I was taking the bus home from BART and a woman just a little older than me asked me how long until the 51A came so I looked on the transit app and told her 15 min. She said she was very scared to wait alone for it (to be fair, that part of Broadway has no open businesses at 8 pm so when it’s dark I can see why it might be a little scary) so I abandoned my palms to take the 30 home and waited the extra 12 min with her.
It was a good thing I did because she didn’t know where to wait for the bus, didn’t know to stand up and show the driver you’re taking it as opposed to staying on the bench, and didn’t know you could pay with a clipper card! She thought that was just for BART. Also didn’t know how to request a stop.
And she kept saying how grateful she was I stayed because it’s so scary to wait for the bus alone at night.
I gave up getting home 12 min faster and enjoying my podcast (talking to a stranger was not what I was feeling) but hopefully she learned some life skills?
Bronwyn Harris
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