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If you press people about why they don't like taking the bus, you get some interesting answers, usually containing some riff on the phrase "those people". It's

• nether 11y ago
  Yeah, Angelenos are terrified of the very poor. I've taken the bus a bit in LA (both the Metro and some of the local lines in the south bay). I didn't notice any more colorful characters than I did on transit in NYC, Chicago, or SF.
• xraystyle 11y ago
  I'm not sure who you're talking to, but generally when I ask people why they don't like taking the bus the response is usually much more likely to have something to do with the fact that getting anywhere by bus in LA takes easily double the time one would spend in the car. The crowds and the lack of cleanliness on the busses are usually mentioned as well. Dirty, crowded, loud, and slow? No thanks. I've taken the bus numerous times in LA out of necessity, usually when my bike unexpectedly broke or I was just too tired to ride home, and it always sucks. I avoid it at all costs. The subways are better, but not by much. They're still insanely crowded during peak hours and not really any faster than driving when you factor in the time and effort it takes to get to and from the stations themselves. However, I'd take the subway downtown more often if it just ran later.