In a previous post titled "For a very important date" I complimented PAT drivers. A later discussion with friends revealed my viewpoint as naive, or at least incomplete. There are some bad apples out there.
For example, one friend noted that at least a few drivers are less than friendly to cyclists. Drivers may endanger cyclists' lives at times.
Another friend spoke of a bus driver who was frustrated and stuck in an intersection (possibly trying to make a Pittsburgh left?). The bus driver expressed anger by tossing a soda at the offending vehicle driver. I can imagine that driving something as large as a PAT bus could certainly boost your ego and sense of immunity. Who could possibly run you down?
When I countered these unsavory experiences with my mostly pleasant experiences, my friend answered that bus drivers are nice to riders, but mean to everyone else. I'm still not buying such a wide generalization.
Has anyone else encountered a PAT driver's wrath?
Yahotin Station
Waiting in Yahotin
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