"Falling"-phobia while walking on a moving bus

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Did you had issues with it? Where you afraid of the moment you actually lose balance and were about to hit the ground fiercely on a bus or train that was probably full of young people or arrogant/dangerous people and were you afraid that they might take the piss out of you for being weird and pitiful or just assault/bully you? Did you always fear that moment where you were about to get to the door to step off the bus because the bus was almost reaching your end-destination bus-stop? Is it really true we aspies have way more difficulty with keeping balance and walking than NTs do? Or is it just me?

I used to have that stupid little phobia and I'm glad I got over it. Luckily I never really fell. I did saw other people fell and they got shat on heavily. Our busses were badly designed and didn't have enough poles to hold yourself onto while standing up and walking (and they were driving very fast and recklessly). Sometimes walking on a moving bus was like walking on a very fast moving treadmill that changed it's moving direction constantly without having the possibility to always hold on to something.

I also don't think it's fun to accidently vomit on a bus whilst being really really sick to watch the vomit spread around everywhere and watching people trying to get away from it. Horror stuff.

I always thought elderly people have this problem. They always shout at the driver if he or she drives off while they're still sitting down. I have Dyspraxia but I can still keep up a better balance than old people can.

I have terrible balance and try not to walk while anything is moving. When I've ridden the bus, if I had to walk while it was moving, I would just hold on to whatever I could, seat backs, people (saying "scuse me, about to fall" as I did so). Most people won't get mad at you for falling, unless you are obviously having a problem and not trying to hold on or prevent falling.

As for throwing up on one, I never have. I don't get motion sickness, but if that happens a lot I'd suggest finding a medicine for it before you get on the bus. Also, bring a bag of your own and warn anyone sitting beside you that you get motion sickness. Make sure you throw up in the bag, quietly, and turn away from others first. Seeing strangers throw up does disgust most people and will make them very short with you usually. You can buy OTC medicine in the US for motion sickness, and you might be able to do the same where you are, depending.

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Weird. When I was in public high school, this is one of the numerous reasons I refused to take the bus home. Even during winter. I walked about five miles home down busy streets instead, which was slightly less harrowing.

Everyone falls about when the bus is moving. Often I see people running down the bus, but not on purpose, just the pressure of the brakes making the person run (especially if they are from the back). I remember once when the bus was approaching a stop where lots of people normally got off at, everyone was standing up, and the bus was slowing down to a gentle stop, but a car suddenly pulled out in front of him out of nowhere and he had to brake hard - making all the standing passengers fall onto eachother. It was pretty funny.

I hate it when people stick their feet out in the aisle on the bus, because you have to step over them (because they don't move them) while trying to keep up a balance and holding on to the poles and the backs of seats and without accidentally grabbing someone's hair, and sometimes it can get rather challenging. But I always like to stand up before the bus stops because if you sit and wait for the bus to stop, somebody from the front often stands up to get off at the same stop and the driver thinks that's the only person getting off and then moves off while you're still walking down the aisle (normally drivers don't bother to look in the mirror to see if anyone else's coming off). It happens a lot, not to me but to other people who leave it to the last minute to stand up.

I hate how bus drivers start moving before you get to your seat and I wait until the bus is stopped to get up. I feel very unsteady when trying to walk on a moving bus.

i have bad balance too. do you have double-decker buses? ohboy

we had bendy buses but think we're getting rid now thankfully.
anyway, if you think a normal bus is bad, wait 'til you try one with stairs

I think the worst thing you can have when being on a bus is f*****g bus crash, I've had it 3 times now in one year, luckily not injured, but if you probably think there will be a replacement bus for the stranded post-buscrash-passengers then think again, you're on your own to find another bus, wait another f*****g hour and be late at work.

I had issues with it when getting onto escalators and I suppose I still have. Where as others can just simple pop onto an escalator without a moments thought I need to slow down and look at the platform and step on when the new step comes around.

Also falling from great heights, but that's really a phobia given that it's not irrational to fear falling to your death :p

As fur buses I never really had a problem with them, unless it's crowded

OMG I have never seen one of those "bendy" buses before. That is so weird!! !

I live out in the country so don't really have the opportunity to ride buses.