Points: No bus but crowded — Narrow space inside — A clumsy incident.
Now-a-days all buses are crowded. Any journey by bus will be journey in a crowded bus. Only those who live near a bus terminus can be sure of getting a seat in the bus.
I wonder how the conductor manages to walk up and down the floor of the bus which is over packed. It always creates a problem when some passenger tries to get down or get up. The ladies have it worst if it is office time. While passengers quarrel with one another, pickpockets quietly rob them of their purses.
The other day I was going in a crowded bus to my uncle’s place. One gentleman was carrying a suitcase with him. It caused great inconvenience to others. But the gentleman paid no heed to others’ grievances. At one stage a baby was badly hurt when his suitcase struck the baby. At this the other passengers got furious. Many abuses were hurled on him, and one young man was angry that he forcibly threw out the suitcase. The gentleman thundered in rage and a perfect pandemonium prevailed for some time. The bus conductor remained a dumb spectator. He was neutral to the passengers quarrel. And just when the noise subsided he began to collect tickets. I will never forget that journey and the strange experience I had as one of the passengers.
Now-a-days all buses are crowded. Any journey by bus will be journey in a crowded bus. Only those who live near a bus terminus can be sure of getting a seat in the bus.
I wonder how the conductor manages to walk up and down the floor of the bus which is over packed. It always creates a problem when some passenger tries to get down or get up. The ladies have it worst if it is office time. While passengers quarrel with one another, pickpockets quietly rob them of their purses.
The other day I was going in a crowded bus to my uncle’s place. One gentleman was carrying a suitcase with him. It caused great inconvenience to others. But the gentleman paid no heed to others’ grievances. At one stage a baby was badly hurt when his suitcase struck the baby. At this the other passengers got furious. Many abuses were hurled on him, and one young man was angry that he forcibly threw out the suitcase. The gentleman thundered in rage and a perfect pandemonium prevailed for some time. The bus conductor remained a dumb spectator. He was neutral to the passengers quarrel. And just when the noise subsided he began to collect tickets. I will never forget that journey and the strange experience I had as one of the passengers.
