Another idiot bus driver

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jack smith

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Location
Durham
Clipped me today which I unfortunately don't have on film, I went to the local station where I knew he stopped and asked for the driver, the bus CCTV shows I never raised a finger. Thoughts on this idiot? Two other drivers stood there also laughed and refused to give a name, I do have a stammer which is why my speech is terrible which he also took the mick out of, wish I left the camera rolling as I walked away as that's when the serious threats were made ( would like to have seen him try lol)
 
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jack smith

jack smith

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Location
Durham
Video won't upload -.-
 

BigonaBianchi

Yes I can, Yes I am, Yes I did...Repeat.
There are too many r soles employed as bus drivers. They like to call themselves 'professional' drivers. In my experience they are consistantly less than professional and on occassion, bloody dangerous. Shame about your camera footage. What are the bus company doing about it? Does their cctv footage show the bus clipping you, or at least passing way to close? They should drag his sorry arse through the disciplinery process as a minimum. As for these morons taking th emick out of your stammer, that is deplorable, and simply goes to emphasize how arrogant and ignorant these type of 'people' are. I'm sure there are decent people employed as bus drivers, but this lot need taking to account.

I would ask for a copy of the bus cctv. They will likely refuse. I would go to the police anyway and report the incident and tell them the bus company have cctv. The police might then pay them a visit and request sight of the footage. Even if plod do nothing, still report it mate.
 

young Ed

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i would say report it and if it were my self i won't take people taking the mick unless they are mates and it is in the name of banter so i would have knocked them one even though i'm only small being 5' 11" and a lanky build
Cheers Ed
 

Hyslop

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Location
Carlisle
If you find that he drives a regular route,hop on,hopefully when the bus is busy,select a stop that suits you and,as you alight imply that drink has been taken.I watched someone do this the other week.The effect was amazing,particularly as the passenger waved his mobile at the driver as he got off and pointed at a passing police car.What had gone on previously I dont know,however,all of a sudden the rest of the passengers[seemingly unconcerned before] suddenly took against the driver and began to call or pretend call the gendarmes,[in fear of my life, lunatic drunk etc].The result was one tearful driver and a bus full of laughing passengers.The opinion seemed to be that he was a bully and that now, if all went well, he would find it hard to pay his mortgage.
 
Location
Essex
Jack, as well as seeing this on here, your video's also just arrived on my Facebook wall. Hey, if it can reach my far-flung corner of cyberspace, I'd hope the chances of someone identifying the nobber concerned are pretty good. Good luck mate :smile:
 
Disability Discrimination Act.....

They were totally out of order

As for ID, so long as you have the route number and time it is easy for the Company to identify the driver.

Write formally on two levels, firstly the incident and then ask how the drivers conduct meets the Company's requirements under the DDA, and what action they are going to take to ensure that this is not going to recur
 
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jack smith

jack smith

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Location
Durham
Bloody hell youve found it too? Ive had over 200 friends requests oncluding from america, the company is coming over wednesda to discuss it , and the police have been today and are looking at 4 charges including dangerous driving and section 5 public order offences
 

robrich

Active Member
Well done for keeping quite calm yourself in the face of that. I presume the driver in the video is a different one to the one that clipped you?

Quite why some idiots have to go straight onto the sweary defensive like that is beyond me especially when you're obviously recording it.
Good luck to you in getting it sorted.
 

nappadang

Über Member
Location
Gateshead
You handled that really well mate, he came across as a total ar*e.
Hope you're OK and he gets what he deserves. Let us know the outcome.
 
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jack smith

jack smith

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Location
Durham
Same driver that clipped me in th video stood with two other drivers who also laugjed and refused to give names, im from durham
 
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