The Brisbane bus service is excellent! What a difference from the last time I lived in Brisbane, twenty years ago. In those days it was common to get on a bus and ask what the fare was to your destination and be met with a surly response from a driver who seemed to think you should know how much in advance and have the correct change ready so he could rush on his way. These days the drivers are really helpful and never give you the feeling they are in a hurry. I have seen them get out of their seat to help disabled people and young women with prams. The other day a woman gave the driver her baby to hold while she loaded her pram. The buses have special platforms at the front where luggage or a folding pram can be stowed. Next to those platforms is a row of seats that fold down to make a wheelchair space and there is also a ramp that can be lowered at the front door so a wheelie can mount or dismount the vehicle. I noticed today that there is a special bell that warns the driver that a wheelie wants to get off so he can get the ramp ready. Passengers are encouraged to leave the front seats vacant for the aged and infirm. Drivers drive carefully, without the sudden acceleration and braking that used to throw the passengers around in the past. Congratulations to Brisbane transport for an amazingly effective training programme that has resulted in passengers feeling as though they have been given priority over the timetable. Intelligent improvements to the roadways with lots of exclusive bus lanes has greatly increased reliability of arrival times too. And it is wonderful to sit on a bus again with no one lighting up a cigarette to pollute my air. Wuhan people, just sit and wish you were here!