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take the seabus, meg! be the QUEEN OF THE WORLD!!
YOU GO GIRL!!! As always eloquantly written.
THANK you. AMEN to that. I don’t even take the bus, I am a commuter with my own car, but holy jeebus… I hate some bus drivers around here with the burning passion of a thousand fiery suns.
My favourite was the guy who decided to lane change without indicating or shoulder checking his blind spot. (Don’t get me wrong though, I am well aware that he’s not the only bus driver to do that. All of them seem to think that lane changing on a whim without checking to see whose vehicle they might mangle is their God-given RIGHT) This bus driver in particular swerved his bus directly into where the side of my car would have been, had I not swerved onto the other side of the road and nearly caused an accident myself trying to avoid him. And then had the nerve to flip ME the bird. Excuse me?
I know that those buses have a yield sign on the back of their buses. It apparently gives them some sort of power trip though. I wish they would remember that the yield sign is on the BACK of their bus. That means cars behind them have to stop and allow them in, but the buses still have to allow the cars BESIDE them to move ahead instead of squashing right into the side of them.
You sooo,need to get this one read on the radio. It is so true. I don’t ride the bus much but, the thing that I see constantly (everyday at least once, if not 3-5 times) walking to work is buses flying through yellow and red lights. No regard for the pedestrians that have the walk light, just an intent on getting through the light like it’s their almighty given right, and all others be damned.
The other thing I see continually is that they block the intersection and/or walk way when turning the corner. Like they couldn’t wait the few extra seconds until they get the green light but nooooo, they block the intersection so the pedestrians have to walk out in the intersection or into the lane of traffic.
I honestly wonder what kind of driver training any of them take to get that job.
It makes me crazy.
I have worked in several customer service jobs and it always drives me absolutely insane when people in other service jobs act as though they are doing you a favor or as though you are a source of irriation to them rather than their SOURCE OF INCOME.
I worked for a utility company where not only was I protected by the union from any complaints against me but people didn’t have any choice about whether to use our company or not. But I still treated customers politely and tried to maintain my composure even when they were rude and obnoxious. Stress isn’t an excuse to do any less.
Lady, I’m going to ask you one more time to step back behind the yellow line.
Yeah, I’ve worked in lots of people/service jobs, and I don’t get the sense of entitlement. Yes, it’s incredibly stressful and weird and dirty, etc… but YOU KNEW IT WOULD BE. YOU SIGNED UP TO DO IT. If it makes you a horrible person, you might need a different job!
Having lived in and ridden the buses about New York, London, Seattle, San Francisco, and Honduras (ack, the worst!) I have to believe it is not the fine drivers of Vancouver but something about being around that much diesel. Seems universal. Except for the screaming cigarette smoker. I’ve only seen that in Greece. :)
Meg, as an ex driver with Coast Mountain Bus Company, I totally agree with your complaint. I quit because of the poor quality of drivers being put into such an important roll for our cities. After seventeen years I’ve watched the quality of driver dwindle to a state that is not ony dangerous to the riding public but to all the public in general. Try being a professional driver and having to be classed with the moronic idiots that are been hired in the last eight to ten years. For my own sanity and safety and for yours too. I strogly suggest you find an alternate means of transportation such as job ride share or something similar. All the best to you!