FoothillTransit

Foothill Bus Transportation Company is one of the main public transportation companies in Los Angeles. It is mainly dedicated to local bus transportation services. Users can check bus routes on the website, plan trips through Google Maps, check fares, and use travel cost calculator tools.

American buses are unmanned, and there is only one driver for each bus. There are only two doors, both on the front door. There is a ticket box next to the driver. A ticket ranges from 50 cents to $2.5, mainly depending on where you live and the rush hour. You can also buy day tickets, monthly tickets, and recharge cards. If you buy a ticket on the bus, the ticket will not be changed. The ticket is printed with the time of purchase and the time of expiration. Generally, a ticket can be transferred at will within two hours. That is to say, you buy the ticket and get on the bus, but if you need to reverse and get on another bus, you only need to put the ticket into the ticket box and read it. As long as the ticket expires, you can use it without paying again.

American buses do not stop at every station. Nor do they announce the name of each station. If you want to get off, you need to pull the bell on the bus in advance to notify the driver to get off at the next station. When I first came to the United States, I was always worried about getting off at the wrong station because I was not familiar with the place where I wanted to get off. Fortunately, the distance between stations is not far, usually two blocks. So even if you miss it, it doesn’t matter much. You can get off at the next station and walk for 5 minutes. Most American bus signs do not have station names. Small stations only have a timetable at most. Larger transfer stations will have decent station signs. In some cities, larger platforms will also have electronic displays to display the arrival time of buses in real time.