Do young people give up a seat on a bus anymore?

What you describe above seems to be the norm. It really goes to show that society is becoming so disassociate and have little if any self awareness. I can empathize with you.

I see nothing wrong in asking for a seat in this case. Your safety is more important than oversights of others. Even asking the driver if need be. I know it is hard to ask for help. You should not have to.

Better yet this might be opportunity to learn from the problem and try to get if fixed. Writing a letter to the bus lines getting them to make the handicap seats available to the elderly. As well having the bus driver enforce the strict adherence as well as report all noncompliance's to the police. Depending on the answer you get bring it to the attention of the media to ensure you are taken seriously as well a get support by means of petition.

We all know things that are the ideal. We complain or seek empathy. If it left at that you mights say you get what you deserve as cruel as it may seem. I never understood this mentality.

Perhaps in this case if nothing is done the deserving in society are also missing awareness as well.

Most of them don't or won't give up their seats in California. This is when you ask the bus driver to do his/her job. He will tell anyone who isn't handicapped or disabled to get out of those clearly marked seats & sit or stand somewhere else. If they do not have a bus pass stating they have a disability or don't appear to be seniors- they have no claim on the marked seats in the front of the bus.

This is a huge problem now that so many people are finding themselves HAVING to use the public transportation system due to financial hardship. School also has started & during the peak hours - it's a given that no one gets a seat unless they have been on that bus for many miles. Still - the kids cannot hog the marked seats & neither can any other able bodied person if a patron gets on & needs a seat. Senior Citizens & the the disabled ALWAYS come first. Then the parents with small children. Everyone else can stand or walk.

Bus rules & etiquette.

I don't know if there any statistics kept on this sort of thing or not, but I'd imagine that you'd be hard pressed to find more than 1 in every 10 young people who would sacrifice their seat on a bus for the comfort of an older and possibly physically handicapped person. And the scary part is, there might be as many as half of those who know better!

I was riding a city-to-city bus in Morocco, the trip was about 15 miles and the bus was packed. There was a handicapped man who managed to climb up the steps with both arms connected to crutches. The aisle was packed front to back. People were talking all around, I was sitting next to the window and couldn't get up and offer my seat. The whole time I was thinking how bad to let a handicapped man with crutches on both arms stand and hang onto a seat either side of him to balance.. A couple weeks later I saw the same man and commented to my friend, that is the man who was standing on the bus and no one offered him a seat. He said "oh yes they offered but he wouldn't accept it." I didn't understand the language, and there are some people who are independent to stand up even if it was more comfortable to sit. So my answer is "No, I don't feel duped." Perhaps people should be polite enough to offer a seat but if that man could stand and keep his balance while the bus is jostling around then I can too.

I've been fortunate most of the time. Here in Saskatchewan, Canada, most will move, or stand, and sometimes it's even a student. However if nobody offers a senior a seat,, or an ignorant mother with a stroller demands that a senior move out of the way, don't bother talking to the driver, because he/she won't get involved. And don't bother going to the media, because they won't print anything. It seems the mayor/transit company controls the press.

I try to hit the buses between 9 and 10 a. m. It's less busy then. We have what they call "low floor buses", where the front of the buses can be lowered for people with reduced mobility to make it easier for them to get on/off, but some drivers will not lower the bed. One bus driver told an 82 year old senior she would either have to get off at the back door--with a loaded grocery cart--or wait for passengers to board before she can get off. She suffers from severe arthritis.The rule has always been up to now that you get off before anyone gets on, because it's easier to get the cart/bags out before it gets crowded.

Real nice people we have here. I won't even bother to go into what the mayor and city council and the transit company pulled off over the last month!!

I'm going to be 71 next month by the way, and still get around pretty good, but still, some adults need a swift kick to wake up to what service and good manners really mean!

I am not young. I was a polite young person, because I wanted to be. I never pulled the chair from anyone but my sister, she and I did it to each other, only.

I recall giving up my seat several times as a youth, teen, young adult, to older people, or someone with a child in arms, not on the bus, but here and there. They always seemed surprised.

Now, If I gave up a seat to someone,they would thnk I was insulting them, at my age, etc.

There are considerate young people, They are more considerate of each other. Older ones must fend for themselves a lot of the time..

NanaT. I'm glad someone else has noticed the entitlement attitude in California.

I live near Sacramento & thought it was the snobby people's kids.

Today I was coming out of the bank & held the door for a young female (can't say lady!), & she just walked through, didn't even acknowledge me & left me holding the door. I went back in & told her that this wasn't Walmart & I wasn't a greeter. She just smirked. I hope I see her again because next time the door will be smacking her in the face.

I'm usually very polite & am proud of my kids & grandchildren have followed suit.

I think the problem is that parents aren't home anymore, or interested in teaching respect. Kids get their role models from TV or movies.

That makes me sad that Australia has taken a step back. I consider my Australian friends some of the most grounded, nicest people on earth.

Not all of the news is bad. I live in Brisbane, and rarely use public transport, but I was on jury duty last week and used the train every day from Roma St to Sandgate. On every occasion that I had to stand, some younger person offered me their seat. I was very impressed - I'm 61 but in good shape and health, can stand perfectly well. So I thought it was very nice that these younger people should leave their seats for me.

On rare occasions. A young girl offered me her seat,I didn't know whether to be grateful or depressed.

There are still some polite youngsters around.

At one time there were notices on all buses that children paying reduced fare should stand if an adult as no seat.

I'm quite fit,so If I see anyone standing that would appear to be in more need of the seat than me,elderly,pregnant or some injury, they are welcome to it.

I usally get a school bus in the afternoon( Private company) and usally sit with my fridns or up the back, if I were to get a public bus i wouldn't sit in the handicapd seats unless its like packed and im the first stop. one time i was n my school bus and two humans or whatever they were were standing, so i saw my friend had his own seat, i thought id be nice and sit with him but my empty seat was taken by a dipshit named tom. so the humans remained standing and some fucktard wanted his own seat, rude twelvies these days.