Last night coming home from the Pub in town I wondered if I'd been caught out on Candid Camera.

Having just got to Childrens Hospital I heard the bus driver say "Will you turn that off mate it's getting right on my tits" to a passenger in his mid 30's. The man was playing a handheld radio.

The passenger replyed "No need to be like that mate all you had to do was ask."

The Bus driver then went on to demand the man leave the bus. I walked to the front of the bus to ask the driver what the problem was and he replyed: "The problem is I have duristiction on this Bus and if I want a passenger to leave he has too."

Wondering whether it was all a joke or something I went and sat back down. Most people on the bus were in complete disbelief as the driver called for Police assistance.

And sure enough the police arrived 15 minutes later. Soon as they arrived I got up to tell the Police my side of the storey. As I walked to the front of the Bus they immediately assumed they were there to remove me, I was almost arrested with force untill the driver told them the man they were after wasn't me.

As I got off the bus I told the officers the driver was completely out of order etc and gave my name and details.

Having caught the next bus home as I got off the bus I saw the same police car driving the man home lol.

Bus drivers wasting police time for someone playing a radio that wasn't in anyway loud or distractive. What is the world coming too? :lol:

Well i got on a bus at about 10 o'clock one night and bus driver was drunk!!!!!

He was sluring, stunk of beer and was all over the road. So when i got off i phoned police and told them where he was, they took my name and everything but never got bk to me.


Public transport is getting crap...but i was funny!

...sounds about right.

There should be more people with radios on buses and trams, give it a bit of character and atmosphere - get all New York on it.

Wouldn't have been the 52 by any chance?

nope it was the 50 going through chesterfield.

Yeah i think there should be radios aswell, but public transport are tight...they wont put any in, and if they do they will probably double the price!!!

Originally posted by nick_p
nope it was the 50 going through chesterfield.

Yeah i think there should be radios aswell, but public transport are tight...they wont put any in, and if they do they will probably double the price!!!

They used to be fitted. Sometime during the 80's it was trialled.

Originally posted by J-Blaze
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What is the world coming too? :lol:

Hell on Earth for bus drivers ? :loopy:

I got on the bus once down near meadowhall and after driving for about 20 minutes we where in town when he should have gone up prince of wales road, there was me and my g/f on the bus. Then he turned round and said "does any one know where we are and how to get to manor top"

He had a radio for crying out load

The other week me and my friend were going to the bus stop and we saw it just pulling in so we ran to the stop but it had just pulled off, however it was stuck in traffic so it couldnt move. Relieved and out of breath we approached the door...but he wouldnt open it and just smirked at us!!! Then a big man came runing up to it and knocked on the door to come in and he let him!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But then closed the doors straight away, so i was shouting at him through the door, not abusively and he called me a w**ker! So then we just hurled abuse back but he should have let us on...its because were 15!

And the other day i saw an old woman about 5 metresfrom a bus stop trying to get there for the bus....as it was coming she stuck her arm out but it went straight past, thats just evil!

I believe I saw a forum topic about the bus strike and you where all goin mad but now where complainin, The world really has gone crazy

I remember about 5 years ago there were radio's fitted on the bus's just near the front. If you pressed a button it would play Radio1 or something. They didn't last for long for some reason:confused:

Not another Bus Drivers Thread

Sooner or later people will start using their mobile phones to take snaps of bus drivers etc doing things they shouldnt and email them to the bus companies or cops as proof of some of these things they do - hope it happens soon :P

Sometime ago there was a tram driver that wore a walkman whenever they were driving - always put me off whenever i saw who was in the cab :o

Originally posted by alchresearch
They used to be fitted. Sometime during the 80's it was trialled.

IIRC the Mainline 53 service had it (The one from Gleadless to Lodge moor?)

Originally posted by d71146
Not another Bus Drivers Thread


Simple - if bus drivers didn't act like t***s, then there would be no need for more threads about them.

Personally, I think the service customers get from First bus drivers is appaling - eg why do they ALWAYS tut and sigh when I ask for a First Weekly ticket.
You'd thought after having a 4 week strike they'd be quite nice to the passengers, after all, the majority of people supported them - but no, even that's too much for them to manage.

I was just reading one of the papers at lunchtime today I can't remember if it was the Star or the Telegraph, but it was dated last Thursday.

