It’s a small area, usually unventilated so a hot box, for an extended period of time with the same person, who does this on a regular basis. Seems to me like the chance of reaching critical mass to get infected is much higher than in most mass transit scenarios, especially with ridership down by half—when I ride the subway it’s usually mostly empty and I can be rather far away from everyone.
But of course, yes, details matter. Hours on a crowded bus would be different, it’s just that the buses tend no longer to be crowded. Last time I took a long bus ride it was >90% empty.
It’s a small area, usually unventilated so a hot box, for an extended period of time with the same person, who does this on a regular basis. Seems to me like the chance of reaching critical mass to get infected is much higher than in most mass transit scenarios, especially with ridership down by half—when I ride the subway it’s usually mostly empty and I can be rather far away from everyone.
But of course, yes, details matter. Hours on a crowded bus would be different, it’s just that the buses tend no longer to be crowded. Last time I took a long bus ride it was >90% empty.