Shuttle driver rides the bus and cycles safely

I rode (trolley) buses and walked all my life, and so I do now. I mean, I drive to my parents and for shopping. But I normally ride a bus to work: VTA #22 and SamTrans ##280 / 281 /297.

By the way, I am a bus driver myself; work for PCA, drive Caltrain shuttle, “Marsh road”, in Menlo Park. I work split shift and ride home in midday (6.3 miles one way). Generally, public transportation is awful here. But I am very lucky: whatever time I start or finish my work -I always have a bus to ride! VTAs #22 run “24/7″ (every 10…15 minutes in daytime (until about 7 PM) and every hour after midnight), and SamTrans ## either 280 or 281 or 297 run to East Palo Alto near “24/7″. While riding, I read newspapers or sometimes sleep. And I save my nice car.

I must fix my bike and sometimes ride it, too. Please note: where that is safe. Local bicyclists ride everywhere except freeways, don’t obey “Stop” signs and don’t respect drivers. Contrary, I ride only on bike lanes, on quiet residential streets, or on sidewalks (slowly!). Whatever way we live and move around, we don’t have to endanger ourselves and others.

Yevgeniy (“Eugene”) Lysyy, Palo Alto, CA.