It had a story about a First bus driver raising two fingers to a girl waiting at a stop and then driving past without picking her up. I think the article said it was a school bus too.

To be honest, I don't want to give my money to a company who employs people like this, i haven't used a First bus since they came back from the strike and I'll be avoiding them as much as I can in the future.

The trams are much more pleasant, and cheaper.

Why dont you all boycott the bus services that you normally catch?

When the drivers went on strike ...everyone moaned, but then when they came back on, after you had all made alternative arrangements you all went straight back useing the service.

What a joke.........Do something about it instead of moaning all the time!

There are bus drivers and then there are people drivers....These guys get out of bed when you are all still dreaming about what you are going to do.....they work with traffic where the car drivers inititive is to make sure that they get past the bus.....Customers that try to get a free ride, verbal abuse and in some cases physical abuse.

These people work hard...Getting thousands of people a day to work and to everyday chores such as shopping...give them a break....think a little......would you do it?

I would like to see any one of you here do the job as a bus driver with the pay that they are getting for the responsibility and crap that they take from customers.

Maybe a little undrestanding would be in order but I guess that that is a dream in its self

What a boring surprise another Bus driver thread,for gods sake GET A LIFE. Another bus driver losing it!!.

Originally posted by unners
What a boring surprise another Bus driver thread,for gods sake GET A LIFE. Another bus driver losing it!!.
Oh FFS... if you were discussing a service that you'd paid for where you'd been treated like sh*te you'd be the first on here complaining and shouting it from the roof tops..

Just because it's become common place and that there's a selection of bus drivers who basically shouldn't have jobs you figure, hey, nobody's doing anything about it so quit bloody whining...

If you relied on the service you wouldn't be giving the people complaining any grief you'd be supporting them... but hey doesn't affect you so you bitch and whine about those with a genuine issue...


In a nutshell... if you have nothing to add to the actual thread, why the hell don't you shut the hell up and stop being "bothered" by the people who do have a problem and wish to keep airing it until someone with a clue actually does something about it...

Maybe if I hadn't stood up for the poor guy he'd of been taken down to the station and the Bus Driver could have given a complete load of **** in his statement.

Originally posted by unners
What a boring surprise another Bus driver thread,for gods sake GET A LIFE. Another bus driver losing it!!.

I did sympathise with the driver, I asked him what's up and I told him I understood his job was hard etc. Yet he was still determined not to drive on. Trying to get some time off work so he didn't have to carry on his last job if you ask me. Sorry but If I pay for an overpriced service such as the bus I expect to get what I pay for. If the drivers can't hack their job they should go find another. You don't see my flipping at customers because their computer broke.

Originally posted by J-Blaze
Maybe if I hadn't stood up for the poor guy he'd of been taken down to the station and the Bus Driver could have given a complete load of **** in his statement.

Try and keep this in perspective. No one was getting their head kicked in.

The driver has every right to ask someone to turn a radio off. How would it be if every passenger had a radio, all tuned to different stations. It would be intolerable.

The wierd thing is, i've never had any bad service from a bus driver. I hear of it all the time on Sheffield Forum, and I travel on the 53 10 times a week minimum, the 87, the 17, the 77+80, the 76 and other services in Sheffield, and I haven't once had a problem.

In fact no, once a bus driver tapped on his 40p pass needed sign. I didn't have one, I walked home. All 1 1/4 miles :p

I've seen bus drivers been abused, by people who haven't got their 40p passes with them, who look 20.

Buses, near me at least are frequent and come when the timetable says, and I catch the 87 late night service [11:05] about 5 times a week, and in the past year it has not turned up around 3 times.

I've been on buses where people have thrown eggs or even bricks at the front windscreen, i've seen drivers threatened.

I've seen drivers who chatted to me, asked me if I wanted a fag till the bus was due out, outside the bus, and so on...

And yes, i've had buses that have stopped for me when they can see i'm running for it.

Maybe its just me. I travel a lot on the buses [25+ a week] , and i've never had a cause to complain to first about them.

:)

With due respect Big rods whilst I am not suggesting that some of the subscribers to this thread are making up stories about the staff the fact is they are just allegations nothing more. With reference by others to passengers banging on the door to be let on when the bus has departed the stop the fact is it is against the regulations as I am sure the Department of Transport will quantify if the public contact them direct.Also First Buses have CCTV fitted which has a camera trained on the entrance to the vehicle and can show images with pin sharp clarity believe me.

