Good News: Perth Bus Driver Waits for Running Pensioner, Entire Bus Applauds
A heartwarming moment on South Street as a driver spots a woman with shopping hurrying for the stop and simply waits.
A Perth bus, today a vehicle of kindness. Photo: Seasider53, “Perth bus station 2024”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Passengers on a Perth bus burst into spontaneous applause this morning after their driver spotted a pensioner hurrying for the stop with two bags of messages and simply waited for her.
“She was doing a sort of fast walk,” said one passenger. “Not a run. You can’t run with eggs. And he just sat there with the doors open and smiled. I nearly cried.”
The pensioner, who was going to the Health Centre, thanked the driver warmly and told the whole bus she would be “telling everybody”. She has now told the Perthetic, so she has.
Bus users say small acts of kindness make a big difference, especially in a week when buses on the Blairgowrie Road are on a diversion and everyone is a bit confused.
The driver declined to comment, apart from saying it was “just normal”. The Perthetic disagrees. It was lovely.
The real story: Perth and Kinross news (The Courier)
Letters to the Editor
The views expressed are those of the reader, and frankly that's on them.
-
That was me! The eggs survived. Thank you, driver. You’re a gentleman.
— Mary C., Perth, 30 October 2026 -
Proper Perth. That’s what it’s about.
— Tom W., North Muirton, 30 October 2026
Write to the Editor