*%&! Bus Driver

JJ · 12-09-2008 9:13am #1

I was heading to the bus stop today and as I was rounding the corner, so was my bus. I legged it to the bus stop and there were two people there already who were getting on that bus. I just arrived at the door as it was closing and expected the driver to open it again. When he didn't I banged on the door repeatedly and shouted at him. He didn't stop and just moved on. I couldnt' believe it.

I've been in that situation before and drivers have stopped before. Why can't a driver just take two seconds to stop and let one last passenger on after they've made an effort to leg it to catch a bus? FWIW, I've already written to Dublin Bus about this.

Honey-ec · 12-09-2008 9:21am

And this is in Online Buying & Auctions why???

JJ · 12-09-2008 9:24am

I accidently posted in the wrong forum. I asked the moderator to move it.

rubadub · 12-09-2008 9:33am

JJ wrote: »

I've been in that situation before and drivers have stopped before. Why can't a driver just take two seconds to stop and let one last passenger on after they've made an effort to leg it to catch a bus? FWIW, I've already written to Dublin Bus about this.

A breast enlargment & a wig would be a wise investment, seems to work wonders with barmen too.

JJ · 12-09-2008 11:43am

So very true.

jor el · 12-09-2008 1:21pm

JJ wrote: »

I accidently posted in the wrong forum. I asked the moderator to move it.

Which moderator?

Moved to Dublin Forum anyway.

Jay D · 12-09-2008 1:27pm

I really think they should be punished for that carry on. Height of ignorance.

starflake · 12-09-2008 1:31pm

But in fairness... he was only doing his job. It wasn't his fault that you didnt make it to the bus stop on time. And if I was a bus driver and someone was shouting and banging on the doors I would drive off to. I hate it when people think they're entitled to get on the bus even if you've not made it on time.

You could've been the tenth person to bang on the doors today. get over it. get the next bus!

Jay D · 12-09-2008 1:34pm

starflake wrote: »

But in fairness... he was only doing his job. It wasn't his fault that you didnt make it to the bus stop on time. And if I was a bus driver and someone was shouting and banging on the doors I would drive off to. I hate it when people think they're entitled to get on the bus even if you've not made it on time.

You could've been the tenth person to bang on the doors today. get over it. get the next bus!

you work for Dublin bus then?

starflake · 12-09-2008 1:38pm

Jay D wrote: »

you work for Dublin bus then?

I do not, but just noting from original post that OP seams to have a sense of entitlement about the whole thing. he expected him to stop the bus for him. He was on time ...OP should have been to.

Jay D · 12-09-2008 1:44pm

gimme a break, what on God's earth makes you think that this bus was on time and not only that the bus had not moved anywhere either, so stop, no, delay for a sec, yes. It's the height of ignorance. I've not witnessed it anywhere else I've been but here.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 12-09-2008 1:49pm

starflake wrote: »

But in fairness... he was only doing his job. It wasn't his fault that you didnt make it to the bus stop on time. And if I was a bus driver and someone was shouting and banging on the doors I would drive off to. I hate it when people think they're entitled to get on the bus even if you've not made it on time.

You could've been the tenth person to bang on the doors today. get over it. get the next bus!

Oh, bull****! Since when were Dublin bus drivers concerned about sticking so religiously to timetables...?

Here in Gemrnay, they've no porblem waiting and they're stickelrs for time. Common sense and decency is all it takes.

starflake · 12-09-2008 1:50pm

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Oh, bull****! Since when were Dublin bus drivers concerned about sticking so religiously to timetables...?

Here in Gemrnay, they've no porblem waiting and they're stickelrs for time. Common sense and decency is all it takes.

You call banging on doors and shouting decency?! It's not the bus drivers duty to make sure you're on that bus... get over it

Jay D · 12-09-2008 1:53pm

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Oh, bull****! Since when were Dublin bus drivers concerned about sticking so religiously to timetables...?

Here in Gemrnay, they've no porblem waiting and they're stickelrs for time. Common sense and decency is all it takes.

Exactly! But as long as such ignorant lazy people are emplyed here will never change.

Jay D · 12-09-2008 1:57pm

starflake wrote: »

You call banging on doors and shouting decency?! It's not the bus drivers duty to make sure you're on that bus... get over it

I've nothing to get over.

Banging on the door could be merely to get the drivers attention.

Shouting, from any I've seen would entail, 'sorry', 'excuse me', followed by words of frustration if an ignorant person is driving and continues to do so.

How can you justify such ignorance? Particularly when Dublin bus are not known for punctuality.

starflake · 12-09-2008 2:02pm

Jay D wrote: »

Exactly! But as long as such ignorant lazy people are emplyed here will never change.

I knew thats what this was about from the start. why was he ignorant because he wouldn't let yer man on a bus?? He wasn't there before the bus took off... it's his fault... not the bus drivers.

Goodshape · 12-09-2008 2:15pm

Jay D wrote: »

I've not witnessed it anywhere else I've been but here.

Out of the places I've spent any length of time, Prague had the best transport system.

