Take a gander around town, and Cardiff residents may have noticed something bright yellow and black. They're not massive bumble bees, these are the new Free 'b' buses which circuit around the city centre every ten minutes, picking up passengers at 11 stops from Greyfriars Road to Central Station and back round to Dumfries Place.
Note, I don't ask if you have bothered to take a ride on one because I know you haven't – no one has. The buses were brought in in October 2009 as Cardiff Council implemented huge changes to their bus stops and timetables following the opening of the giant shopping centre St David's 2.
I pass on average two free 'b's a day, and it wasn't until last Monday when I saw my first passenger on one... it was a Cardiff Bus worker hitching a lift.
But it's the facts that are damning to the council and worrying for Cardiff council tax payers.
This freedom on information request reveals from October 2009 – March 2010 – the free 'b' buses clocked up £121,110 in running costs. The information released also shows in total only 15,869 passengers had used the buses. This equates to £7.63 per passenger, not even per round trip - but per person. And how many of them were journalists in the opening week, hey?
Yes, I know, it may be a helpful service for those of us who are infirm, disabled or old. Think of those who need the service. Oh wait, they already get free bus passes for the whole of Cardiff.
Now there's a Facebook group calling for the free 'b' service to be scrapped, which I've joined. See how many people you can spot using the bumble bee buses.
Today's guest blogger is a second year student at the University of Glamorgan, studying for a BA in Broadcast Journalism.
What do you think of the Free 'b' bus system? Add you comments below. Read our earlier feature here.