Bus drivers

**quallman1234** · 7th July 2008, 16:35

Little (usually short) think they are above the law Motherfucken bus drivers. However gotta love dealing with the pathetic angry short ones.
Enugh said.

Rant over.

**Bren** · 7th July 2008, 16:47

funny you brought that up...was driving home from work and a bus in front of me did not stop at a stop sign...he just kept rolling...then slammed on anchors...almost took out this guy on a pushbike...bloody was not a kiwi driver either....or sure as hell didnt look kiwi to me...too friggin yellow!

**Mom** · 7th July 2008, 16:49

Originally Posted by quallman1234

Little (usually short) think they are above the law Motherfucken bus drivers. However gotta love dealing with the pathetic angry short ones.
Enugh said.

Rant over.

Funniest thing I have witnessed was a couple of years ago taking a short bus ride in the city. Driver got cut off by this woman in a car. He proceeded to "chase" her, using some very erratic driving indeed. He was so pissed off! Got on to K Road and finally stopped at some lights, this bus driver was out the door of the bus giving this woman a huge serve, including the timeless phrase "did you get your license from a ceral packet?". What was the funniest thing though he was so incensed his driving got worse and worse. There were a couple of asian chicks sittingn in the seat directly behind him. He slammed the brakes on so hard they literally flew out of their seats.

Was bad enough sitting on the bus, hate to think what it was like travelling anywhere near the mad man while he was doing his road rage driving.

**bull** · 7th July 2008, 16:50

worst driver ive seen has to be the orange flyer that goes from Welly to Lower Hutt - everyday around 3pm, this driver forces its way along hte road, cutting off cars elft right and centre. Even has the cheek to sit in the fastlane till the very last minute then indicates and swerves left to go over hte Petone offramp.

Had a mate actually on the bus one time and the bus rear ended a van -all the passengers gave the driver shit as the driving had been terrible prior also.

**quallman1234** · 7th July 2008, 16:51

Originally Posted by The Redneck

funny you brought that up...was driving home from work and a bus in front of me did not stop at a stop sign...he just kept rolling...then slammed on anchors...almost took out this guy on a pushbike...bloody was not a kiwi driver either....or sure as hell didnt look kiwi to me...too friggin yellow!

Well admittedly it was my fault this time, i cut one off purely on accident. However they way he treated me was pathetically threaten. I was very tempted to teach him a real lesson. He somewhat kept yelling your Fucken done mate your fucken Done. He wouldn't let it go that it was in fact an accident. If anything comes from this i will be laying a formal compliant.

**ManDownUnder** · 7th July 2008, 16:51

If the recruitment policy is anything like the Auckland one it could explain a lot
1) Go to a neighbouring Pacific Island (where traffic density is so low it's beyond belief)
2) Find anyone wanting money with a driver's license more then 2 years old
3) Fly them to NZ, let them loose in 8 tonnes of Mecedes finest in rush hour traffic and tell them to be careful.

ummm - need I really say more?

**quallman1234** · 7th July 2008, 16:52

Originally Posted by bull

worst driver ive seen has to be the orange flyer that goes from Welly to Lower Hutt - everyday around 3pm, this driver forces its way along hte road, cutting off cars elft right and centre. Even has the cheek to sit in the fastlane till the very last minute then indicates and swerves left to go over hte Petone offramp.

Had a mate actually on the bus one time and the bus rear ended a van -all the passengers gave the driver shit as the driving had been terrible prior also.

Funny that, it was a little angry guy doing that route about that time too.

**Ixion** · 7th July 2008, 16:54

Some of them are pretty hairy. And not very good road citizens.

But, in fairness, in Auckland at any rate, it's a shit of a job. There's no way they can keep up with the schedules they're given, even if they drive like demons. They cop a shit load of crap from the less refined of their clientele. And there's an always present danger of being mugged.

And they also get a really shit deal on shifts: broken shifts, rosters, night shifts, no meal breaks, not even supposed to leave the bus to take a piss. And the responsibility of cash handling on top. And for piss all pay.

I spent a week riding round on buses a year or few ago, doing some research on public transportatrion, and talked a bit to the friendlier ones

**quallman1234** · 7th July 2008, 16:55

Originally Posted by Ixion

Some of them are pretty hairy. And not very good road citizens.

But, in fairness, in Auckland at any rate, it's a shit of a job. There's no way they can keep up with the schedules they're given, even if they drive like demons. They cop a shit load of crap from the less refined of their clientele. And there's an always present danger of being mugged.

And they also get a really shit deal on shifts: broken shifts, rosters, night shifts, no meal breaks, not even supposed to leave the bus to take a piss. And the responsibility of cash handling on top. And for piss all pay.

I spent a week riding round on buses a year or few ago, doing some research on public transportatrion, and talked a bit to the friendlier ones

I must agree with you.

**Pedrostt500** · 7th July 2008, 17:10

Who would want to be a bus driver, its a shite job on minimum wage.

**Swoop** · 7th July 2008, 18:58

Originally Posted by bull

worst driver ive seen ... this driver forces its way along hte road, cutting off cars elft right and centre. Even has the cheek to sit in the fastlane till the very last minute then indicates and swerves left to go over hte Petone offramp.

So, by that description it must have been a kiwi driver...

**Slingshot** · 7th July 2008, 19:07

Was quallman1 through to qaullman1233 taken?

**CDFloss** · 7th July 2008, 19:29

Also just thought of this today funnily enough. The thing that REALLY grates my nads, is how the cops turn a blind eye to them! With quite a few people I know getting tickets recently for going through orange lights (early orange even) - and yet almost on a daily basis I'll cross the road (as a pedestrian) at a traffic light (on the green man), and nearly get taken out by a bus.

They WILL NOT stop for an orange light no matter how late it is, and I've seen quite a few do this even on a late red (when the green has already come on for me to cross). Today one nearly took out a lady while a cop car sat in the other lane. Didn't even bat an eyelid. Bloody tw@ts.

I can understand that they need to keep to their schedules, otherwise the folks on the buses are likely to get pissed off - but not at the cost of road safety, I dont care how late they are.

**mattian** · 7th July 2008, 20:17

Oh yeah. Bus drivers (Gulp) some of them here on the North Shore have a habit of pulling sharply to the right out of the bus stop without even indicating.