Bus Driver with Ear Phones in

When radio control on Dublin's buses was first mooted, one of the objections was that it could be distracting to the driver.
I'd imagine earphones could a safety issue if they isolate the driver from his surroundings, i.e. if he can't hear bells, horns, emergency vehicles etc.

right lets be realistic here.
the o.p. is correct in that the driver isn't supposed to be wearing an ear piece. the only people that can deal with that is either management or inspectors.
the boss of me is correct in that dealing with someone over the radio i.e. a controller can also be a huge distraction. hence the reason why some drivers dont reply till they're either stopped or reach their terminus.
now the o.p. is annoyed that the driver was wearing earphones and rightly so. in other words the o.p. wasn't getting the full attention of the driver. so is the thread a one sided one.
where it's alright for passengers to be yaking on their mobiles and not paying attention to the driver???????? but yet when the driver is supposedly wearing ear phones most of you are calling for their head.
most places that deal with customers now have signs along the lines of " please refrain from using mobiles when dealing with members of staff" i know all the banks have this type of sign and these signs are getting more and more common.
whats good for the goose is also good for the gander .
i mentioned by laws in an earlier post and while it was rightly pointed out about using mobiles not being but i did mention the most passengers tend to break the by laws heres a few from the link.
http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/About-Us/Dublin-Bus-Bye-Laws/Passenger-Behaviour/
"No passenger who, in the opinion of an authorised person, is in a state of intoxication or otherwise in an unfit or improper condition shall board or remain on the vehicle."
god knows the amount of drunks we have to put up with during the weekend nights esp. yet we dont enforce this unless the person is a danger to themselves.

" No person shall throw or deposit any litter, lighted match, cigarette, cigar, cheroot, chewing gum or other substance on the vehicle except into a receptacle expressly provided for that purpose."
wowwwwwwwwww. what do we have here is it the word "litter"????
someone on another thread asked is the driver supposed to clean the bus.
well if the by law wasn't broken then there is no need to clean the bus. but hey thats why we have cleaners working round the clock.

now to my favourite. taaa daaaa.

"No person shall consume alcoholic drinks or other beverages or food while on the vehicle. "
please note the words
alcoholic drinks
ENOUGH SAID :rolleyes::rolleyes:
food
you know that snack your dying for and open the wrapper and start munching on the bus. well it's a no no
ohhhhhh ,hmmmmm ahhhhhh the sweet smell of mcdonalds.
guess what. NO NO.
and
other beverages.
yes folks other beverages, you know that travel mug you use in the mornings well it's a no no, you know that nice cold bottle of water your drinking on the bus in the searing heat , or that nice cold crisp bottle of sprite. well they're all a no no.
bet yas didn't know those ones.
but heyyy do we enforce them.the only one thats mainly enforced is the alcoholic drinks, everything else we tend to turn a blind eye to.
buttt if you people want the rules enforced i've absolutely no problem in enforcing the drinks and food by law. these are the by laws i was on about where passengers tend to break .
swings and roundabouts folks, swings and roundabouts.

doubletrouble? wrote: »

right lets be realistic here.
the o.p. is correct in that the driver isn't supposed to be wearing an ear piece. the only people that can deal with that is either management or inspectors.
the boss of me is correct in that dealing with someone over the radio i.e. a controller can also be a huge distraction. hence the reason why some drivers dont reply till they're either stopped or reach their terminus.
now the o.p. is annoyed that the driver was wearing earphones and rightly so. in other words the o.p. wasn't getting the full attention of the driver. so is the thread a one sided one.
where it's alright for passengers to be yaking on their mobiles and not paying attention to the driver???????? but yet when the driver is supposedly wearing ear phones most of you are calling for their head.
most places that deal with customers now have signs along the lines of " please refrain from using mobiles when dealing with members of staff" i know all the banks have this type of sign and these signs are getting more and more common.
whats good for the goose is also good for the gander .
i mentioned by laws in an earlier post and while it was rightly pointed out about using mobiles not being but i did mention the most passengers tend to break the by laws heres a few from the link.
http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/About-Us/Dublin-Bus-Bye-Laws/Passenger-Behaviour/
"No passenger who, in the opinion of an authorised person, is in a state of intoxication or otherwise in an unfit or improper condition shall board or remain on the vehicle."
god knows the amount of drunks we have to put up with during the weekend nights esp. yet we dont enforce this unless the person is a danger to themselves.

" No person shall throw or deposit any litter, lighted match, cigarette, cigar, cheroot, chewing gum or other substance on the vehicle except into a receptacle expressly provided for that purpose."
wowwwwwwwwww. what do we have here is it the word "litter"????
someone on another thread asked is the driver supposed to clean the bus.
well if the by law wasn't broken then there is no need to clean the bus. but hey thats why we have cleaners working round the clock.

now to my favourite. taaa daaaa.

"No person shall consume alcoholic drinks or other beverages or food while on the vehicle. "
please note the words
alcoholic drinks
ENOUGH SAID :rolleyes::rolleyes:
food
you know that snack your dying for and open the wrapper and start munching on the bus. well it's a no no
ohhhhhh ,hmmmmm ahhhhhh the sweet smell of mcdonalds.
guess what. NO NO.
and
other beverages.
yes folks other beverages, you know that travel mug you use in the mornings well it's a no no, you know that nice cold bottle of water your drinking on the bus in the searing heat , or that nice cold crisp bottle of sprite. well they're all a no no.
bet yas didn't know those ones.
but heyyy do we enforce them.the only one thats mainly enforced is the alcoholic drinks, everything else we tend to turn a blind eye to.
buttt if you people want the rules enforced i've absolutely no problem in enforcing the drinks and food by law. these are the by laws i was on about where passengers tend to break .
swings and roundabouts folks, swings and roundabouts.

If the rules are being broken, I'd imagine it is the duty of the company representative on the spot to address it but in saying that, I know where the conversation is going to go and rightly so. Basicly, discipline within the public service as a whole is a joke, from the top down and that applies both to observing it and to administering it .