Study: Greeting a bus driver has a positive impact on their happiness

Most passengers believe saying hello has a positive impact on their bus driver, but less than a quarter bother to do so, according to research in the UK.

People were more likely to acknowledge the driver on buses which had signs encouraging them to, a pilot project by the University of Sussex, Transport for London (TfL) and social connection enterprise Neighbourly Lab found.

A small survey of 77 drivers suggested a greeting from a passenger was meaningful to them, the researchers said..