<description>&lt;p&gt;A talk with Brendan Bartholomew, who&amp;apos;s a professional bus driver in San Francisco. We talk about the role understanding and predicting human behavior can play when driving a city bus. Topics discussed include: the importance of thinking ahead about potential pedestrian/traffic dangers; how bus drivers know who’s waiting for a bus and who’s not; thoughts on handling unruly and/or mentally ill passengers; how modern rideshare and scooter traffic have changed things for bus drivers. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;--------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://pwrp.supercast.com"&gt;Support the Show.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To get ad-free episodes, and more, get &lt;a href='https://pwrp.supercast.com/'&gt;a premium subscription&lt;/a&gt;. To learn more about the show, go to &lt;a href='https://behavior-podcast.com'&gt;behavior-podcast.com&lt;/a&gt;. I&amp;apos;m on Twitter at &lt;a href='https://twitter.com/apokerplayer'&gt;@apokerplayer&lt;/a&gt;. See &lt;a href='https://linktr.ee/zachelwood'&gt;a summary of my work&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

Zachary Elwood

How a bus driver predicts the behavior of drivers and passengers, with Brendan Bartholomew

MAY 1, 202439 MIN
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

How a bus driver predicts the behavior of drivers and passengers, with Brendan Bartholomew

MAY 1, 202439 MIN

Description

A talk with Brendan Bartholomew, who's a professional bus driver in San Francisco. We talk about the role understanding and predicting human behavior can play when driving a city bus. Topics discussed include: the importance of thinking ahead about potential pedestrian/traffic dangers; how bus drivers know who’s waiting for a bus and who’s not; thoughts on handling unruly and/or mentally ill passengers; how modern rideshare and scooter traffic have changed things for bus drivers. 

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