Riding on the Bus

Eric sleeping through the moment of silence for Joe Paterno

Ian and Eric have been riding on city buses since they were babies.  We practice reading bus schedules/maps and telling time.  We discuss how planners decide when and where buses stop.  We also discuss the advantages/disadvantages of the transportation options we use (bus, car, bicycle, walking, and occasionally airplane).

Ian was puzzled when I told him we can get to the library faster by bicycle than bus.  He understood when I explained that although buses travel faster than bikes, the bike route is more direct than the bus route.

My favorite  on-the-bus conversation was when Ian and Eric were discussing whether it's easier to back up a city bus or a garbage truck and the passenger in front of us joined the conversation.  They decided a garbage truck is shorter and therefore easier to back up.

Books:   Telling Time with Diego by Bergen