Uncle Bus Driver

I was able to hop on the last bus back to my place tonight. When it was nearing the last one or two bus stops from the terminal, a group of guys on the sidewalk wearing sports clothes suddenly went scrambling to the nearest bus stop as they caught sight of the approaching bus. They were frantically flailing their right hands to signal they want to board the bus. Upon seeing this (or not), the driver ironically started to accelerate and finally just sped past the poor fellows. I thought it was rude, especially since they were already AT the bus stop when the driver ignored them, so now they would have to walk all the way to the terminal. Maybe the driver thought it wasn't such a long distance anyway. Maybe the driver thought, "WHO CARES?".

Anyway, I was really tempted to tell the driver off and ask him a rhetorical question of why he didn't take those guys on board. But instead, as I was alighting the bus through the door opposite the driver's seat, I gave him a polite "Thank You". He responded with a wave of his left hand. Maybe if he realizes his work is appreciated he would go the extra mile. Or even just the extra bus stop.