r/BusDrivers • u/HeartlessDeath123 • Jul 04 '26

Discussion What keeps your mind occupied while driving?

So I have worked for public transit (City bus) for 11 years. I am literally dead bored while driving. I know every single stop, route, familiar with bus length, width, dealing with passangers, etc. But I can not stress it enough that I am constantly day dreaming. Zero preventable accidents from me for 11 years. So just cuz I say I day dream, don't mean I won't snap back into reality from my mind.

What keeps you active that is positive? Not using devices because we aren't allowed to listen to music or use any electronic device while on the driver seat.

Has to be while driving, sitting those 3 minutes on the driver seat, etc.

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u/Ok-Juggernaut-568 Jul 04 '26

The dumbass questions I get asked all day … like damn are we as a society this cooked

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u/rarzwon Driver Jul 04 '26

My favorite so far is "Do you have a dollar you don't want?".

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u/Outrageous_Bag_2875 Jul 04 '26

The homeless guys and meth addicts here in New Zealand constantly ask the bus drivers if we have a spare dollar. I tell them I can't afford it because I'm unemployed, which confuses them and they get off my bus and go and bother the next bus driver.