The Bus Stop Stare?

[tesco]

I don't think there're any in-depth psychological reasons why people generally look in the direction they expect their bus is travelling from .
Not all buses services instruct drivers to automatically stop at every Bus Stop . If you don't notice the oncoming bus & then fail to signal to the driver , it won't stop . Feck, you've missed it .
You can't always rely on the other people in the queue, because they may not want the same bus as you (or be like the old guy in this picture, who's mind is plainly elsewhere) . There's no psycho-waffle-bollx involved, just people who want to get where they're going & are acting in a manner that will enable them to do so .

exactly.