why do people run in front of a NYC bus to catch it knowing that they can get hit?

because most people aren’t that smart and do drastic things to be on time.

Why do people waiting for a bus step into the middle of the street to see if one is coming? It isn’t going to make it come any faster, and, it is stupid. I think it all comes down to (as Patrick Bateman said): people are dumb, and they do dumb things. We’ve all done something like it.

probably because they’re idiots and they just assume the bus will always stop