Driving a bus is really hard. “Understand three things: space, your speed, and your visibility — you gotta see everything,” said Jim Webster, my instructor. The Maryland Transit Administration tasked him with teaching me how to handle the roughly $750,000 NOVA transit bus. Bit of a step up from my 12-year-old Chevy sedan. Lanes feel a lot narrower when the 38,000-pound metal box you are driving is almost as wide. Turning gets more complicated when your pivot point is behind the driver’s seat and