Originally posted by mojoworking
Try and keep this in perspective. No one was getting their head kicked in.

The driver has every right to ask someone to turn a radio off. How would it be if every passenger had a radio, all tuned to different stations. It would be intolerable.


I'm sorry were you there???

I was just doing what any other human with half a brain would do. After the driver asked the man to turn the radio off the man did as he asked immediately. Yet the driver still insisted on calling the police. Get the your facts straight first before slating others. I feel it did have something to do with me as I was a witness.

Originally posted by Alex C.
The wierd thing is, i've never had any bad service from a bus driver. I hear of it all the time on Sheffield Forum, and I travel on the 53 10 times a week minimum, the 87, the 17, the 77+80, the 76 and other services in Sheffield, and I haven't once had a problem.

In fact no, once a bus driver tapped on his 40p pass needed sign. I didn't have one, I walked home. All 1 1/4 miles :p

I've seen bus drivers been abused, by people who haven't got their 40p passes with them, who look 20.

Buses, near me at least are frequent and come when the timetable says, and I catch the 87 late night service [11:05] about 5 times a week, and in the past year it has not turned up around 3 times.

I've been on buses where people have thrown eggs or even bricks at the front windscreen, i've seen drivers threatened.

I've seen drivers who chatted to me, asked me if I wanted a fag till the bus was due out, outside the bus, and so on...

And yes, i've had buses that have stopped for me when they can see i'm running for it.

Maybe its just me. I travel a lot on the buses [25+ a week] , and i've never had a cause to complain to first about them.


:)

I too have nothing against bus drivers I respect their jobs and how hard they work. This thread is not about all bus drivers in general, just one. I hope the Bus company do see the CCTV footage and deal with the driver appropriately.

MOD: Following several reports of abusive posts on this thread I've trimmed a couple of posts and deleted some others. Please keep on topic and avoid personal abuse and/or threats.

What a coincidence..I had a funny experience of a bus driver yesterday and was wondering whether to post what I saw.
Driving down Langsett Road I saw a man walking towards the bus stop but not quite there and an 81 bus coming down the road. The man stuck his hand out and it seemed like the bus wasn't slowing down so he stuck it out again. The bus slowed down slightly, the bus driver peered out, saw the man then drove away.
The potential passenger was a slighty disshevelled Rastafarian man with 2 shopping bags.
Now I am prepared to have an open mind on this one...was this man well known to bus drivers having caused trouble before??
If so then fair enough but if not then this is a dispicable case of discrimination for whichever reason..colour??, haircut, not the correct shopping bags???

Originally posted by Martin_s
Oh FFS... if you were discussing a service that you'd paid for where you'd been treated like sh*te you'd be the first on here complaining and shouting it from the roof tops..

Infact I would not be the first on here

If I had paid for a service that i was not happy with,my first port of call would be to customer services,then if i wasnt happy with the responce and the service did not improve then i would try and not use the service again.

Originally posted by unners
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Martin_s
[B]Oh FFS... if you were discussing a service that you'd paid for where you'd been treated like sh*te you'd be the first on here complaining and shouting it from the roof tops..

Infact I would not be the first on here

If I had paid for a service that i was not happy with,my first port of call would be to customer services,then if i wasnt happy with the responce and the service did not improve then i would try and not use the service again.

But with the best will in the world, everyone knows that customer service people suck these days.

It's all "press 1 to talk to accounts, press 2 to talk to somebody else who doesn't care, press 3 to talk to..." GOD! WTF?! I want to talk to a HUMAN not a disembodied voice FFS!

Originally posted by wibbles
What a coincidence..I had a funny experience of a bus driver yesterday and was wondering whether to post what I saw.
Driving down Langsett Road I saw a man walking towards the bus stop but not quite there and an 81 bus coming down the road. The man stuck his hand out and it seemed like the bus wasn't slowing down so he stuck it out again. The bus slowed down slightly, the bus driver peered out, saw the man then drove away.
The potential passenger was a slighty disshevelled Rastafarian man with 2 shopping bags.
Now I am prepared to have an open mind on this one...was this man well known to bus drivers having caused trouble before??
If so then fair enough but if not then this is a dispicable case of discrimination for whichever reason..colour??, haircut, not the correct shopping bags???

