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I've only had two really bad experiences on public transportation, although there have been a couple more times where I've been sure to avoid drawing any attention as crazy people did their crazy things. (Kind of a fact of life when you live in Los Angeles.)

One time the experience itself wasn't all that bad, especially considering it was like a 12-hour bus trip from Mississippi to Kansas, but my girlfriend (who is now my wife) got head lice. :/

The other time, it was just taking a trip across Los Angeles, routine stuff, shouldn't have been a problem, normally just an hour and a half... and then the bus broke down. I was stuck there waiting for hours. By the time I got home it was basically time for my son to go to bed.