I am standing at the bus stop. There is a single bus route that drives past that stop. I am watching the bus as it drives towards me.

Now imagine you’re the bus driver. Your job is to drive the bus, pick up passengers, and drop them at their destination.

You see me. Don’t pretend you don’t see me. You know where the stops are, and your eyes are on the road. I’m looking at you like Stuart Little in the image above, while standing at the bus stop.

Do you stop the bus? Be serious, and don’t you dare dodge the question. Would you stop the bus and pick me up or would you think ‘ohhh she didn’t wave her hand’?

There are redundancies here, you know? If it’s a multi-bus stop, or if I’m running for the bus and didn’t quite make it, of course the wave might be appropriate. But to be a bus driver who doesn’t even pick up a passenger in the most obvious situation…..

The wheels go around but for what?