Waiting for the bus can be really annoying, especially when it’s cold or windy. But in a Swedish city called Umeå, they came up with a cool idea for a bus stop that’s different from the usual ones.
This bus stop doesn’t have any benches. Instead, it has wooden canopies on the roof that can rotate and sway. You can lean on these canopies to stay out of the rain or wind while waiting for the bus. When the bus is about to arrive, lights on the roof turn on, and music starts playing, so you know it’s coming.
If the bus is going to the city, a certain melody plays. If it’s going to the glass factory, you hear sounds like a glass chime. People in the city already know about it, but some wonder why there are no seats.
The people who came up with this idea say that in cold weather, most people don’t really want to sit. They prefer to stand. They hope more of these convenient bus stops will appear around the world, making people feel comfortable and making life a bit easier. Did you like the bus stop?
