I think I've just realised I'm not a faffer!
Christ on a bendy bus, (love that poster btw) I'm just a bit wobbly on escalators, but always stand to the side if I find Ive 'refused' to jump.
I find my coping strategy is to tailgate some large person so I can't see the bottom and I probably come across as a right weirdo jammed up against someone ahead, breathing heavily and huffing with vertigo, eyes rolling and sweaty, gripping on like I'm on a rollercoaster, or in a rodeo.
Going up is better, but it's because I can look at someone's knees / bag in front and block out the rushing into space feeling easier as I'm going up.
I love aldi as I know exactly which order to shop in even, to get my groceries in the correct order to pack them. I can pack them at the tills no problem, while their being rung through, and I have my card to hand to pay when it's all been bipped. I can then just walk out.
The only thing I'd say about bus travel is that, as someone who takes different busses to different places from different stops I don't know how much the fare is going to be. I have a little coin purse in my pocket though and I rootle away happily for the fare charged. I stand well in to the side so those with their beepy cards can board, but I have been known to take forever as I wear gloves due to a nickel allergy.
I make decisions really quickly, and am happier having made them..
Some people don't like to make decisions, and have poor pattern recognition so seem to blink like new born babes whenever they go anywhere, and look like they need to reinvent the wheel if they go somewhere new. My mum is a case in point- when shopping as she has to ask 100questions, humms and haws, and always seems to bring everything back anyway. She hates making decisions.
Awareness of the passage of time is another factor I think. For that reason I have my phone go off for everything I have on that day, 30 mins in advance sometimes, so I get myself organised, and everything works smoothly.
Some people don't know how long things take and don't seem to know that event scan occupy concurrently, so timing of toast and tea is about the same so bread can go in at the same time as the kettle goes on. Then you have about three mins to do something else like sort out the cups, plates implements butter etc. and viola!
If I'm tired and sleep deprived I really rely on my calander / alarm system as I've no memory of what I need to do unless it's written down, and beeping insistently.
I think it's very important to instill good habits in children, and time awareness, multi tasking, putting things back into their proper places and being considerate of others are four very worthwhile ones I think.
Also the ability to imagine what might happen at X event, for eg 'going on the train to Y place', will enable children to forsee what they might need to have to hand at the ready in order that they can make the trip efficiently.