Why don't more people thank the bus driver....

@nevergiveup Well in my case it has been rather different. When I was a lad, all buses had both a driver and a conductor and you got on and off at the back. You literally never saw the driver, and if you wanted to thank anyone it had to be the conductor. Nowadays, where I live, all buses have only a driver, but although you get on at the front, you are required to get off through a door further back. So if you want to thank the driver, which quite a lot of people do, you have to call out down the bus. Since the drivers are cocooned in a post-covid perspex cubicle, I doubt if they hear the thanks very often. Of course, it may be different in different countries and regions.

@MartinII Yes. In the UK it's on the front and off the front also. A cubicle is there for the driver's safety but enough gaps for them t hear. Some have half a cubicle - depends on how much companies are willing to go for their drivers' safety.

@Sazzio I’m in the UK. In London, where I live, you are not allowed to get off at the front. I’m sure it’s different in many other areas.