Originally Posted by
aMull
Anyone else routinely pass buses on their commute? Today i was flying along at 30-40km/h and pretty much dropped a bus and lost sight of him completely. Usually when road conditions are favorable we play a passing game where the bus passes me, stops for people so i pass him, then he gains on me again etc. until i either catch a light and the bus doesn't, or vice versa.I feel a little bad for making him go around me but there is no way i'm stopping behind me and wasting my time, when there is a good chance i will lose him at a light somewhere. It's always great passing a motor vehicle though
There's a local-route bus that goes right through my apartment complex. It's a blessing when I'm sick or there's a blizzard, but it's slower than hell, and I can beat it downtown (14+ miles) with a good 10 minutes to spare. Lots of stops and one transfer. It's easy to beat. It sneaks up behind me as I leave my apartment complex or shortly after that. I pass it two or three times, playing leap-frog as it stops to load passengers. Later, I turn off of its route, and then 3 miles later I cross paths with it again. I usually go north through an intersection right before or right after it goes east through the same one. I don't see it again for 8 miles, as it drives in front of the coffee shop I'm cooling off at.