I've seen this man a few times - messy blue coat and shopping. he gets on at the stop after Safeway with a pass, sits down, and gets off at Hillsborough Co-op. No fuss or trouble. i doubt it was racism - he probably wouldn't have stopped for an old woman, mother with child - basically anyone who isn't bigger than the driver. They obviously get a thrill from it.

Originally posted by Rich
But with the best will in the world, everyone knows that customer service people suck these days.

It's all "press 1 to talk to accounts, press 2 to talk to somebody else who doesn't care, press 3 to talk to..." GOD! WTF?! I want to talk to a HUMAN not a disembodied voice FFS!

I used to work in Customer Service.The best way to avoid the selection process is to not press any numbers and then you will be transfered to a Human Being.
Hopefully you will speak to someone who will take ownership of the call(call centre speak!)but like in any business you get good people and bad people.

It seems that bus drivers are an easy target on this forum.

If other members of society (ie alleged asian rapist in Tinsley thread) or places get accused of something (nightclubs with bouncers using excessive force or bad judgement with date-rape victims), unfounded allegations are removed.

Originally posted by unners
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Martin_s
[B]Oh FFS... if you were discussing a service that you'd paid for where you'd been treated like sh*te you'd be the first on here complaining and shouting it from the roof tops..

Infact I would not be the first on here

If I had paid for a service that i was not happy with,my first port of call would be to customer services,then if i wasnt happy with the responce and the service did not improve then i would try and not use the service again.

That's easier said than done when First have a monopoly on so many routes.

I think many drivers feel they are doing people a favour by letting them ride on 'their' bus in the first place, rather than seeing them as valuable customers who ultimately pay their wages.

Originally posted by alchresearch
It seems that bus drivers are an easy target on this forum.

If other members of society (ie alleged asian rapist in Tinsley thread) or places get accused of something (nightclubs with bouncers using excessive force or bad judgement with date-rape victims), unfounded allegations are removed.
Perhaps that's because people actually report them, rather than post these kind of comments in a thread... if you (or anyone) has an issue with a post then please report it (by clicking the Report this Post link). If you've done that and nothing happened then contact me and I will investigate what's going on.

The site is run by volunteers who all have jobs etc... it's difficult for us to read every one of the 2,000+ posts a week! So help us out rather than just criticise ;)

Update: Having re-read this thead, I can't actually see anything that names a particular driver or even describes them to the extent you would know who they were referring to. If I've missed something then please tell me asap.

I was thinking along the lines of this (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?postid=159641#post159641) post.

An accusation of being drunk is quite serious.

Originally posted by rtapper
Sooner or later people will start using their mobile phones to take snaps of bus drivers etc doing things they shouldnt and email them to the bus companies or cops as proof of some of these things they do - hope it happens soon :P

Sometime ago there was a tram driver that wore a walkman whenever they were driving - always put me off whenever i saw who was in the cab :o

(probably sad but) I take videos of First buses driving through red lights. One day... just one day when a First bus driver ****** me off that bit further, a few copies of the CD I have will go to various places in Sheffield... SYPTE, the Star, SY Police...
My favorite spots are St Mary's Gate/London Road and Abbeydale Road/Woodseats Road.

Some drivers drive with their hands free kit, which is totaly illegal just as much as a mobile telephone...

Originally posted by darkstardust
IIRC the Mainline 53 service had it (The one from Gleadless to Lodge moor?)

Lowedges - Woodseats - Meersbrook - Low field - City - Pittsmoor - Ecclesfield ;)

LOL Captain Scarlet keeping law and order within First! Good job mate hehe.

Originally posted by Alex C.

Maybe its just me. I travel a lot on the buses [25+ a week] , and i've never had a cause to complain to first about them.
:)


No, not just you Alex. I used the 47/48, 75/76, and 17 services for thirty years without any complaint about a driver worthy of reporting.

Too many people are inclined to turn isolated incidents into a general view and in fact the few bad experiences on the buses that I remember were instigated by passengers.

Originally posted by Captain_Scarlet Lowedges - Woodseats - Meersbrook - Low field - City - Pittsmoor - Ecclesfield ;)

At the other side of the city it goes City - Owlerton - Wadsley Bridge - Parson Cross - Ecclesfield

I saw a bus get paintsplattered on burngreave road....! all over the drivers window, so he couldnt see anything and had to stop and take all the passengers off.

