Bus rage - Page 2

Halcyon · 27-09-2005, 23:09

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Originally Posted by Diamond

I find the actual service more enraging

Yes me too.
Seeing 3 buses go up and only one come down in my direction is very annoying !!! And they are never on time !!!

ellie · 29-09-2005, 13:37

We seem to have 2 sorts of bus drivers in Bromley, the ones who drive so slowly that you actually consider getting off the bus bcos it might be quicker to wait for another one to come along

and the ones that drive real fast, occasionally not stopping even when someone is holding their arm out for the bus ..they're my fave ones

**Maggy** · 29-09-2005, 13:43

I HATE catching buses..Everyone is usually so impatient, passengers and driver alike.When I was young it was because I suffered from very bad motion sickness.

Mind when you do get a good natured bus driver it lifts the mood of the bus passengers and what is a tedious method of travel becomes easier to bear.

**Chris** · 29-09-2005, 13:53

It's well worth reading the comments posted on that story, as apparently, both the bus driver and the woman who took the photo have contributed:

http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/me...75590&count=50

The woman has got all uppity at someone insinuating that her husband may be an arrogant 'I-own-the-road' type, by virtue of being an Audi TT driver. Not that that thought crossed anyone else's mind, of course!

The buis driver's take on it (if the post is genuinely from him) is interesting:

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I am the bus driver in question and would like to put my side of the story across, The Audi driver was beeping me when i was letting customers on the bus therefore i was unable to move the bus at this time then when i was moving away from the stop he came right up close behind me and started beeping again, himself shouting and making hand signals towards me at the same time trying to overtake, i appreciate i may have gone over the top and did lose my rag but i will no doubt be due discipline
S, Gorton
27/09/2005 at 13:16

Martin · 29-09-2005, 14:09

Like i said two sides to every story!! It looked shocking the photo on the front of the Manchester Evening but there was no dirvers side and that made me wonder if the Audi driver provoked a response to get a picture like that!!

Found this comment funny.... [by a former bus driver]

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As a bus driver i saw myself as a glorified bin-man, exept the rubbish got on and off itself!

Ramrod · 29-09-2005, 15:08

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Originally Posted by Martin

Hmmm after i read that my intial reaction was bad bus driver... BUT i can't help but think that there was probably more to it.... two sides to every story!!

Exactly!

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"He drove right up to us, and `posed' for us by sticking up the V-sign.

"Then he leaned out the window and asked my husband to `come and f***ing have a go' then called us another barrage of f-ing this and f-ing that. We told him that we would report him to his manager. His response was more V-signs and `do it - do I look like I give a s**t?'.

.........shows he's human!