Buses (and trams) seemed to have a set amount of time to be at each stop. Regardless of whether there's anyone to pick up, they'd stop at each stop for ~30 seconds, then get going. Using cards and tickets to pay meant there was zero interaction with the driver, so no door to bang on to get anyone's attention. If you missed it by half a second.. you missed it. But because of this, everything ran like clockwork. The next bus would be along exactly when advertised and that was never much of a wait.

And it was cheap too.

Transport in Dublin is just awful as far as I'm concerned. From the poxy "timetables" (along the lines of "bus leaves point A at time X, it takes 30 minutes between points A and B, and a further 20 minutes between points B and C. You are somewhere in between B and C. The time is now X+15minutes. When will you get home? Please show all calculations on the side".) to the shoddy uncomfortable ugly buses to the fact that they're rarely on time anyway... missing them by seconds would be less annoying if it were a good service in the first place.

daithi24 · 12-09-2008 2:18pm

Do you want your nappy mate, you missed the bus the driver drove off, it happens every day, you went there in time its entirely your fault , plus being Ireland the bus was probably late anyway.

And to be honest, I would have probably been the guy on the inside of the bus laughing my ass of at you, ha!.:)

Mr. Presentable · 12-09-2008 2:31pm

The driver might have let you on, but had no obligation to do so as you were late.

starflake · 12-09-2008 2:32pm

nipplenuts wrote: »

The driver might have let you on, but had no obligation to do so as you were late.

Exactly my point

daithi24 · 12-09-2008 2:33pm

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starflake · 12-09-2008 2:38pm

daithi24 wrote: »

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well then why post?!

Dyr · 12-09-2008 2:38pm

Once they've indicated that they're pulling out they're not supposed to stop, let anyone on or anything else. When it comes to Dublin Bus there's plenty of things that you could complain about but this aint one of them

daithi24 · 12-09-2008 2:40pm

Because i need to get the manic rage out than let it eat me from the inside out and turn me into a man capable of anything. That or i just wanted to be a tool

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 12-09-2008 2:40pm

starflake wrote: »

You call banging on doors and shouting decency?! It's not the bus drivers duty to make sure you're on that bus... get over it

I beleive he said he knocked on the door first. The banging was more a reactiong to being ignored. YOu don't seriously think holding up your hand and saying "excuse me!" would have produced a diffeent result...?

nipplenuts wrote: »

The driver might have let you on, but had no obligation to do so as you were late.

As opposde to when the drivers punctuality, which is beyond reproach...?

daithi24 · 12-09-2008 2:43pm

So ikkypoo, I like your name, im quite like ikkypoo if you get what im saying , so hot stuff you heading out tonight?

starflake · 12-09-2008 2:46pm

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

I beleive he said he knocked on the door first. The banging was more a reactiong to being ignored. YOu don't seriously think holding up your hand and saying "excuse me!" would have produced a diffeent result...?

As opposde to when the drivers punctuality, which is beyond reproach...?

You my friend are imagining things.... there was nothing said about knocking in the original post

JJ wrote: »

I was heading to the bus stop today and as I was rounding the corner, so was my bus. I legged it to the bus stop and there were two people there already who were getting on that bus. I just arrived at the door as it was closing and expected the driver to open it again. When he didn't I banged on the door repeatedly

Dublin Bus are always late.... so chances are the OP was very late then.... and my original point was.... it's not the bus drivers problem. The OP felt entitled to be let on that bus... which he was not. I think the bus driver is right for driving away. I would have too

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 12-09-2008 2:47pm

daithi24 wrote: »

So ikkypoo, I like your name, im quite like ikkypoo if you get what im saying , so hot stuff you heading out tonight?

Yes, in Berlin (via riduloulsy reliable u-bahn which will wait for last minute passengers)!!

daithi24 · 12-09-2008 2:48pm

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Yes, in Berlin (via riduloulsy reliable u-bahn which will wait for last minute passengers)!!

Sweet hot stuff, you seem wound tight, something a good manly massage would sort out

Overature · 12-09-2008 2:51pm

the *^$!??**))&$$&&**^£$%^^&^^ bus driver should have had some compassion and just let him on. i know hes only doing his job, but come on..

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 12-09-2008 2:53pm

daithi24 wrote: »

Sweet hot stuff, you seem wound tight, something a good manly massage would sort out

Yep... I'm a fully qualified ITEC masseur....

daithi24 · 12-09-2008 2:55pm

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Yep... fully qualified ITEC masseur....

But why would you pay when you could have the touch of an angels tears carresing your tension away

starflake · 12-09-2008 2:56pm

daithi24 wrote: »

But why would you pay when you could have the touch of an angels tears carresing your tension away

ha ha ha ha it's good to not take yourself seriously all the time!! funny stuff

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 12-09-2008 2:58pm

starflake wrote: »

You my friend are imagining things.... there was nothing said about knocking in the original post

Dublin Bus are always late.... so chances are the OP was very late then.... and my original point was.... it's not the bus drivers problem. The OP felt entitled to be let on that bus... which he was not. I think the bus driver is right for driving away. I would have too

Point being: it was NOT his first responce.

