I hope you appreciate the drivers of transit buses

I've always thought that driving a bus is one of the hardest jobs.  The vehicles are big and hard to maneuver and you have to go in and out of traffic constantly--stopping the bus at a stop and then getting back into traffic.  Plus, the riders.  While many riders are no problem, some can be violent or otherwise problematic. ( ... plus the drivers, most are nice, but some are not).

A Route 70 bus passes two bouquets of flowers Wednesday afternoon at 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 41st Street in the University District where Shawn Yim, a King County Metro bus driver, was fatally stabbed around 3 a.m. (Jennifer Buchanan / The Seattle Times)

A few days ago a King County Metro (Seattle) bus driver, Shawn Kim, was killed by a rider who is a transient, likely with mental problems ("King County Metro bus driver fatally stabbed in Seattle’s U District," Seattle Times).

In an odd twist, he is the brother in law of my next door neighbor.

I always say thank you when I leave the bus.