I wish there could be a way to check in (here on YELP) every time I take the bus. I'm a regular rider and a big fan. Coming from Chicago, two things took some getting used to. The routes aren't linear, and some of them bifurcate, so the best way to learn to take the bus is to use Google Maps directions on public transportation. Then experience will improve your bus taking skill. Taking the bus is a challenge in inclement weather as snow removal clearly prioritizes cars over pedestrians so walking to the bus stop and climbing into the bus from the bus stop can be arduous and dangerous due to ice and plowed snow piles. Still, it's better for me to get on the bus rather than to shovel my car out. The other thing that was hard to get used to is how nice MCTS bus drivers are. In Chicago CTA workers are known for their hostility, unwillingness to provide the merest minimum of assistance, and their generally bad attitudes. Bob Newhart started out his career with a stand up routine imagining how in CTA bus driving school drivers practiced stopping to maximize the number of passengers who would fall. MCTS bus drivers are usually very skillful, polite, and surprisingly frequently heroic. Recently a bus driver rescued a toddler running around without an adult in freezing weather in the street, and another driver got her riders to help push a woman stuck in her car on train tracks during a snow storm. In spite of any weather, they tend to run on time. It's always a good deal, but it's even better when you buy a transit card. read more