Bus Rides: where do you usually seat?

When riding jeepneys, i always try to get the seat near the driver. I want to always see where we are heading and riding up front is always the best seat. Now when riding a bus, i always take the seat beside the window coz i enjoy looking at the scenery especially if it's going to be a long ride.

On jeep rides, I really like to be seated next to the driver. Well not really next to him as my knee would get hit when he changes the gears as it runs. I wish they'd only allow one person to sit next to the driver and not two. I often sit there when I really am not familiar to the place that I am trying to go to. I would kindly ask for him/her to tell me where I am so I'd know where I should be getting off. Sometimes, when the ceiling is quite high, I won't mind being seated anywhere on the long benches. I just prefer the seat beside the driver since its more spacious and my back's at rest when the vehicle is moving compared to being sideways while being seated at the long benches. When it comes to bus rides, the seats at the middle are so small in space that I could only prefer to be seated at the very end and at the middle or if I'm lucky, just along the first row of seats behind the driver since its also spacious. Now if only public utility vehicles like that can be well accomodating with air conditioning since most of the times, they still charge like air conditioned buses even though their ACs aren't performing right for the passengers convenience

I will ususally sit on the right near the back on buses.. Because in case of peak hr, i will not obstruct ple from boarding the bus when it gets too crowded.. haha.. PLus, the front seats will be free and ple can sit down once they board the bus and it will speed up the whole process too ^_^

In buses, I usually sit 4-5 seats behind the driver. I kinda liked it near the middle and near the door. East to get out. But if I know everyone in the bus (an outing of some sort), I'll stay near the back. As for jeepneys, I prefer to stay in front beside the driver. Again, easy to get on and off and less "pa-abot" or passing along my fare to the driver. . My second choice would be by the door of the jeepney. I can lean towards the corner of the jeep and relax.

I prefer to sit in the back corner, far enough away from everyone. I like to listen to music and people watch. I find that the loud mouthed people tend to sit further up so it's easier to drown them out that way...although some of them talk louder than the music can play in my ears. I have social phobias so if too many people are close to me I start to panic.

Wow - I haven't ridden a jeepney for a long time. But if I were to ride in one again, I would probably sit near the door so I can get out easily. As for regular buses, I tend to prefer the seats just behind the middle exit because for a few reasons. First, it's far back enough that, unless the bus is really crowded, there usually aren't too many people standing and congregating around that area. Second, it's close enough to the middle exit to be able to get off easily enough. And third, it's not near the seats for the elderly and handicapped, because when I find I sit near the front, I'll often give up my seats to people who need to sit down when the specially reserved seats are all taken - sometimes by people who aren't really supposed to be there and don't have the consideration to offer it the people it's meant for. Don't get me wrong - That's not to say that I still won't give up my seat in the back to a person that who needs the seat more than me (like the elderly, physically disabled, someone with a child, someone who is holding a bunch of grocery sacks, etc) but sitting that far back, the chances are slimmer of you needing to move out of your seat until you reach your exit. Therefore, I can just sit back and relax while reading my book or watching a video on my ipod.

when riding in a bus which i seldom do...i usually sit at the front sit..or if not available near the window..i just want to see whats ahead of me and specially the sceneries to keep me from feeling bored..

On a jeepney it is good to sit in front so you can see where you're going and not miss your stop. If that is not available I try to sit close to the driver in the back seat so I can ask him to stop where I need to stop.

I usually sit beside the driver and beside the window. I just want to have a clear view of the road and the surroundings. That is a habit of mine since I started riding a bus...

