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Dublin Bus Drivers - Riddle me this - please?

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  • #32
    end of the road
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,537 ✭✭✭✭end of the road


    L1011 wrote: »
    Realistically, the chances of that are nil
    how. things can fail from time to time

    I'm very highly educated. I know words, i have the best words, nobody has better words then me.



  • #33
    cdebru
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,761 ✭✭✭cdebru


    gerdalt wrote: »
    Hear me! I was there.
    The man was deliberately driving as slowly as possible with long unnecessary pauses at each stop.
    Unlike many of his colleagues who drive at a reasonable speed and get into town in about 50 minutes.
    I just wondered about the reason and what he was trying to achieve.
    Perhaps just bloody mindedness.
    And yes, a walk to the Dart gets you into town in 45 mins max. Best choice.
    Ger.

    Some people just drive slow, there used to be a guy years ago on the 53 and he would drive so slow you would literally be quicker getting out and walking, I dont think it was for any particular benefit as he did it even when he was the only bus on the road, he was just comfortable driving slow, there are some people who just drive too slow and there are a few that drive too fast.

    That said the NTA want regular bus journey times and even headways with timing points along route so if/when that is done the days of flying in when the schools are closed etc will be over if its an hour and a half journey it will be an hour and a half even when no one is on the road and you're the only passenger on the bus.


  • #34
    cdebru
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,761 ✭✭✭cdebru


    markpb wrote: »
    If only there was some way for the driver to communicate with his passengers, explain the nature of the problem and apologise for the delay and any inconvenience caused. Perhaps some of them might want to switch to another bus or make alternative arrangements instead of crawling into town. Some of them might even appreciate being treated as customers.

    I'm sure someone will be back to tell me what a stupid idea that is, why it's technically not possible for dublin bus to do , why it's actually the NTAs fault and why passengers don't need to know anyway. Please, entertain me...




    Well there is a large assumption there was anything wrong with the bus, in all likely hood there wasn't or it would have been changed, it may be that this guy just prefers to take his time, or it may be that he was instructed to take his time, ( relief driver running late, or too many buses parked up at a terminus etc), or maybe he suspected he had a plain clothes monitor onboard monitoring his driving or maybe he had one recently and was told to drive slower, maybe he thinks that 40kmph is the maximum safe speed to drive a large vehicle with passengers, walking around and no seatbelts,either way unless he is deliberately late arriving at the terminus he hasn't done anything wrong.


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