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Bus driver to the rescue!

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  • #2
    T-Maxx
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    Sponsored by db?


  • #3
    rollingscone
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    I have to say while I've had a few run ins with Dublin bus drivers they are as a rule the absolute best, as in most respectful and considerate heavy vehicle drivers out there.


  • #4
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    T-Maxx wrote: »
    Sponsored by db?

    Naturally. I bet they paid extra for the bit that says "Even though there are horrible bus drivers..." while linking to some of the worst publicity they've had in a while. There's a whole counter-intuitive marketing genius thang going on right there.


  • #5
    NeedMoreGears
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭NeedMoreGears


    ^^^^^^
    ^^^^^^ agreed.


  • #6
    el tel
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    article wrote:
    The most helpful of all was Andre – a bus driver – who had observed the incident from behind and stopped his bus to see if I was altight.


    Nice. Given the circumstances, I'm sure that was strangely
    pleasant


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  • #7
    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,700 ✭✭✭tricky D


    T-Maxx wrote: »
    Sponsored by db?
    Dermot Illogical wrote: »
    Naturally. I bet they paid extra for the bit that says "Even though there are horrible bus drivers..." while linking to some of the worst publicity they've had in a while. There's a whole counter-intuitive marketing genius thang going on right there.

    Ah the aul cheap cynicism inevitably kicks in. The cyclist in question is my sister who has precisely zero affiliation with DB and probably hasn't used public transport in years.


  • #8
    wanderer 22
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,173 ✭✭✭wanderer 22


    tricky D wrote: »
    Ah the aul cheap cynicism inevitably kicks in. The cyclist in question is my sister who has precisely zero affiliation with DB and probably hasn't used public transport in years.

    I think there was more than a trace of sarcasm in Dermot's post ;)


  • #9
    Tenzor07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,161 ✭✭✭Tenzor07


    Yeap, a positive article in the Journo..

    which was then countered by this: http://jrnl.ie/1541122

    The Ayatollah of Motoring coming to Ireland...


  • #10
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    rollingscone wrote: »
    I have to say while I've had a few run ins with Dublin bus drivers they are as a rule the absolute best, as in most respectful and considerate heavy vehicle drivers out there.

    Completely agree. Fantastic drivers, that all too often get dragged through the mud.


  • #11
    check_six
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,245 ✭✭✭check_six


    There's an ESB van/truck depot thing near where I live. I've found them noticeably polite and careful on the roads towards us on our school run cycle. Don't know if they do extra training, but whatever it is, it's working.

    Anyone else experienced this?

    (I don't have any affiliation with ESB, but I thought I'd add to the good news vibe).


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  • #12
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    that all too often get dragged through the mud.

    The driver of the said vehicle doing the dragging is often one of their colleagues.


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