Ugh...so annoyed.
I was waiting at 42nd/8th, for the M42. As usual, it's crowded because of the express buses. One M42 (5234) comes up, has the "Next Bus Please" sign up. It pulls in, and it's basically empty. The driver did not let anyone in. The next bus pulls up a second later (3807), where it is packed to capacity. THIS bus lets the whole crowd of people waiting for the M42 in. (Another bus was also behind, who knows how many people) 3807 was so crowded, that I had to step off at every single stop to let people out (at least the fare machine was broken, it could have taken a lot longer), even though 5234 was basically empty.
Why couldn't 5234 let the people at 8th Avenue on?? Isn't that the point of relieving the crowd? To not let the crowd outside go onto a bus that is already crowded?
Also another point, there was space in the back of the bus, yet everyone had to crowd in the front. Why can't anyone ever move back to let more people on?