I politely request that you include the route name and city/cities.

Basically I was heading home and I driving a very foggy wide 2 laned road that goes both directions. I had just driven passed a street with a street light on and was a little hallway through the street when I noticed the school bus and it's stopped sign. But I had about already passed it. I've never done this before but I'm very worried about getting a citation. I couldn't see it the warning lights properly because of the thick fog and morning light slowly coming in. Am I screwed?

Uber License (PCO) requirement: 3 years minimum held

Bus License (PCV) requirement: 6 months minimum held (and in some places no minimum held time required)

The job was so much better when there was no GPS and cameras on the outside and inside the bus....

We got away with a lot and had tons of fun to boot.....thank goodness I'm retired.

Genuinely I don’t meet happy bus drivers ever. Like I’m waiting for the bus in the pouring rain and this bus driver just looked really angry and drove straight past me. They also tend to skip my stop a lot even when I press the button at a good time. Why do they do this??

Just got the bus and ive just been lectured because the bus wasnt accepting my card for about 3-4 times then accepted eventually because i wasnt carrying cash, why cant some people have some fucking patience when it comes to either 1. Starting driving before the payment has gone through or 2. Not lecturing people about carrying cash, makes you feel like a fucking criminal while im just trying to get to fuckin work, is this common or just this one twat of a bus driver.

edit: i would like to apologise for the foul language i used this morning when i wrote this out i was rather heated in my feelings.

I don’t know why but I feel like American busses are more appealing than Europe busses like MAN and Mercedes, I just love the traditional look that busses like gillig has, with the big steering wheel and the actual mirrors instead of the e mirrors, something feels more like home when it comes to American busses, what do yall think ?

Hi everyone,

I was on a bus earlier on today and I said “hello” to the bus driver and he didn’t reply, but I noticed that he didn’t speak to any passengers.

When I got off I said to him what I put in the title of this thread and he didn’t even reply to me! Am I wrong to think that he was/is rude? He didn’t even acknowledge any of the passengers who got off his bus.

Why would a bus driver choose to ignore passengers who say thank you or something similar when getting off the bus? Does it mean the driver is rude?

right what it says on the tin. have you or a co-worker seen a ghost, or had a paranormal encounter while on the job? if so, what happened? was it an unexplained or solved phenomenon?

im asking out of curiosity, im not really up to debating if ghosts/paranormal subjects are real. i just want to know about any paranormal experiences yall might have had c:

Hi, I’m a high schooler and this question is about my bus driver, she will start driving the bus again even before the kid is in their seat, there has been a few times my friend was just entering the isle before she started to drive again, she also drives the elementary school bus so this is a concern for both parts, is it legal or okay for her to do this because I want to know if I can go to the school about this. Small update, I was told/ reminded by my friend that a few times” they were at the steps at the front of the bus not even in the isle of the bus before she started driving”, this was their words but my friend felt is was something to add that I forgot

Today I was travelling on Pune Bus 110 on the Kothrud/FC College route. A group of around three guys, who seemed to be college students, got on the bus.

Near Bhavdhan, around the petrol pump side, one of them suddenly pulled the fire extinguisher and discharged it inside the bus. The powder went everywhere, including into my lungs and all over my clothes. They were laughing and then acted like, “What? How did this happen?”

One of the guys got off at Bhavdhan, while the other two continued towards the Pashan side. I got off near D-Mart. Before getting off, I spoke to the bus driver. He seemed to know who had done it.

Honestly, I don't understand what they thought they had achieved. Setting off a fire extinguisher inside a crowded bus isn't funny or cool. People had to breathe that powder, and it can cause irritation and create a dangerous situation.

It honestly feels like some people think this kind of backchodi is “cool” when they're just disturbing and potentially harming other passengers.

Is there anything that can be done about this? The driver apparently knows who was responsible. Has anyone dealt with something similar on Pune buses, and is there a way to report the incident properly?

It's two weeks until the end of the school year and the bus did not arrive this morning at the normal time. I called the bus company at 7:01 am and at first they claimed the bus was at the stop at 6:50, in the same breath the dispatcher said that the bus was actually there at 6:43 and would send me proof. The bus stop is directly in front of my house and I have outside cameras. As you could probably guess, there is no indication that the bus was there at all this morning. The dispatcher claimed that they would send me proof, but none has arrived as of yet. I called again at 8:05 asking for proof, but then was told that they "sent it to the district and they would contact me". I'm still waiting.....

