But it was just as easy to get a political debate going among office workers and bus riders.

Yes, the bus riders kept saying, the heat was interesting.

Would you step on the toe of a bus rider?

Bus riders who remember the poor service provided by private companies can also be expected to raise objections.

Bus riders would be forced to spend the money to buy an automobile.

Cars speed by waiting bus riders, who stand like spectators.

The bus riders themselves are full of disquieting stories, too.

The figure for the city's subway and bus riders is 80 cents.

At least more than most of the rest of the bus riders.

For many bus riders, it's about the journey, not the destination.