The awfulness of buses on the TTC's 53 route
December 15 2009, 5:48 AM
The buses on the 53 route are awful. Hot in winter, often dirty, and worst of all, they rattle and bump atrociously.
The rattling is the worst. It's'like someone is standing behind you, vigorously shaking your shoulders. Not only that, but they are noisy. About the only way to drown out the rattling is with loud music. They're also dirty. Not just the floors but the outsides of the bus are often dirty in winter. Speaking of winter, i have often seen drivers sitting in short sleeves while everyone else is bundled up. Since people can be on that bus for 20 minutes or more, it can be so hot as to be nauseating. Generally i like TTC buses. I take routes 97, 5, 32 and 61 often. But the 53 is awful.