I agree it must be an incredibly difficult job, but it does not give them an excuse to honk at me when I'm on the shoulder and half a dozen semi and dump trucks have safely passed. Or to tell me I'm wrong for taking the lane in appropriate situations.

I've met many bus drivers over the years who are overly friendly and overly rude. There are alway some of both. It certainly can have to do with the point in their shift, their route, their ability to read people, and other unknown factors.

@cobrabyte. Not sure who that image was geared towards, but I am not a fan of that joke. No I didn't die, but people who've seen the video of my accident said I should have died. Knowing the exact extent of my injuries I know I cheated death only because of three incredibly capable people who were on the bus; an LPN, an RN, and a firefighter. They stopped enough of the blood flow from my "shredded femoral artery," as described by my vascular surgeon. Due to the intervention of those three and being outside of an ambulance station did I have the chance to receive 5 or 6 units of blood versus being an organ donor. It's fifteen weeks today and I'm 27 hours out of my seventh surgery and I've been in the hospital for 105 days straight and I will probably be here for 21 more, I was hoping to go home on the fifteenth. So I'm a little touchy.