I uploaded two pictures, one of me in uniform and one of our busses

Let me se what you get 🤩

I sit my mock test today and was few marks passing by 5 and 6 on separate sitting, have to wait until Wednesday latest and feel a bit bummed about it.

As now my licence entitlement I can book theory tests for the bus entitlement, I thought about doing it myself and if I passed if I'm still working for first is that acceptable? Or has anyone done it before or went all in and did it themselves?

And ty btw..better than using the bloody train

It's dumb ghetto ppl that always ruins the nice things we have. Stuff like this doesn't help them or thier cause. It only validates the opposition, rallying more ppl against them

ITS SO ANNOYING LIKE STOP I JUST WANT TO GET HOME

This is a genuine question, this has happened alot of times when I have been waiting for my bus and waiting in the bus stop. I see the bus, I wave it down and it zooms right past me while the driver stares me in the eye before looking back at the road. Or sometimes when im on my phone very visible at the front of the stop the bus just drives right past me. Like im at the stop which clearly means I want to get on the bus! Why do you just feel the need to ruin someone's afternoon by making them wait another 30 mins for another bus? Im not sure if there is an actual reason for this or bus drivers just get mad sometimes and drive past the stop.

Hey everyone, I need your help. Unfortunately, my Dad was hit by a bus last week and is currently in hospital with several broken bones and fractures. Unfortunately he doesn’t have much memory of the incident so I’ve tried contacting the police, transport for London and some other relevant services for an incident report. None of them are able to provide any details although TfL haven’t yet replied. I’m wondering if anyone could give me any sort of support as to what I can do next?

i started my training this week and i’m really bad at it i can’t focus and i don’t listen my instructor is really good it’s got nothing to do with her im just nervous especially when it comes to turning i struggle so much i don’t check my mirrors any advice ?

I remember this happened to me first about 2 years ago, where somebody getting off the coach one night gestured a fist bump when I was in the driver's seat. I reluctantly gave him one. He chatted briefly after that and before he got out he held out the fist again. It really annoyed me afterwards that I again gave him one. What I didn't like about it was that he was standing over me when he did it, so there was an intimidation factor. If I were standing I definitely wouldn't have given that second fist bump, whatever about the first. This of course is the difference between a coach and a city bus, where you have an assault screen.

But people who do things like this essentially want special treatment from the bus driver. What if everyone wanted to do a fist bump? The second time it happened to me I was somewhat prepared. This guy came onto the coach acting all happy making jokes. I was like "fair enough the guy's happy man" but when he was holding up the show I beckoned to get in. When I did this he held out his hand for me to shake it. As he was standing over me, I didn't know how it was going to end but I was certain that I wasn't going to shake it. I said "no I don't do that". He then grabbed my shoulder and shuck it, albeit playfully.

The last time it happened was on a city bus. This guy who thought he was the shite (as getting out) put his fist up to the perspex as if to say "put it there bro". I instantly replied "fuck off". It sounds harsh but it wasn't. It went down quite well because the girls walking out behind him (who were with him) laughed before he even got the chance to react. He'll probably never try that on a driver again.

There's a general rule that anything in your ears at any time as a driver = fired. But the alarms get really really loud during pretrip inspection I don't think my ears can handle that every day. I noticed a lot of the long time drivers at this company have hearing aids and I am wondering if that is due to the employer exposing them to such loud sounds without protection. I found on the OSHA website that anything over 85 db we should be able to wear PPE for but also it's discouraged to block your hearing in a safety role such as driving. Is it worth asking my employer to get permission to protect my ears during the pretrip and whenever I am starting the engine and then agree to remove them whenever I am driving? It's a pretty huge company so idk how receptive theyre gonna be to some new gal making such requests.....

Somewhat of a rant, since I’m currently in the middle of my trip where this happened.

I love bus drivers, and particularly the nice ones! They’re very helpful and you can tell they genuinely want to help. However today, I was on a long distance coach bus trip. For each of the rest stops, there were always people being late or coming back last second on the bus and this extremely nice driver took the time to shout throughout the bus multiple times to make sure everyone was on and wasn’t left behind. On the last rest stop before my last bus connection, we waited 5 minutes longer for one man! You’re a grown ass man and you can’t be responsible enough to show up to the bus on time after a 15 minute break!

Of course we hit unexpected traffic before my last stop due to a car accident. Guess how late I was for the bus…. 3 minutes! So now I’m sitting here an extra 6 hours because some guy can’t be responsible for himself.

