I cycle commute to work two to three times a week. I wish I could do it five days a week, but I need my car for the other days. During my commute, I say hello or good morning to anyone who's not in a car, and I usually get a kindly reply. If I leave my house at the right time, I pass a high school bus stop with about 15- 20 kids waiting for the bus. It's dark and about 6:50 AM when I pass them on the way to work. For the last two weeks, I've offered a cheerful group, "Good morning!" But I've received silence from them in return.

I'm determined to get some response before the end of the school year in June 2017. I'm not sure what my plan is to be successful, but I'm willing to try anything that won't seem creepy to the kids. Then again, to high school kids, a middle aged man just saying hello is probably creepy in itself.

Either way, I'm going to have fun with this and report back as things progress.


EDIT: 10/28/16 5 PM: After reading some of the posts to this thread, I agree that I have no business trying to persuade anyone to reply to my greetings. I will continue to say hello or good morning, but leave it at that. If there is a reply, then fine. If there is no reply, it's not my business.