How common are public transport issues in people with ASD?

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I do not and I have no plans on using public transportation. I will walk instead as I enjoy being on my feet and have control on where I am going.

Huh. Public Transportation is actually kind of my "special interest." I even worked as a bus driver/dispatcher for a while. I love the networkiness (yup, that's right - I make up words) of it all - and the maps and timetables. Then you actually get on the buses and trains and carry out the trip in real life!

That said, I'm not at all surprised that some of us have issues with public transportation. We all have our weird things. I'm afraid of the telephone, and that certainly doesn't make a whole lot of sense

My mobile phone rule is: "Text me to warn before making a voice call."

Buses I dont mind. I do try and get on early from depot to depot though, This is because i have 1 place on the bus i like to sit. I get very annoyed when someone else gets on before me and takes that seat.
Then i have to remind myself its not my seat.
Trains I like sitting near the door somewhere, as long as i cna look out the window and get lost in my thoughts i am happy.
Though over crowding can be a problem for me cause i get anxious and i hate having to stand. I have figured out how to bus surf though. thats what i call it when i have to stand up and balance on the bus.

PS im happy this is my 100th post. im just happy xD dont ask haha.

I got very used to planes because I've traveled quite a lot for my young age, but buses and trains do make me nervous. When on the bus my seat is taken I prefer to stand than to look everywhere for another one - unless there are obvious ones - but standing makes me feel like everybody's looking at me. And I don't like when someone I don't know seats beside me. I found that listening to music helps me getting distracted (usually not enough to miss the right stop )

I wait for the bus. Bus zooms past me. I go home.

I've only recently started to use trains. I just didn't trust them. If there's something wrong with the line, all the trains are off; if there's something wrong with a bus, the next one will come; if there's a road fault or traffic jam, they can take another route. But the trains are a lot cheaper (children go free if you buy a return ticket) and there's a train station right next to the place I want to go to, so I've been using the train and they've always come on time. But, I always make sure I know the exact time a train is due. With buses, I don't get so stressed. They are frequent here, so if I just miss one, another will be along in 10 mins.

But, the bus fares are a little confusing, as we have a multitude of different multi-journey tickets. It's tricky to work out on the spot if it would be cheaper to buy single tickets or to get a multi-journey ticket and which one. However, after spending a few years taking my daughter on in her buggy (stroller) and not knowing until the bus arrived whether I would need to fold it or not (or if the driver would even bother to stop for me), getting a bus these days is pretty straight-forward.

I can't envisage ever being able to drive and as I stay a long way from town and I'm too frightened to cycle on roads, I've no option but to take public transport.

I hate public transport due to fear of hopping on the wrong train/bus due to panicking/anxiety and not knowing where I am (the only time I have to use public transport is when I'm in a city I don't live in). It's kinda exhausting when I have to catch multiple buses or make a few interchanges to get to one point. If I could go point A to point B in one go it would be less stressful..