Bus driver threatens to kick chavs of for playing music on their phones

[anarchist]

TO be honest the bus is full of old farts and so its good to have some music. an why ar some bus drivers so thick and most are fat and most have BO

 

Judging by your spelling and grammar you are thicker than most bus drivers. Perhaps that could be your future profession when you grow up.

[d71146]

Could never figure out this Sheffield obsession about buses and bus drivers must be unique in the UK.

Bus drivers are not all thick as the above poster alleges a lot have qualifications way above some of the folk that travel on the buses and use the job as a stop gap only.

[04jessops]

sound like the voice of experience speaking, you been getting close in the bus shelter:hihi:

 

Judging from his original post about BO, you wouldn't need to get close, if you know what I mean...

[MissChatter]

The problem is there are notices about playing loud music etc on buses and trams but the posters are a4 size so really not many get to read them, the other problem is there is no consistancy, all bus drivers and tram conductors should tell people to turn music off if on phones or down if on ipods etc an very loud, because they dont do this, this is one driver who has had the guts to tell a minor to turn his music off, the rest of the drivers etc are just to bloody scared, in case of the reprocussions.

[crookesey]

Bring in 'Chav Netting', then lock them in a room with the theme tune from 'The Archers' playing constantly at full blast for hours, that should sort the little buggers out.

[Shazbat]

There's no need for hitting anyone. The bus driver could have opened the doors and thrown the chavs off.

 

If he was feeling really generous, he could have slowed down first!

 

there should be some sort of scrambler that cuts them off as you get on the bus

[Runningboard]

The problem is there are notices about playing loud music etc on buses and trams but the posters are a4 size so really not many get to read them, the other problem is there is no consistancy, all bus drivers and tram conductors should tell people to turn music off if on phones or down if on ipods etc an very loud, because they dont do this, this is one driver who has had the guts to tell a minor to turn his music off, the rest of the drivers etc are just to bloody scared, in case of the reprocussions.

 

Repercussions? Think of it this way. If it was your child that got thrown of the bus and the child was hurt in some way who would you blame?

 

Any bus company would lay blame at the driver as the alleged drivers are suitably qualified to under take the job. There for "the drivers etc are just to bloody scared, in case of repercussions" is un-true. For those who know the job and the repercussions stay within the law where vulnerable individuals are concerned.

[Dozy]

Repercussions? Think of it this way. If it was your child that got thrown of the bus and the child was hurt in some way who would you blame?

 

Any bus company would lay blame at the driver as the alleged drivers are suitably qualified to under take the job. There for "the drivers etc are just to bloody scared, in case of repercussions" is un-true. For those who know the job and the repercussions stay within the law where vulnerable individuals are concerned.

My bold

 

I'd blame the child for behaving in such a way that s/he was thrown off the bus. And also the parents, for not teaching the child consideration and respect for other people.

[mjmoore0]

I was merely pointing out that this behaviour is illegal under the road traffic act. So therefore any of our little darling who play "music" on buses are actually breaking the law. Our well brought up kids would therefore never dream of doing it would they. There is no miss-quoting here so no need to be upset.

Sorry for confusing the issue by returning to the main point of the thread.

 

Utter claptrap.

 

This behaviour is not illegal under the road traffic act as Moosey queried. If you are going to state that this or that is illegal then at least use the right law.

 

The behaviour in question is in contravention of The Public Service Vehicles (Conduct of Drivers, Inspectors, Conductors and Passengers) 1990 [as amended 1995 and 2002].

 

To quote the relevant sub-section:

 

No passenger shall play or operate any musical instrument or sound reproducing equipment to the annoyance of any person or in a manner likely to cause annoyance to any person on the vehicle.

 

It also goes further to state that:

 

Any passenger contravening these Regulations shall give his name and address to the

driver/conductor/inspector on demand, and may be removed from the vehicle by the

driver/conductor/inspector or a police constable.

(Note: the maximum penalty, upon conviction, for contravention of the above Regulations

is, at August 1990, a fine of £200).

 

Therefore legally a driver does have the powers to remove a passenger from the vehicle - although whether this would be good PR for the driver's company would remain to be seen.

[jibbs1977]

Utter claptrap.

 

This behaviour is not illegal under the road traffic act as Moosey queried. If you are going to state that this or that is illegal then at least use the right law.

 

The behaviour in question is in contravention of The Public Service Vehicles (Conduct of Drivers, Inspectors, Conductors and Passengers) 1990 [as amended 1995 and 2002].

 

To quote the relevant sub-section:

 

No passenger shall play or operate any musical instrument or sound reproducing equipment to the annoyance of any person or in a manner likely to cause annoyance to any person on the vehicle.

 

It also goes further to state that:

 

Any passenger contravening these Regulations shall give his name and address to the

driver/conductor/inspector on demand, and may be removed from the vehicle by the

driver/conductor/inspector or a police constable.

(Note: the maximum penalty, upon conviction, for contravention of the above Regulations

is, at August 1990, a fine of £200).

 

Therefore legally a driver does have the powers to remove a passenger from the vehicle - although whether this would be good PR for the driver's company would remain to be seen.

 

 

 

 

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