Tips for a happier bus journey - Bus Passengers Read

[julado]

The quality of trolls on SheffieldForum is deteriorating badly. Go and look up Commander's work. He uses a "I'm a government intelligence officer who knows what's really going on in our streets" gimmick and works it like a Chris Morris character. The OP here is barely worth a 3/10 however.

 

Aw come on now Atticus.....cut him some slack.....this is only his 5th post....and I am sure in time the OP will understand what is required in the way of trolling. Meanwhile to OP, welcome.

[Moonman]

The quality of trolls on SheffieldForum is deteriorating badly. Go and look up Commander's work. He uses a "I'm a government intelligence officer who knows what's really going on in our streets" gimmick and works it like a Chris Morris character. The OP here is barely worth a 3/10 however.

 

yup i agree, in the good old days you could get to 2 maybe 3 pages into a thread before you realised it was a troll, now its 1 to 2posts maximum, i miss the old trolls ...........well.......nearly:)

 

MM

[julado]

No it's not....

It's pull out right now cos' I want to and my bus is bigger than your car

....missed the point completely, oh I despair at the loss of my ironic wit....re-read my post.....what you say is what I have posted.....in their world it is manoeuvre first, signal second and mirror last.....unlike anyone else who is taught the other way round (the way which emphasises what is most important).....doesn't seem that funny now I have had to explain it to someone.....

[myriadmike]

I don't get why people use buses at all in Sheffield really, if you can walk then why don't you? I walked from the Red House pub the other night to Heeley, took me 40 minutes, good exercise and I saved money!

[lostnfound]

I actually always make a conscious effort to have the right change, but this isn't always possible. I do appreciate that we may occasionally push the drivers levels of intellect to previously undiscovered heights by asking him to deduct £1.80 from £2 but on the odd occasion it may actually be necessary.

[d71146]

There have been a number of comments about travelling by bus not being to pleasant. Here are some tips.

 

1) Buses pulling away too fast, before passengers are sat down

answer - Find a seat faster

 

 

2) Buses braking too sharply.

answer - hold onto the handrails with a good grip, thats what they are there for.

 

 

3) Buses not picking passengers up at bus stops.

answer - wait for the next bus.

 

answer2 - also, always have a smile on your face when at the bus stop, if someone looks annoyed, the driver may decide to simply drive past.

 

 

4) Driver leaving the heater on in summer.

answer - wear lighter weight clothes.

 

 

5) Area poorly served by public transport.

answer - move to an area thats well served.

 

Hopefully these tips should make you bus experience more pleasant.

 

Just a thought are you the infamous Lester Biggot ?

[bus man]

All the tips given by the OP will shortly be obsolete.

 

The management of the First have decided that the best way to run the buses to timetable - and to cut out all the customer complaints - is simply NOT to pick up passengers any more!

 

They will be introducing this new regime in the New Year, so we'd all better practice walking before then

 

 

 

DONT LAUGH

 

Before D reg there was a service in the west country where the drivers wee told not to pick up passnagers so as to keep to the timetable THIS IS TRUE if you go through press cuttings from around 21 years ago you will find it as it was in all the papers

[altus]

 

Thanks for your support.

 

Think they are reasonable tips, for for the person who said, the driver is responsible for safety.

 

OK then, how long is reasonable for someone to get sat down? Sometimes if I pull away sharply, the passenger falls into a seat anyway (problem solved, passenger in seat )

 

Bus sets off

 

Thanks for your support.

 

Think they are reasonable tips, for for the person who said, the driver is responsible for safety.

 

OK then, how long is reasonable for someone to get sat down? Sometimes if I pull away sharply, the passenger falls into a seat anyway (problem solved, passenger in seat )

 

Bus sets off

Typical. You wait for a reply and then two arrive at once!

[daftlad]

Tip to happy as a traveller.

Use the car and dont get ripped off paying the rip off fares by worst group.

Me and the mrs both have a car its cheaper and a lot quicker

[8751]

1) Buses pulling away too fast, before passengers are sat down

answer - Find a seat faster

 

To right ! As a bus/tram user myself I am constantly irritated by a certain kind of person who walks up and down the vehicle as if looking for some kind of perfect seat yet seem surprised when it starts moving. For g*ds sake it isn't difficult you get on the vehicle look for the nearest suitable seat and park your backside in it.

 

There are even people who get on the tram at Castle Square when the tram crews are swapping over. Yet even during a 5 minute long change over these people are unable to find a seat and sit in it. But they appear to have a sixth sense when the tram is going to start moving and choose that very moment to balance on one foot while re-arranging their shopping and end up falling on the poor person sat opposite them.