bus stops / how to use palm Tran

Uhhh am I just stupid? I’ve never used a bus system before as I always use Lyfts. Well moving to Boca I realized I see busses all the time so thought I would try to cut cost. I researched literally all day how it works so I didn’t look stupid, and the website says you can use cash so that was my plan. So I didn’t pay in advance with the uber option or on the palm Tran app. I was at the bus stop at 1:50, bus was scheduled at 1:55… and it blew right past at 1:58 😌 now maybe I’m dumb but if someone is standing directly next to the bus stop sign the bus should have stopped right ? Now I have to Lyft to work since they’re every 50 minutes like bruh 🙃

Did I do something wrong? Is there a way to notify the bus that I want it to stop at the bus stop? Does the world actually just hate me 😌 if you use the bus or understand how it works help would he appreciated as I really want to start cutting cost.

Also what about this notify for it to stop when you’re ready to get off? Like if I’m new to the area and using Google maps to route it how do I tell the bus driver to stop if they aren’t stopping at every bus stop 🥲 why is public transportation so damn stressful lol