How do you keep yourself safe while travelling in bus?

Always enter the bus through the front door. Allow others to exit before boarding. Keep children close and board together. Be sure to use the handrails to avoid slipping and/or falling.



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General Safety Tips for Riding City Buses
  1. Plan your trip in advance: Familiarize yourself with the bus route, schedule, and stops before boarding the bus. ...
  2. Arrive at the bus stop early: Give yourself plenty of time to get to the bus stop before the scheduled arrival time.


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Suggestions include:
  1. Keep your travel plans, including accommodation details, to yourself.
  2. Don't hitch hike.
  3. Try not to travel at night.
  4. Avoid 'seedier' areas of the cities you visit, especially at night.
  5. Ask your hotel manager for advice on 'safe' versus 'unsafe' local areas.


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Try to stay awake, especially at night, and take note of the people sitting around you and their behavior. If you feel uncomfortable, move to another seat. If you are waiting at a bus stop or station, try to stay in the light, and near a public safety officer, if one is on duty.

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Keeping Your Balance Keep your rear foot perpendicular to the direction of travel. Keep your feet and legs active. Stand with your weight on the toes and balls of your feet, ready to spring into action if needed. Keep your heels on the floor, but avoid settling all of your weight on them.

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Flying is the safest way to travel; that's a platitude that almost everyone is familiar with. In the 1990's, when air travel was becoming increasingly common, even more so than it had ever been, this idea that air travel is safe spread more and more.

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Carry The Right Gear For any valuables that may not fit in a slim belt or wallet, bring a day bag that has a lockable zipper on a compartment to keep everything as secure as possible (Aside from preventing theft, it'll also help prevent things falling out of your bag when you're not paying attention).

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Respect the personal space of co-passengers Also, do not sit on anyone else's seat or put your belongings on it. Similarly, if you are travelling with children, who typically have a shorter attention span than adults, then make sure to pack games, colouring books, stories, etc. for them.

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School Bus Etiquette This means that you shouldn't talk loudly, yell, scream, or laugh loudly in the bus. Of course, you should still enjoy yourself during a bus trip. But you shouldn't be very loud, as the driver and other students may find it disruptive. Talk with the person/people sitting beside you.

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How to Deal with Anxiety on Public Transportation
  1. Prepare yourself before you ride. ...
  2. Ease your way into using public transit. ...
  3. Try writing down your fears beforehand. ...
  4. Practice mindfulness techniques. ...
  5. Or try distraction. ...
  6. Don't be afraid to ask for help.


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  1. Stand in well-lit areas.
  2. Keep one headphone out (or don't use them at all).
  3. Stay alert to your surroundings—especially any people around you.
  4. Remain visible to the driver upon entry and exit (you may want to keep your phone flashlight on).


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Passenger vehicles are by far the most dangerous motorized transportation option compared. Over the last 10 years, passenger vehicle death rate per 100,000,000 passenger miles was over 20 times higher than for buses, 17 times higher than for passenger trains, and 595 times higher than for scheduled airlines.

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The middle Specifically, you should try to avoid the front and rear sections of the bus. Sitting in the middle gives you more protection during all types of crashes, including head-on and rear-end collisions. As far as the middle of the bus goes, your best bet is to sit in a row between the bus's tires.

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Solo travel is so freeing and enlightening. It teaches you so much about the world, and yourself, and is something everyone should try at least once in their life. But is it safe to travel alone as a woman? The answer is yes, but there are some things you need to know.

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Avoid eye contact. Lean against the window and stretch out your legs. Sit on the aisle seat and listen to music to pretend not to hear people asking for the window seat. Place a large bag or multiple items in the empty seat to make it time-consuming to move.

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