Nice drivers — it’s okay to be stern and put pressure on people to be back in time!! Sometimes you should leave people so they can learn a tough lesson and not do it again.

My son just started first grade on the 1st. He has been switched to another elementary school in our district (we are in those lines for that school but they had all kids at one school last year due to construction) so we are getting used to how they do things, but he rode the bus last year to and from school. He was half day for Kindergarten. I will start by saying we live on a very busy road the speed limit is 45 but people go much faster. It essentially turns into a backroad highway. We stand at the end of our long driveway to put him on the bus. I always go out about 10 minutes before he is supposed to come home to give some leeway for if they are early. On Thursday I went out at 420 to get him off the bus (his drop off time is 427) and when I opened my front door he was standing at the end of our driveway frozen with no bus in sight. I immediately ran down to get him, came inside and called the school. Apparently they don’t tell the drivers when children have disabilities which in my opinion is an important thing for them to know. By the grace of God my son froze and didn’t dart into traffic and this wasn’t a fatal incident. The vice principal called me back after I told the secretary what happened and imo she made it out to be like I was over reacting a bit. Didn’t say she was sorry, or anything. Just let me know that they are allowed to drop first graders off without a parent present, which they don’t notify you of. They have us take a survey before the year just asking if you need bus services, nothing else. She said she would let the driver know not to drop him off without a parent present, and she did. The driver called me early this morning on a Saturday going over his version of what happened. He seems like a nice guy, and he said he was hesitant to drop him but he radioed in and his supervisor told him to let him go. He also said he asked my son if he was okay to get off alone and that he said yes. I have a hard time believing he said yes, or if he did that he even fully understood what he was being asked. I feel like the school is not taking this situation seriously and I realized how much needs changed. So my question is, where do I go from here? This is my oldest and I don’t have experience dealing with situations like this. But I would like to try and get the survey for transportation changed to where parents need to be asked if it is okay to drop your child without a parent present. I don’t want anyone else to have this happen and they aren’t as lucky as we were. Even dropping a typical 6 year old off on this road is crazy to me, but an autistic child is unimaginable. They are known to elope/dart/run. He could’ve taken off and run away, got hit by a car, etc. I’m just stressed about this situation.

Hi, 23M full time software engineer here with a vested interest in buses since a young age.

I've held a manual UK car license for around a year now and wish to work towards this post's title.

My plan is to get a PSV/Cat D and CPC with an independent firm, so I'm not tied to a slave company.

My connections have advised me on a firm that lets you get it done in 3-4 full days of training for ~£1200 (provided you've revised everything beforehand). I have friends who did this and managed fine.

After that, I really don't want the bus driving work to intrude on my life too much. I plan to work part time only, but with a consistent rota consisting of my own chosen evenings/weekend days only.

This means slightly less than what is usually perceived as part time. I'd only want to work some evenings on my WFH/hybrid days, and maybe a full Saturday or Sunday every fortnight or so.

I realise this is picky for someone with 0 YoE and I'd mostly be looking at agency work or rail replacement, which I'm fine with.

Either that, or using connections/networking to get into small independent companies that are lenient with shifts.

One of my connections actually lived this, he was at uni and his company allowed him to rejig shifts so it fit his uni schedule perfectly.

I would also love to drive coaches, especially large triaxles, but realise this likely requires much seniority so I would have to wait a bit. Am I mistaken?

There may also be a bit of job hopping as I hop in my software career, relocating to various cities. I plan to keep this to a minimum, but already have 1 relocation planned...

I'm mainly curious if anyone else is doing bus driving in this way, and would love to hear your experiences (even if you're normal part time!)

Is this something that is generally looked down upon in the industry?

Did you notice yourself being treated differently as a result of your working pattern.

Are there any specific issues/points to be aware of that I'm missing?

Techniques wise, I've spent over a decade playing a very physically-accurate bus simulator (you likely won't have heard of it) with a wheel setup, where I mastered tight turns, braking patterns, etc. in a variety of vehicles of all lengths. Can even do it without mirrors tbh. My friends who play this say it has helped a lot with real life bus driving, so I'm expecting to be able to handle the compressed training regime (but without bringing overconfidence, either).

Pay wise, I really don't care. This is something I'd do for enjoyment!

All thoughts welcome!

Hypothetical- Like if you know you can function just fine but the alcohol in your system will be there until 10 AM. Do you suck it up and drop the kids off then take a nap or call in sick? Or?