This is similar to the incident that I reported to First a couple of weeks ago. Again some of their drivers seem to be oblivious to the rules of the road regarding pedestrian crossings.

I've just been walking back from my work on Edmund street and was standing with one foot on the road at the pedestrian (zerbra) crossing. There was a bus about 200 metres away (ample stopping distance). I went to step out onto the crossing.

To my suprise he accelerated, I stepped back onto the pavement rather hurridly and shook my fist at him. He then politely raised two fingers to me.

It was a number 51 bus. I have a description of the driver but I won't post it here. If I still feel angry enough about it in the morning then I'll report it to First when their complaints phone line is open again tomorrow morning.

I understand that bus drivers have timetables to meet and I understand that they may not want to waste their time giving way to pedestrian on crossings, but there is no need for them to drive arrogantly.

Originally posted by darkstardust
IIRC the Mainline 53 service had it (The one from Gleadless to Lodge moor?)


51 you mean fella??

Originally posted by J-Blaze
Last night coming home from the Pub in town I wondered if I'd been caught out on Candid Camera.


You are lucky you managed to get a bus since some num nut ( whos probably does not even drive or get the bus) has chaged the time table and routes of the bus i need, ihave to wait for ages when i finish work, and in the morning if and when they decided to turn up they are always late so they hit every kerb and speed bump on the way down the hill so by the time you get to work you feel sea sick

*rant over*

as for the coppers well dont get me started, we once called for help as we watched a junkie inject himself OUTSIDE OUR FRONT DOOR! they came 2 days later! but for trouble on the bus started by the driver they take 15 mins - nice service they provide!

and another thing with the drivers that really ****** me off, when you are at a crossing who gave them the right to block it when its on green - you then have to a) risk your life between cars or b) wait til the next green man ( who by the way is operated by the **** ing supertram - in which case you have to wait for it to pass the crossing/lights) and thus missing your bus which is just pulling away from the stop oposite the crossing!!! and you know the next bus is going to be late and its raining!

im sure blocking a crossing is 3* on your licence??? hmm are bus drivers oblivious to this!?

Is it really so surprising that you some rude/miserable old git bus drivers on the rubbish wages First pay? To get a better standard of service First need to dig into their substantial pockets of profit from their overflated fares and pay for it! In my experience most drivers provide a great service but First are going to continue to have problems recruiting and retaining good drivers unless they improve the pay and conditions of employment.

As for drivers not stopping for people running for the bus - frankly, I'd rather they didn't most of the time because it usually takes ages for the passenger to find their money/pass etc by which time someone else arrives behind them and the bus gets held up even longer...not to mention that is illegal and often dangerous for the driver to stop and start letting people on when they have started to pull out.

Slightly off topic but I think First ought to come up with a more efficient way of issuing their weekly savers. Never mind the drivers, I often "tut and sigh" when people buy these because it takes so long for the drivers to issue them. I think journey times could be improved if these were sold in shops or if drivers issued weekly tickets they didn't have to prat around with by sticking them into plastic wallets.

Originally posted by pixy
Slightly off topic but I think First ought to come up with a more efficient way of issuing their weekly savers. Never mind the drivers, I often "tut and sigh" when people buy these because it takes so long for the drivers to issue them. I think journey times could be improved if these were sold in shops or if drivers issued weekly tickets they didn't have to prat around with by sticking them into plastic wallets.

Your wish might just come true. These mini-interchange buildings that are planned for Arundel Gate, The Moor etc should sell weekly tickets - if not then somebody suggest that they do!

Originally posted by Captain_Scarlet
Some drivers drive with their hands free kit, which is totaly illegal just as much as a mobile telephone...


As long as you don't have to hold the phone in your hand, Hands Free kits are perfectly legal.

I have had a Full In Car Nokia Hands Free Kit fitted since way before the new laws came out, so when the new laws where on there way I did a bit of research to see where I stood legally.

As the phone is Held by the cradle the kit is 100% legal. The stupid bit is that as I am not holding the phone in my hand the new laws do not stop me dialling a number whilst driving. The only chance the Police have of stopping this is to use the "Driving without due care and attention" law which needs me to do something dangerous before they can nick me.

And whilst I'm on the subject, how come there isn't a law banning smoking whilst driving. The number of people I have seen removing both hands from the wheel and taking their eyes off the road because they have dropped burning ash into their laps.

