Arriva bus failed to stop for kids

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edgex wrote: »

must be something they have problems with at the really big bus firms, like arriva, first & stagecoach

Especially Stagecoach, it happens at least once a week that i'll be waiting for one and it goes flying past the stop (usually near empty) despite me and other passengers clearly sticking our arms out in good time. The reason is usually so they can get to the stop in town where they wait for about 10 mins and the driver has a fag break...

ElkyElky

Thank god for the car eh. Buses are a horrible method of transport, especially when you have smelly people sitting beside you coughing their diseases all over the bus without covering their mouths. Such a vile way of transportation.

GentleGiant_2

We have had the same problem on several occasions with First buses in our area. It happens all too often I'm afraid.

GentleGiant_2

What I would say is take a note of the numberplate and report it - of then the companies have an online form. When I spoke to the bus company last time, I was told 'I wish more people would report these events' - clearly the staff there get fed up with their drivers!

cannyscot_2

The buses do sometimes choose to go past children at the bus stop. In glasgow near big high schools they do it all the time as they think the kids are too rowdy.

biscit

MothballsWallet wrote: »

Or the bus was full - there are laws on how many people can be carried on a bus at a given time.

It was established in the opening post that it wasn't.

biscit

mspig wrote: »

Not condoning what the bus driver but did your sons put their hand out for the bus, as a lot of kids around where i live just stand looking at the bus expecting it to stop, or put their hand out too late as most won't stop then.

When I was growing up you only put your hand out at a request stop.

What we had to do was stand right next to the bus stop if we wanted the bus, and stand away at the back of the pavement if we didn't.

Also like has been said above it could have been full.

I thought it wasn't.

JohalaReewi

ElkyElky wrote: »

Thank god for the car eh. Buses are a horrible method of transport, especially when you have smelly people sitting beside you coughing their diseases all over the bus without covering their mouths. Such a vile way of transportation.

Good job some drivers are doing their disease control bit by not stopping for passengers.

ceebeeby

cannyscot wrote: »

The buses do sometimes choose to go past children at the bus stop. In glasgow near big high schools they do it all the time as they think the kids are too rowdy.

But if the bus is driving past, how do they know the kids are going to be rowdy! And if the bus driver has already chosen not to stop at the stop when he sets out on the route, surely this is just plain wrong!!!

And .... sorry, but that's purely irresponsible to leave kids hanging around the streets, presumably meaning they get home in the dark.

SailorSam

I have a relative who drives a bus, he once told me that lots of the drivers go straight past some bus stops, especially near to schools, they know from experiece the trouble the kids cause.
Ok it's not fair on the good kids but you can understand why it happens, the driver is doing a difficult job.