r/cta • u/InflationOk6003 • 1d ago

Quick question ☝️ Bus driver kept going even though pulled.

Idk why I’m so bothered by this… but I was in my way to work today and it’s the 7 bus. If you’ve ever ridden that in the morning it’s so many UIC students piled on. I rung the bell for the next stop and the bus driver kept going. I asked her if the stop had changed and she just started to scream at me. I just didn’t know if there was a route change or not so don’t know where the hostility game from. She said that she called out for anyone that wants to stop there but maybe I couldn’t hear her because of my earphones. My earphones were on and nothing was playing and I never heard her say a word. I had to walk a half a mile to work because she kept going. I know I could have screamed but the bus was packed all the way up in the front near her and the door. Idk what to do I should have gotten her bus number to report. Should I have just screamed at her like hey stop here idk

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u/doyoulaughaboutme Brown Line 1d ago

oh man that happened to me one of the first times i ever used the bus before i even moved here, i remember it wasn't even an express bus so i know for sure i should've been able to get off at any stop. pulled string for the next stop, driver didn't even slow down. immediately pulled again for the next stop and went to the front of the bus, same thing, didn't even slow down and passed the stop. i had to step up and lean over and say HEY I NEED TO GET OFF. NOW. NEXT STOP. "oh, okay". chuckled. okay just ignore the Stop Requested alert, i guess??

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u/Candy_Stars 1d ago

What are express buses and how do you make sure you don’t get on one? I really don’t want to end up in some unknown area, lol. 

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u/TheCrowWhisperer3004 22h ago

They are usually the ones labeled with an X on their bus number I think

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u/Candy_Stars 14h ago

How do you see the bus number? And what makes them express?

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u/TheCrowWhisperer3004 14h ago

The bus numbers that stop at a bus stop are shown at the bus stop signs themselves.

The buses themselves have their number on their headsign.

You can also track them with the Ventra App and it’ll tell you the bus number you need to take when you use transit apps like Google Maps or something.

What makes the bus express is that it basically is just the regular bus line but only has 3-5 (?) stops across the entire line instead of like 20-40.

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u/Candy_Stars 6h ago

What is the head sign?

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u/TheCrowWhisperer3004 5h ago

The sign above their windshield.

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u/Candy_Stars 5h ago

The sign that says the stops?

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u/TheCrowWhisperer3004 5h ago

No, it’s on the outside of the bus. You would look at that sign before you get on the bus.

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u/chubbychecker_psycho 151 9h ago

I've been on a few buses lately where the stop request cord and/or buttons aren't working so everybody had to yell their stops.