Originally posted by pixy
.....or if drivers issued weekly tickets they didn't have to prat around with by sticking them into plastic wallets.


Tram conductors don't do that. If you buy a weekly ticket they'll give you a ticket and a wallet (if you want one) and you stick the ticket in the wallet. They're much too busy....:D

Originally posted by SlimboyFat

And whilst I'm on the subject, how come there isn't a law banning smoking whilst driving. The number of people I have seen removing both hands from the wheel and taking their eyes off the road because they have dropped burning ash into their laps.


Quite agree....drivers shouldn't be allowed to smoke whilst supposedly in control of a moving vehicle. I've seen my son-in-law steer with his knees whilst desperately fishing around in his pockets for his packet of fags :loopy:

Since they had a new car that doesn't smell like a snooker hall my daughter has banned him from smoking in the car. :P

I believe it's illegal to eat whilst driving, why should smoking be allowed ?

I don't think smoking in a car will ever be banned. I once saw a copper smoking whilst driving a riot van lol.

Originally posted by Greybeard
Quite agree....drivers shouldn't be allowed to smoke whilst supposedly in control of a moving vehicle. I've seen my son-in-law steer with his knees whilst desperately fishing around in his pockets for his packet of fags :loopy:

Since they had a new car that doesn't smell like a snooker hall my daughter has banned him from smoking in the car. :P

I believe it's illegal to eat whilst driving, why should smoking be allowed ?

It is illegal for a bus driver to smoke on a bus at all even when it isn't moving. The Traffic Commisioners take this very seriously and those who offend several times can loose thier licence. Many people not in the industry don't realise the driver is commiting a serious offence and probably tend to overlook it. In fact you are witnessing one of the more serious things a bus driver can do and really have a duty to report it.

If you see a driver smoking on a bus either report it to the company concerned or to the North East area Traffic Commisioner. You can find contact details (e-mail) on their website: www.vosa.gov.uk (http://www.vosa.gov.uk)

If I saw a driver smoking on a bus I'd ask him for a fag :P

I've only ever seen drivers smoke on a bus at a Terminus and usually then they get off the bus for it.

Originally posted by slimsid2000
It is illegal for a bus driver to smoke on a bus at all even when it isn't moving. The Traffic Commisioners take this very seriously and those who offend several times can loose thier licence. Many people not in the industry don't realise the driver is commiting a serious offence and probably tend to overlook it. In fact you are witnessing one of the more serious things a bus driver can do and really have a duty to report it.

If you see a driver smoking on a bus either report it to the company concerned or to the North East area Traffic Commisioner. You can find contact details (e-mail) on their website: www.vosa.gov.uk (http://www.vosa.gov.uk)

..true..

..but just in case -as I suspect- you didn't read the thread, you just thought "bus drivers", saw the evil "smoking" word and made 5 out of 2+2

The comment about drivers smoking was not about bus drivers.

mmmmmm

no smoking..... i remember now why i don't travel on buses.

btw... have i missed summat or as no one else noticed how much better the roads were without the busses during their strike!

the change in traffic was more down to the absence of soccer moms transporting their children to school in their 4*4's than to the buses because of the school holidays.

school runs are a pain.... but buses take the biscuit.
most of em are half empty so why not run fewer of em.

So that buses are easier to catch for the people who do catch them. Id also dispute that - most buses once they get towards the city centre are probably 75% full weekdays - in peak times, and even as early as 3pm, that goes up to like 160% (standing)

Originally posted by Captain_Scarlet


Some drivers drive with their hands free kit, which is totaly illegal just as much as a mobile telephone...



Lowedges - Woodseats - Meersbrook - Low field - City - Pittsmoor - Ecclesfield ;)

I was under the assumption that a hands-free kit was legal as

a) you are not holding the device and
b) to opperate said device you only press one button to answer/end the call?

And I have not caught any busses for quite a while - as such I screwed up and BTW it's the 51 service. One out of two ain't bad after 2 nervous breakdowns and a screwed memory...

I think...

Take care and all the best.

Originally posted by Robbie_Lovin
51 you mean fella??

That's the one - I had replied with the correct number but as I had posted after 2 nervous breakdowns I live with an almost permenant brain-fart, as such I at times forget my own name.

Um, who am I? Am I ... Robbie? Nah, it seems too up-market to me, could probably not be able to pay the rent on an upper-class name like that.

