Left to right is a stupid idea. Forget the clothes issue and assume the men will look the other way, women and young girls like myself can be extremely loud, yelling, hugging, talking, etc. I am guilty of doing many of these although I’m trying to work on it. Especially for me, I have an issue where I cannot sense when I’m being too loud or too quiet, my friends remind me a lot when i don’t even realize I’m talking so loud.
1. There’s more than one bus company. If you are pregnant-take another company. Or sit in the middle-as in the front of the women’s half.
2. I’ve been on MANY mehadrin buses and I see couples all the time-sitting together in the middle of the bus.