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Re: Bus rage
Many bus drivers do not just believe they are great drivers, some have some kind of god complex with the vehicle they are driving, one time i had pulled into the layby (no it wasnt a bus stop), in front of the shop I used to work at and put the locks into the shutters, I got back into my car, the lights ahead was red and the traffic que was just a couple of cars space ahead of me, a bus had pulled up behind me and I had edged my nose out a fraction, I looked at the bus driver and held my arms up in a shrug like manner awaiting his indication of wether he was going to permit me to go or have to wait, the response i got was for him to nudge my rear offside wing with his near side corner. I followed him to the next stop and asked he call out the inspector, to which followed a whole load of verbal abuse from the driver also accusing me of provocation with my actions from my driving position. At the end of the day it was just going to be my word against his, even though my brother was also a passenger in my car, his being a witness would count for little as a court will see it as bias witness anyway. I ended up telling him what I thought of him and left. I had to either live with the damage or get it sorted myself. Bus drivers are almost impossible to get damages from and thats where the real problem lies because they know it. Same with many other self insured firms like the post office.
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