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The noble bus stop. Protector from the elements. Keeper of the route schedule. A beacon of hope among so many drab and dreary world today. Bus stops provide one central function. It's a designated point on a bus route that a bus will stop to let passengers on and off. And sometimes, things get messy. Sometimes things get dangerous. Sometimes, things even get a little creepy. We've found those bus stops and without further adieu, present the most ratchet bus stops.
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BYOF (Bring Your Own Furniture)
By all accounts, there is nothing technically wrong with this stop. Still, the fact that someone felt the need to bring personal furniture is awfully disconcerting.
Lively and Energetic
This bus stop in Yambul, Bulgaria brings a nice splash of life to the neighborhood.
Bus On-Ramp
Arguably just the remnants of an unfinished highway, repurposed.
Bus Stop Physically Falling Apart
Abu Dhabi is a city in the Persian Gulf with average temperatures routinely passing 100 degrees fahrenheit in the summer months. Their bus stops typically lack any A/C, and some lack even the basics, like shade visors.
Yonkers Paradise
Sure, there are bus stops that have more trash in them, or are in physically worse condition, but the combination of acute garbage piles, slashed electrical lines, and general disrepair, not to mention that this stop is in Yonkers, NY, makes this bus stop a force to be reckoned with.
14-Year-Old Girl Shot, Killed at Queens Bus Stop
A bus that was idling at a stop in Jamaica, Queens was the target of a shooting, which killed a 14-year-old girl. The neighborhood is a major transit hub, with several bus routes, three subway trains, the Long Island Railroad and the air train to JFK airport, making it a difficult area to avoid for many travelers.
The Creepiest Bus Stop in Existence
Though there were no confirmed reports of murders at this stop, one can only assume that the lack of evidence stems from no one living to tell the tale.
Incentive to Visit Ontario
This bus stop in Ontario has got it all - location, weather, atmosphere. All that's missing is a rabid wild animal to perfect the experience.
The Lonliest Bus Stop
Located on Saint Helena, an island in the freaking middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, this bus stop is the king of lonely. It resides on a mountain. You could raise chickens in it without modification. And you know your bus is never coming.
The Bus Stop that Encourages Freezing Cold Wind
This freezing stop in Aarhus Denmark has no shelter. One could argue that the concave concrete structure acts as a wind-breaker, but I think we've all been around the block a few too many times to believe it would do much good. Couple that with lazy and ineffective graffiti, and you've got yourself one terrible bus stop.
Bus Stop as a Bathroom
Most bus stops functions as restrooms from time to time for beer-laden travelers or those without homes. This stop in Nob Hill is noteworthy for the ritual of one city dweller; defecating on the ground every single morning. So, after getting your latte and morning paper, you can add stepping in human feces to your daily routine.
In Russia, Bus Stops You
Still one of the nicer places to visit in Kirov, Russia.
Bus Stop of Amontillado
This stop immediately calls to mind Edgar Allan Poe's "Cask of Amontillado". The builder is likely out searching for his victim right now.
Federal Convicts Using Buses to Transer Prisons
While this practice technically happens at many different stations, it was brought to light that prisoners were riding, unescorted, among the public to transfer prisons. If you find yourself waiting for a Greyhound in Dallas, there's a chance your fellow passengers are cons in civilian clothing.
Bloody Body Found in Bus Stop
A homeless man who was known to use the stop as a bed was found dead, covered in blood one morning. Not a recurring event, it still makes you think twice about picking up a bus here.