Cigarette smell on school bus

Call me Al

I am looking for advice on how to approach this.

Every morning I put my children on the school bus (service provided by a local large bus company). I have to get on to the bus as my youngest is unable to close the seatbelt himself so requires some help.
The driver varies from day to day but in recent months we've had a new older gentleman who is driving about half of the mornings. He's isn't an especially pleasant man, and he ignores me when I say good morning, as I do every morning, and looks out the driver window. That is fine, but means that I don't find him very approachable. I say good morning regardless.

My issue is that I have noticed a fairly strong smell of cigarettes on the bus when he is driving. He is not smoking when I see him so I don't know who specifically is smoking but, irrespective of who is doing the smoking, I feel so guilty to think my children are sitting in this smoky air some mornings for 15 minutes on their journey to school. It also seems to have become progressively worse since he's started doing the route. This morning it was bad enough (it's bad enough every morning in fairness) that I commented on it loudly enough for him to hear.

Should I approach the bus company? I don't want to think of anyone losing their job, but I would never dream of allowing my children travel in anyone else's smoky car. I'm hesitant to say it to him because of his unfriendliness, and it is possible that he has had teenagers on the bus already who have been smoking, but it's at bit of a coincidence that it is only ever this particular driver.
Any advice greatly appreciated.

OU812

Approach the bus company, ignore guilt about him possibly losing his job. Your responsibility is your kids , put them first.

He's probably smoking before his first pickup when there's nobody else on the bus, but that's immaterial as smoking in workplaces is banned.

Call me Al

Thank you OU812,
I just thought I'd update to say that he appears to have addressed his behaviour after dropping my hint the last day. I can't get the smell now when I'm on the bus.
I will not tolerate it happening again though and I will call the bus company if it arises again.

jm1964

I hate the smell of cigarettes. Times have changed at least people are not allowed smoke in buses now.

Banjoxed

God, how did we live with smoking on buses, no seat belts on anything and walking by ourselves to school?

The death toll must have been horrendous in the early 1970s.

Oh wait a minute, it wasn't.

Clearlier

Banjoxed wrote: »

God, how did we live with smoking on buses, no seat belts on anything and walking by ourselves to school?

The death toll must have been horrendous in the early 1970s.

Oh wait a minute, it wasn't.

A quick google suggests that life expectancy in Ireland in 1973 was 71.28 years. Now it is 80.90 years.

On the roads 592 people were killed in Ireland in 1973 and 192 last year.

The death toll was horrendous in the early 1970's.

ardmacha

Clearlier wrote: »

A quick google suggests that life expectancy in Ireland in 1973 was 71.28 years. Now it is 80.90 years.

On the roads 592 people were killed in Ireland in 1973 and 192 last year.

The death toll was horrendous in the early 1970's.

And the population has risen 50% in the meantime, so the equivalent would be comparing 792 to 192.

But sure why spoil the rant with mere facts.

Victor

jm1964 wrote: »

I hate the smell of cigarettes. Times have changed at least people are not allowed smoke in buses now.

Hi, Welcome to boards.ie. Unless there is a good reason, it is not the done thing to drag up year old threads.

Banjoxed wrote: »

God, how did we live with smoking on buses, no seat belts on anything and walking by ourselves to school?

The death toll must have been horrendous in the early 1970s.

Oh wait a minute, it wasn't.

Trolling not welcome.

I'm not seeing this thread going anywhere useful. Closed

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