When you take the wrong bus, it is best not to panic:) / myLot

Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

January 9, 2026 2:45pm CST

I should have found it suspicious that the bus was waiting for me. It stood still, which meant it was its first station. I lost 35-40 minutes, going back and forth but at least i discovered how to get to a cable car station by bus. I just felt tired waiting for a second and then third bus to my way home. Going on business to the hills it's not fun and i prefer urban area more. And i must admit, i panicked a bit. I thought the driver would stare at me suspicously or ask me why am i the only one who didn't exit the bus. O, well. Do you panic easily or you don't panic at all?

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Anna

@LadyDuck (491482)

• Italy

10 Jan

I do not panic, if not absolutely sure, when I ride a bus I ask to the driver if the bus is going exactly to the direction I expect. Better safe than sorry.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (491482)

• Italy

13 Jan

@valherma00

We get into a bus from the front door, so I always ask to the driver if I am getting the right bus.

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Valentina

@valherma00 (903)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

12 Jan

i was on the back. i was thinking to ask a teenage boy but i thought, no, i am not feeling it and waited where will be the last stop. i learned my lesson, for sure

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Valentina

@valherma00 (903)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

16 Jan

@LadyDuck it's a rule here to enter from the front door but i always go on the second, since all doors are opened

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@DaddyEvil (166312)

• United States

9 Jan

I start questioning people but there is no use in panicking. It doesn't help and doesn't solve anything.

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Valentina

@valherma00 (903)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

12 Jan

I could have asked.i was at the back, the driver was too far and i felt i would panic more so i surrendered myself. i also could have asked one teenage boy behind me but me and teenagers, i passed

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@DaddyEvil (166312)

• United States

13 Jan

@valherma00

I get along well with kids/teenagers. I would have asked.

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Valentina

@valherma00 (903)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

16 Jan

@DaddyEvil i'll have to bring you with me the next time though, i hope i won't get lost in the future again

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (82368)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

10 Jan

Depends on the situation, but I typically don't. I'd rrather have an oh s-hit moment, then I would panic. Panicking doesn't resolve the issue, and it's hard to think through a problem when you are.

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (82368)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

12 Jan

@valherma00 I know the instinctual thing to do is panic, but it doesn't solve anything.

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Valentina

@valherma00 (903)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

12 Jan

i have that moment in my inner thoughts and i roll my eyes as well

you are right, it doesn't solve anything.

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Valentina

@valherma00 (903)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

16 Jan

@kaylachan so true.

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luisadannointed

@luisadannointed (10130)

• Philippines

10 Jan

Hahahahahaha! Are you kiding me? I panic when I see unfamiliar roads, lol!

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Valentina

@valherma00 (903)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

12 Jan

i think it was cause the day was snowy so all the white thing made me sleepy. i even fell asleep in my last bus. i also panic all the time

Stacey

@xstitcher (37668)

• Petaluma, California

10 Jan

I did that not long ago. I caught a bus across town, thinking it was the bus to take me home, then while I was on it I wondered why it was going a certain way. I asked the bus driver what bus I was on and he told me the 24, when I should have been on the 11.

I just rode the 24 back to the bus station and caught the 11 when it came.

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Valentina

@valherma00 (903)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

12 Jan

i am glad you asked. i didn't, felt it is no use but as you, i also came back and caught the bus i needed fro mthe start

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (117612)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

10 Jan

I tend to panic easily when I have to wait for my ride from the insurance company to take me home from the hospital.

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Valentina

@valherma00 (903)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

12 Jan

when people are involved, i always panic. i get you

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (117612)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

12 Jan

@valherma00

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Amber

@AmbiePam (110961)

• United States

9 Jan

I don’t tend to panic anymore, but I probably would get very concerned about taking the wrong bus. I’m just not familiar with bus routes. The closest bus stop to me is 2 miles away.

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Valentina

@valherma00 (903)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

12 Jan

i usually ride a tram here but buses tend to confuse me too. o, 2 miles...

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