When riding in a bus, i usually seat 2 - 3 seats behind the driver and I would prefer to be seated on the aisle. It's easy to go out in these area of the bus. I also make sure that I don't seat where the sun is so I could sleep well in the bus since I have long commutes everyday from Manila to Batangas and vice versa. If riding on a jeepney, I prefer to be seater infront near the driver, but not next to the driver. If it'd not available, then I would sit at the back near the exit. i don't want taking the fare of other passengers and giving them to the driver. It annoys me that much...hehehe

i only ride the bus for long travels. i love sitting behind the driver or the first passenger seat. it gives me the view of the road. it is also less bumpy.

when i still have the pleasure to choose a seat i.e. not rush hour, the bus has still has many vacancies, i always reserve a slot near the door so that when i'm about to depart (aheheheh...) it would be a lot easier than coming from the rear part. if near the door's not available anymore, i choose any seat beside a window, because it can provide you better position whenever i wanted to sleep while traveling. and i don't have to suffer from frequently being bumped into and harassed by passengers going on and off the board, the way those people sitting near the aisle are suffering. if the bus is too small with too narrow spaces between seats, that can't even accomodate my legs like i'm a really tall girl (but i'm not), i always choose the three-seater side of the bus... but if it's quite big with enough space for my legs, i prefer the two-seater side, because that way, i'll only have one passenger sitting beside me, easier to deal with especially when going off the board since i choose to sit beside the window. if there are no choices left for me, like it's rush hour and there are only few seats left, i chose by passengers. i always choose to sit beside passengers who are either inferior in height and body structure so that if he/she has hidden agenda for me, i'll be able to attend to it, aheheheh.. or those who seem to be going off board way before i do... mostly yuppies and call center employees who are likely to be going off board at the MRT station. i do not ride MRT. and from north expressway to mandaluyong, i only ride a bus.

when riding a jeepney, i want to sit beside the driver as much as possible. if the seat is not available, i'd go for the back seat instead. when riding a bus, i don't care where i seat but as much as possible, i stay away from the back seat where the engine is. coz the seats get hot when the bus is running in high speed. ;)

When I'm alone I like to sit at the very front near the door. That way I have an unobstructed view of the road. When I'm with others I prefer sitting all the way at the back. Preferably having the back bench all to ourselves. That way we can talk without bothering other people. If I get a seat someplace else I usually just read.

there is not much choice where i live. the buses are very crowded. many time swe do not even get space to sit. if its not crowded, i prefer to sit middle at window.

we usually rid bus./ mainly they are crowded most of the time. i like to sit in the middle at the window side. by default i have seen i tend to sit on left side.

We do have buses and jeepneys over here in our country. Although I rarely take these public means of transportation anymore, I still get to ride on them on certain occasions. On a daily basis, I take an fx taxi which goes straight from a station near our place to my workplace. Once a week or once in two to three weeks, I do take a jeepney because it's much cheaper this way. If I take a jeepney alone, I prefer sitting on the seat at the back of the driver. Or sometimes, I'd also take the seat beside the driver if my husband is with me. While regarding buses, I only get to ride them when we travel to our province and visit my parents or my in-laws. When we do, I usually take the seat beside the window. Anyway, I was quite curious as to why you know jeepneys. Buses are quite seen all over the world in many countries, but the same does not apply with jeepneys. By any chance, are you a Filipino? I haven't checked your profile so I really don't know. But if you do, I could say that we're the same because I'm also a citizen of the Philippines. I guess this will do for now. It's 5:40 in the afternoon and I should get going because my husband is waiting for me at home. Until next time.

I have never actually ridden a bus when it comes to a school bus or city bus but I have been on a greyhound bus once,and if I was ever to ride a city bus then I would prefer to sit in the front as close to the driver as possible and on the outside seat away from the window,since I can not stand crowds or being on crowded buses so I would want to get off the bus as soon as fast as possible after it stopped.

i always make sure that i will seat beside the window...whether its a bus or jeep, and always in the side of the driver,why? because for me in some cases,example accident of course the driver will save his life and he will turn the bus/jeep in a place where he will not bump,in easy explanation on a safe side!

when there is no spare seat in a bus i usually stand in the middle but when there are many unoccupied seat i usually seat in the front area of the bus because less crime and i can go down faster because i don't need to walk in the center going down.