed machine. As soon as everyone is on and the doors are closed, the bus driver calculates and perfects precision to ensure best timing, whilst what seems like a round of musical chairs to find a bar or pole, there’s a sudden acceleration sending everyone