It wouldn't be a First time (no pun intended) that a driver has had a radio going himself listening to the football commentary / results when I've been on a bus.

Personally, I think it's a good idea - it also shuts out the chavvy sweary shouty into moblie phoney louts.

Originally posted by nick_p
nope it was the 50 going through chesterfield.

Yeah i think there should be radios aswell, but public transport are tight...they wont put any in, and if they do they will probably double the price!!!

They did trial them on route 51 but they got vandalised, so got taken out.

You cannot have decent buses in this city because there are too many scummy people who do not respect them.

Originally posted by bigrods
Simple - if bus drivers didn't act like t***s, then there would be no need for more threads about them.

Personally, I think the service customers get from First bus drivers is appaling - eg why do they ALWAYS tut and sigh when I ask for a First Weekly ticket.
You'd thought after having a 4 week strike they'd be quite nice to the passengers, after all, the majority of people supported them - but no, even that's too much for them to manage.


If passengers didnt act like total w****rs. dont like them,then its simple,,,,walk maybe you coauld all find something more worthwhile to moan about whith a good dose of fresh air.

Originally posted by Greybeard
Quite agree....drivers shouldn't be allowed to smoke whilst supposedly in control of a moving vehicle. I've seen my son-in-law steer with his knees whilst desperately fishing around in his pockets for his packet of fags :loopy:

Since they had a new car that doesn't smell like a snooker hall my daughter has banned him from smoking in the car. :P

I believe it's illegal to eat whilst driving, why should smoking be allowed ?

Well yes its a distraction so now we should ban the following while driving,,,,talking to passengers,opening the windor or sun roof,looking at road signs and street names listening to radio,changing gear that should just about sort things out.

Originally posted by alchresearch
I was thinking along the lines of this (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?postid=159641#post159641) post.

An accusation of being drunk is quite serious.

Yes I would agree with that,but then again its a Bus Thread so anything goes,,thats how I see it.

Now if you were to mention the word Chav,then all hell would break loose with people moaning about how sick the were of seeing it.

However,accuse a Bus Driver of being drunk and thats fine by the forum standards.

My cousin used to work for First, he lasted about 6 months, said the pay was a tad on the low side (i.e. C*&P!!) for all the abuse and hassle that he got. He calls 'em 'Peasant Waggons' :o the cheeky sod!!

I'm so glad I've got a car. Thank you Lord!! :mrgreen:

All hail the corsa, long my it carry me from A to Z...

Yet again, First drivers getting off on leaving passengers behind. And yes, it's the little smirk that particularly rankles.

Can't we all band together and do something?

Originally posted by valleygirl
Yet again, First drivers getting off on leaving passengers behind. And yes, it's the little smirk that particularly rankles.

Can't we all band together and do something?

Oh get real,surely you people can invent something a lot better.

Originally posted by valleygirl
Yet again, First drivers getting off on leaving passengers behind. And yes, it's the little smirk that particularly rankles.

Can't we all band together and do something?
I already did.
Haven't been on public transport since end of Oct 04.

If I can't cadge a lift, I walk.
Thus far I've saved £200+ in bus fares & lost half a stone.

:thumbsup: Improve or lose out, First!

Originally posted by Don_Kiddick
I already did.
Haven't been on public transport since end of Oct 04.

If I can't cadge a lift, I walk.
Thus far I've saved £200+ in bus fares & lost half a stone.

:thumbsup: Improve or lose out, First!

If improving will cost em a few bob they will choose to lose out.

bus drivers are nasty.....they all need a good slap! :hihi:

Originally posted by valleygirl
Can't we all band together and do something?

Like walk, buy a bike, buy a car, get the tram, become a bus driver and see if we could do a better job ?

Or just keep moaning about it ?

Originally posted by tango2
walk maybe you coauld all find something more worthwhile to moan about whith a good dose of fresh air.

Fresh air ?? Where ? You'd need to walk around with self-contained breathing apparatus to breath fresh air anywhere near a main road these days :D

Originally posted by underground1
bus drivers are nasty.....they all need a good slap! :hihi:

That's why they installed the perspex screens....too many of 'em getting slapped :D

Originally posted by underground1
bus drivers are nasty.....they all need a good slap! :hihi:

Maybe you need to grow up a bit before you try it

Originally posted by J-Blaze


Having just got to Childrens Hospital I heard the bus driver say "Will you turn that off mate it's getting right on my tits" to a passenger in his mid 30's. The man was playing a handheld radio.

