MAX Macatawa Area Express

I don’t use the MAX busses on a regular basis, but I do use them from time to time. Coming from Chicago I’m not thrilled with the Holland bus system, but realistically they do the best they can for a small town with limited public interest in using public transportation.
Over the last 5 years or so MAX has certainly improved by adding more fixed bus routes and I thank them for that. My only gripe would be that a couple of times the drivers have seemed very insistent that nobody could be standing while the bus is moving. I understand they don’t want anybody to get hurt during sudden stops, but come on in major cities all over the U.S. people do stand on moving busses every day and survive just fine. I’m not opposed to sitting on a bus, but if I (I’m not the smallest person around) have a choice or standing and having a bit of breathing room or sitting and being crammed in next to another person I’ll choose standing everyday.
TIP: If you have a red, white and blue medicare card showing you receive Medicare benefits you can ride the fixed route busses for free so that’s a nice money saver. Just show the bus driver your red, white and blue medicare card and ride to your destination for free. I know this is the case on the fixed route busses, but I do not know if it’s the same on the reserved MAX busses or not.