I ride the bus to get to my classes in the evenings, and I have to say that the public transportation here in Finland is fabulous. If you are at the bus stop at the moment it's supposed to arrive, you will never wait more than two minutes. They are pretty much exactly on time, if not a few minutes early.
One of the ways they are able to keep schedule is that the highways have designated bus lanes. Which means that while the rest of us may be bumper-to-bumper on the highway, the buses whiz right by us. In addition, cars in Finland will ALWAYS let the bus go ahead of them. It's not a big deal to be "stuck behind a bus" because all of the bus stops are pulled off to the side, unlike London Ontario where you can easily stop twenty times going up Richmond Street or Wellington Street due to the bus stops.
It's nice to have something dependable. Like getting to class on time.
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