The Bus driver then went on to demand the man leave the bus. I walked to the front of the bus to ask the driver what the problem was and he replyed: "The problem is I have duristiction on this Bus and if I want a passenger to leave he has too."

Bus drivers wasting police time for someone playing a radio that wasn't in anyway loud or distractive. What is the world coming too? :lol:

I dont think I would like to be a fellow passenger on a XXX Ton bus with a driver whose concentration wasn't fully on the job. Nor another road user as a "FIST MAINLINE" logo came hurtling towards me.:shocked:

True it was all a bit of a waste of Police time. They could have been out in a "Partnership" van, getting some overtime and catching the REAL villans :roll: :wink:

P.S. I am not trying to miss quote your post by editing, It's just I can't suss out how to multi quote.:huh: I'm such a dope:loopy:

Originally posted by claycraft
"FIST MAINLINE"


Sometimes I amaze myself with my unintentional typo wit:lol:

Apologies to FIRST MAINLINE. :wink:

Originally posted by nick2
Like walk, buy a bike, buy a car, get the tram, become a bus driver and see if we could do a better job ?

Or just keep moaning about it ?

Take action! Drive your cars, 4x4's into the city centre and really stir things up. After all, why should we be encouraged to use public transport when all the time we're being ripped-off (does an extra stop really quantify to 35p?*) and insulted by bus drivers. Furthermore, I'd like to see how an increase of 10% is in line with current inflation trends!

*First "Hop" (50p ticket) and next available ticket (85p).

Originally posted by JonJParr
Take action! Drive your cars, 4x4's into the city centre and really stir things up. After all, why should we be encouraged to use public transport when all the time we're being ripped-off (does an extra stop really quantify to 35p?*) and insulted by bus drivers. Furthermore, I'd like to see how an increase of 10% is in line with current inflation trends!

*First "Hop" (50p ticket) and next available ticket (85p).

I think they use a different formula to calculate than everyone else on the planet.

Originally posted by d71146
I think they use a different formula to calculate than everyone else on the planet.

Yes - I think it's something along the lines of, "How much can we get away with?" Idiots!

Originally posted by J-Blaze
Last night coming home from the Pub in town I wondered if I'd been caught out on Candid Camera.

Having just got to Childrens Hospital I heard the bus driver say "Will you turn that off mate it's getting right on my tits" to a passenger in his mid 30's. The man was playing a handheld radio.

The passenger replyed "No need to be like that mate all you had to do was ask."

The Bus driver then went on to demand the man leave the bus. I walked to the front of the bus to ask the driver what the problem was and he replyed: "The problem is I have duristiction on this Bus and if I want a passenger to leave he has too."

Wondering whether it was all a joke or something I went and sat back down. Most people on the bus were in complete disbelief as the driver called for Police assistance.

And sure enough the police arrived 15 minutes later. Soon as they arrived I got up to tell the Police my side of the storey. As I walked to the front of the Bus they immediately assumed they were there to remove me, I was almost arrested with force untill the driver told them the man they were after wasn't me.

As I got off the bus I told the officers the driver was completely out of order etc and gave my name and details.

Having caught the next bus home as I got off the bus I saw the same police car driving the man home lol.

Bus drivers wasting police time for someone playing a radio that wasn't in anyway loud or distractive. What is the world coming too? :lol:

The Driver must have had a bad day, however I do aggee it was a bit O.T.T.

I didnt mind people playing music on my bus or singing when they were drunk as long as they didnt go to far.

I mind any bus driver being rude to customers. He should remember that they are his "bread and butter" - they pay his (or her) salary! I believe the reason the standard of customer service offered by First has slipped is a result of a lack of a competitor in the market! After all, competition is healthy for business and maintains high standards.

Originally posted by JonJParr
I mind any bus driver being rude to customers. He should remember that they are his "bread and butter" - they pay his (or her) salary! I believe the reason the standard of customer service offered by First has slipped is a result of a lack of a competitor in the market! After all, competition is healthy for business and maintains high standards.

I Aggee , Bye Bye First your not wanted!

I think this problem is not company-wide. First buses in Manchester are manned by extremely helpful and courteous drivers. I think it is quite telling given that they have to operate in a market where they must compete against Stagecoach and Blue Bus!