It's not about "entitlement", it's about common sense.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 12-09-2008 2:58pm

daithi24 wrote: »

But why would you pay when you could have the touch of an angels tears carresing your tension away

Empasis on the word "masseur"...!

daithi24 · 12-09-2008 2:59pm

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Point being: it was NOT his first responce.

It's not about "entitlement", it's about common sense.

Aw ikkypoo baby are you ignoring me now petal, I wish we could not argue all the time, its tearing me apart.

daithi24 · 12-09-2008 2:59pm

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Empasis on the word "masseur"...!

I can be anything you want me to be

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 12-09-2008 3:02pm

daithi24 wrote: »

I can be anything you want me to be

Sorry to shoot the fantasy down here, but my point is... you do realise you're hitting on another bloke...?

daithi24 · 12-09-2008 3:03pm

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Sorry to shoot the fantasy down here, but my point is... you do realise you're hitting on another bloke...?

I know your a bloke, but maybe that is my fantasy baby

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 12-09-2008 3:06pm

Face well saved! But trust me - I'm not...

...and what has all this got to do with Dublin Bus...?

daithi24 · 12-09-2008 3:07pm

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Face well saved! But trust me - I'm not...

...and what has all this got to do with Dublin Bus...?

How do I know, all I know is that your wound as tight as a straight mans rectum in the George, and that turns me on!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 12-09-2008 3:13pm

daithi24 wrote: »

How do I know, all I know is that your wound as tight as a straight mans rectum in the George, and that turns me on!

....but not me. I'm straight and you're a certified lunatic! And boards.ie IS my therapy. Gotta let it out somehow. Try findign a bloke called "Degsy" - he's more your style.

daithi24 · 12-09-2008 3:16pm

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

....but not me. I'm straight and you're a certified lunatic! And boards.ie IS my therapy. Gotta let it out somehow. Try findign a bloke called "Degsy" - he's more your style.

ok beautiful, ill talk to you soon, CALL ME!

JJ · 12-09-2008 3:58pm

Thanks for the support from some. Arriving at a bus stop before a bus arrives is a complete lottery. You can show up at the same time every day and miss a bus by 5 minutes one day or be 5 minutes early from the same bus another day. In this case, the bus was just rounding the corner as I was and the doors were closing just as I reached them.

After legging it down the road, the only option I had to get his attention was to shout and bang on the door. And I'm sure no one would want to make such an effort just to find it in vain. Usually if I see someone legging it toward a bus I'm boarding I take my time getting on the bus to give the person a chance to reach the bus.

Wishbone Ash · 12-09-2008 9:52pm

daithi24 - infraction given!

daithi24 and Ikky Poo2 - please keep on topic.

Speer · 12-09-2008 9:58pm

Bus drivers and postmen have the most boring,thankless jobs imaginable .They should be given medals for just showing up for work.

CrazyRabbit · 13-09-2008 3:58am

Stand in front of bus (before it moves.)
Wait for the driver to open the door and yell at you.
Jump on bus and drop fare into the slot before he/she can argue.
Take a seat and smile smugly.

JohnG18 · 13-09-2008 1:56pm

I have to admit that Luas drivers are just as bad I sit up towards the front of the luas and people would be running to buy the ticket and like hold a finger up aka. 1 minute.

Then the luas driver closes the doors.
Do they get some kick from this?

Ishmael · 13-09-2008 3:00pm

I don't see why it is the bus drivers fault that you did not arrive in time for the bus. I'd say any chance that he had of getting on the bus was removed by the shouting and banging. You say it was to get his attention but perhaps the driver didn't see it that way.

Also another reason, and this especially happens in the city center. People tend to arrive at busstops in dribs and drabs, so when one or two people are running to catch a bus, there is usually a few more further behind them who would have normally given up on getting that bus but run to get it when they see those in front of them. So this delays the bus much more than just letting those first one or 2 people on. These people usually take longer to get onto the bus because the people that have been waiting at the stop have the correct change ready, where as the they don't and spend a minute or two rummaging around trying to find some change or their ticket.

Outside of peak times i find that dublin bus, dart and the luas run fairly close to the scheduled timetables, within about 5 minutes either side at most. At peak times, its pretty much anybodies guess as to when the buses will arrive but that's due to the amount of people who drive to work in the city and not the fault of Dublin Bus as far as i can see.

JJ · 15-09-2008 12:05pm

I have a monthly bus card so drivers don't have to worry about me rummaging around for change. I was also right in front of the doors as they were closing and I've been in the same or similar situations before where I was even a few seconds later than the situation I mentioned here and the bus drivers stopped to let me on. "Arrive on time for a bus" is a very relative term.

masseyno9 · 15-09-2008 12:19pm

Speer wrote: »

Bus drivers and postmen have the most boring,thankless jobs imaginable .They should be given medals for just showing up for work.

Or jeez, maybe give them some sort of monetary reward. Yeah thats it, give people money to go to work, what a genius idea. Oh wait...

*%&! Bus Driver

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