Plod's in Welly

[matthewt]

Once, a few years back I was working in Malaysia..

The bus driver / conductor get paid based on how many people they pick up

That explains a few things. In the mid 90's my brother and I were driving back from the Malaysian GP and while speeding "slightly" we were overtaken by the Malaka->Singapore express. Only time I've EVER been overtaken by a bus.

[Skyryder]

Yep there are a lot of crap bus drivers around and more on the way. Our lot are now taking them from WINZ and to not put too finer point on it. even the company I work for have acknowledged that all is not as good as it should be. Some advice from one who drives busses for a living. You are going to get just as injured in the 'right' as you are in the 'wrong.' Ride with that in mind and live.

Skyryder

[aff-man]

And lets never forget, glorius old Johannesburg....

and the taxi wars .

Yip i would not like to take on a bus, even if the don't look where they are going. they might screw up but you'll come off it much worse. My mate found that out in his car, bus came on thier side of road when turning or something leaving them no room. Bus had a scratch, thier car was written off.

[Motu]

When we were kids we were regaled with stories of my fathers and uncles bus driving days in the late 40s and early 50s.They drove for Eastern Buses and the last buses raced out of the city - for real! They would race side by side down Kyber Pass,leap frogging stops,racing the PTC buses from Otahuhu and arch rivals the Howick buses (now merged with Eastern) They were young men having a good time,their passengers were mates and neighbours and egged them on,they would never live down being beaten by a Howick bus!

One day he spent too much time looking in the mirror,and finally asked the young girl he had his eye on to come up and sit beside the driver - although he stopped driving those buses when I was a baby,I got to know each bus of the company individualy,sometimes we would groan when we saw what we would have to go in.

Hey,what's this? - Air Fox Champion - never played the game in my life....my boys are doin' pretty good eh?