I am riding the bus to an unknown location. Fearing that I'd miss the stop, I sit right at the front of the bus, where the old Transitlink validator used to be. In other words, above where the emergency apparatus is stored. I have a good excuse for being there initially when I board the bus, because the bus is pretty crowded and passengers have to stand. So I thought I'd make myself comfortable on the front perch (thank goodness the driver didn't mind at all) so that I can stare out front through the windscreen and look out for my stop.

So we're travelling under pretty dim lighting conditions. And I realise how difficult it is for the bus driver to look out for passengers. Especially when the marking for the bus-stop is just a three-sided yellow box painted onto the road, and the bus-stop itself, though lit, is camouflaged amongst the vegetation overgrowing from a residential compound and from the grass patch on the curb. And it's even harder to realise that commuters are flagging for the bus when they are dressed in dark colours! Imagine having to be alert under such trying conditions.