But buses do sometimes get into the news. Here’s a selection of old black and white pictures from the Evening News archives featuring buses, bus drivers, bus conductors, the bus station and more.
Scroll through and get a flavour of what it was like on the buses in the 1970s.
17. Bus station revamp
An overview of the renovation of St Andrew Square bus station in Edinburgh in April 1971. | TSPL Photo: Denis Straughan
18. Snowy street
An Edinburgh Corporation bus in the snow on Princes Street Edinburgh in January 1972. | TSPL Photo: Bill Stout
19. Waverley Bridge crash
An Eastern Scottish bus crashed into the railings at the top of the Waverley Bridge, near the Waverley Market in Edinburgh in November 1970. | TSPL Photo: Hamish Campbell
20. Standing in the rain
People standing in the rain at a Morningside Road bus stop in May 1977. | TSPL Photo: George Smith