Rules of the GAME : Dubai RTA Bus

The Dubai Bus system is an adventure by itself. To begin with you cannot really plan your journey in terms of start and finish time (even on a day when there is hardly any traffic). There are time tables at the bus stops but I guess the only people who follow them are the commuters and not the bus drivers!! So you land up at the bus stop and I am sure Mr. Murphy would intervene in your plans.

To begin with the bus of your choice may not stop since the driver inside decided that his bus is full (seating and standing). They arrive at this conclusion by using a very complicated calculation. The no. of passengers he can figure out on his rear view mirror is multiplied by the pie (22/7) and if he gets a multiple of 13 then your luck is in jeopardy.

Well let’s say that the situation is better, and he does stop. Now you would need to judge as to where exactly will the front door of the bus be positioned when he brakes. Given that you have judged incorrectly, that is mostly the case, now you just throw your body into the humanity that wants to enter the bus. You may witness if not participate in this jostling Olympics everyday evening at the Trade Center stop when a C2 comes in.

The bigger game would start now. You have no clue whether a bus is capable of taking in standing passengers. I guess that is determined by the date of birth of the driver multiplied by the bus license number, divided by 786. If you get an even number then standing is Ok and if it’s an odd then you are at your odds too.

So next time you plan to take an RTA Bus, make sure your math’s is quick and fast. And I guess if you know the driver, nothing like it!! Sphere: Related Content