11 Bus Drivers Reveal Things They Wish Their Customers Knew

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May 24, 2019 11:00 AM EDT

Bus drivers are just trying to make it through another day without having to deal with too much of anyone's careless BS. You can help the cause by reading up on some stuff they really wish that their customers knew about. 

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    Text - londonbusdriver 6d 2 Awards Signal clearly when waiting at the stop that you want my bus - I can't read your mind or stop on a sixpence when you wave frantically at the last minute (if the bus stop says REQUEST stop, then you have to request the bus to stop!) Have you pass/fare ready before boarding, especially if the bus is stuck in the traffic waiting to serve the bus stop, you can see the bus is there so don't wait until you're at the driver to route through your bag or do the pocket s
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    Text - sjbucks 6d Not a driver, but a regular bus-user who would like to post something on behalf of the drivers. If the bus is late due to traffic, THIS IS NOT THE DRIVER'S FAULT!! So many people get on my bus and give the driver an earful when the bus is late. Do you really think that driver has control over the traffic buildup in the two cities that the bus travels between? Do you think that the driver has the ability to magically fly over the cars in order to get to your bus stop in time? Th
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    Text - quietlycommenting 6d S 1 Award They're not answering because their "do not speak to the driver" sign is up
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    Text - -eDgAR- 6d Clean up after yourselves My dad services buses for the CTA here in Chicago and the amount ot nasty things he's had to clean up for people is insane. Things like condoms, rotten food, he's even found used needles once. Please remember that the bus is not your personal trashcan, someone has to clean that mess up. Aside from that he loves his job though and even got to do the holiday bus one year. Here he is dressed up as an elf for it.
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    Text - markhewitt1978 6d I wonder if it's a British thing. But whenever get the bus, we don't stand in line or form an orderly queue, rather just mill around or stand wherever. However while doing that we will have taken note of exactly who was there before we were. So when the bus arrives a queue will spontaneously form with everyone in the exact order of arrival.
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    Text - KitKaatBar 6d My dad isn't a commercial bus driver, but a school one. If them kids could just sit in front like he asked that'd be great.
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    Text - willywag 6d I used to be a bus driver years ago. I usually found other drivers far more annoying than passengers, but one thing I disliked was when a long line of people would get on and each ask where the bus was going. | Like, a) there's a sign on the outside of the bus that tells you this, and b) you just heard ten other people ask that question and get exactly the same answer. Edit: I think a lot of you are misunderstanding what I'm saying. There is a big difference (to me, at least)
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    Text - BioChinga 6d What I've learnt in this thread is that there is no ideal world for bus drivers and passengers to co- exist.
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    Text - Ticklemeandlwillfart 6d S 1 Award Real live bus driver here! Only been driving for 2 years though. As said already on here we all wish passengers would have their form of payment ready as it slows us down a hell of a lot when you don't. More importantly for me though is don't give me death stares or evena smart arse comment because the bus is late. I pride myself on being on time as much as possible and having good statistics on KPI's so when I'm not on time it's because of shitty traffic
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    Text - cisco54 6d School bus driver here. Please stay seated, I sometimes have to apply the (breaks) brakes and if you are standing or switching seats you could be injured. Which means I have paperwork to do. Don't throw rubbish on the floor. I have to clean it up. Teachers on charters: At the end of your trip, don't spend ten minutes on the bus talking to your students. Get off the bus. I have places to go. And thank you for checking the bus for rubbish your students left. Yes, I do like gift c
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    Text - susitucker 6d S 2 Awards It's been said already, but to reiterate: 1. Ring the bell, pull the cord, push the button (however it works on your bus) for your stop at least a block or two before we actually get to the stop ... and even if it's a stop we will make anyway. Drivers can't read your minds, so signaling will let us know you want to get off the bus. Signaling as we pass your stop is pointless, because... 2. Buses can't stop on a dime! Don't step out in front of a bus and expect us
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