I regularly travel on the buses and what annoys me are people who stand at a bus stop for five to ten minutes but don't have their bus fares or passes ready when the bus arrives.

Other passengers have appointments or are on their way to work and they need to arrive on time.

I also believe parents should control their children when they misbehave on the buses.

Some children use the bus as a playground. I have observed a child, no more than four years old, biting on the bar of the seat in front and children of a similar age leaning over the seat where the staircase is.

I hate to think what would happen if the bus should make an emergency stop.

Most probably if this were to happen, the parent would want to sue the bus company and not accept any responsibility for the child's injury.

-Mick Toner, Brighton