{"id":30256,"date":"2026-06-26T17:56:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/?p=30256"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:56:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:56:41","slug":"the-bus-driver-who-thought-the-horn-was-the-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/the-bus-driver-who-thought-the-horn-was-the-engine\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bus Driver Who Thought the Horn Was the Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"139\">A public bus driver had a reputation that everyone in town knew about.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"171\">He didn&#8217;t just use the horn&#8230;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"192\">He <strong data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"185\">lived<\/strong> on it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"439\"><strong data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"205\">HOOONK!<\/strong> when leaving the bus stop.<br data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"235\" \/><strong data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"246\">HOOONK!<\/strong> at every traffic light.<br data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"273\" \/><strong data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"284\">HOOONK!<\/strong> while overtaking bicycles.<br data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"314\" \/><strong data-start=\"314\" data-end=\"325\">HOOONK!<\/strong> at stray dogs.<br data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"343\" \/><strong data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"354\">HOOONK!<\/strong> at pigeons.<br data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"369\" \/>He even honked while driving down an empty road at six in the morning.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"568\">One day, after listening to nearly an hour of nonstop honking, an exhausted passenger finally walked up to the driver and said,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"689\">&#8220;Sir, there&#8217;s nobody in front of us. The road is completely empty. Why do you keep blowing the horn every ten seconds?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"748\">The driver chuckled without taking his hand off the horn.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"835\">&#8220;Son,&#8221; he said, &#8220;after twenty years on this route, I&#8217;ve learned something important.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"897\">The passenger leaned in, expecting some deep driving wisdom.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"927\">The driver grinned and said,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"1092\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"1087\">&#8220;The horn isn&#8217;t for the traffic&#8230; it&#8217;s to keep my passengers awake. 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