I Passed Someone’s Bus Stop.. Day In The Life Of A Bus Driver
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- Опубліковано 23 гру 2023
- Take a Quick Look at the life of a public transit bus driver/operator. Also..this bus operator mistakenly passed a passengers bus stop! Should the bus driver be fired??
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I give you props for acknowledging that you missed the stop by accident. Being a bus operator myself, I’ve made that mistake a few times. It happens, but the best you can do as you noted is just apologize and keep moving. ✊🏾
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It happens a lot here, it’s normal and honestly people generally don’t get too mad around here!!
Lol ok
Stay safe out there Bus Driver Life, it's okay we all messed up as human beings because no one is perfect. I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!
Keep you in prayers and support Mr. Keywan. Merry Christmas everyone.
Early when I was a driver, I missed somone, well 2 people. I felt absolutely awful for like a week. Now I'm the boss and I tell people when it happens that we all miss people, go off route, etc on occasion. Not the end of the world, everyone will survive just fine (unless you keep doing it). I always find it fascinating to see other dispatching setups as ours is incredibly small comparatiely to most.
Keep your head up and stay strong Keywan. I made mistake and pass a passenger bus stop because my mind be focusing on driving to get to that break point so I could stand up.
It's nice to see bus operators that love buses themselves. My bus fleet with MTA Maryland are Novas and New Flyer Xclesiors.
That long red light is a beast,… I’m either thinking too hard or in shock at some wild traffic maneuver pulled off by some other car driver.
Yup!! Same here!!
Great channel!
Yeah, that’s an embarrassing mistake. I once took an elderly lady several blocks further than she wanted. I felt worse about it than I normally would that day.
Thank you!! Yeah I would feel so bad about passing a senior citizens stop!
In NY, we take wateva Bus is available to us in the yard line. We just notify our yard dispatcher of the bus we are taking.
That’s cool. Do people ever argue over a bus?
@BusDriverLife Nah. Ppl do make trades, though. lol
Hilarious you call the 2800s old. I remember when the 1990 GILLIGs and 1993 Orions ruled Sacramento. Those were amazing machines.
As a kid we went to church around the corner from the RT DTG at Capitol & 27th St.
I am a suburban train driver but before i was a transit bus driver. Seven years in buses really helped me when learning suburban train driving. They are very different it is also very similar. Stopping patterns in the bus were all done via memory or handwritten cheat sheets. Today, i have a computer screen telling me the pattern and making audio announcements to remind me of the stopping pattern. I have passed someone bus stop before. It happens from time to time and everyone has done it. Stations in suburban rail sometimes get missed. It so easy to do because some stations have a high speed approach (90 miles or more) and you really need to start breaking a half a mile out for a soft stop. It not something you want to do often because the company gets a big fine and looses all revenue from the trip.
I am a NYC bus operator I have noticed a lot of passengers coming on the bus with empty metrocards or enter though the back door.
I made a mistake and pass someone bus stop too but luckily the passenger wasn't rude about it when I told him i apologized and he gave me a fist bump. I mostly drive the New Flyer XD40s which is what i love about them including the ElDorado National Axess BRT buses.
Admitting an honest mistake is a mark of a good person; it happens, no one is perfect. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Those red lights get me every time. I’ll completely forget someone rang the bell and pass the stop 😂😂. I’m so glad our buses are housed inside a garage. I’d be mad about to pre trip the bus outside in the elements. When we clock in we get our bus assignment and track number as well
Yup those red will make you forget everything! Lol. The only thing that makes it ok is we are under the freeway bridges and we don’t get snow…BUT the cold wind and rain are still bad. I’d rather be inside of a garage too!
4:55 That’s something unique on buses in North America, buses here where I lived don’t have these numbers on display. However, trains where I lived had a similar feature, and I believe they served the same purpose, to help those responsible for bus/train scheduling identify which departure of the day this is.
I was riding a Santa Cruz Metro bus up to UC Santa Cruz one morning and the driver passed up a few stops, one of which had A LOT of people, and yes, the bus is supposed to stop at every stop. Also he was driving an artic bus that wasn’t even full. I wonder if he should get in trouble or something cause that definitely doesn’t seem right.
The lady demanding he "take me back" really wants to date that driver!
Wow. I really experienced that in New York when the bus driver reached the block, she stop requested for that stop the driver passed and she was pissed off. I was surprised 😮😮. It was crazy tho
Thank you for delivering this channel to us. I'm a bus driver in Malmo, Sweden, and I love your contents. To the question - no, the bus driver can't be fired based on this mistake. Human error exists so long as there are people driving the buses.
Trimet block numbers are all digital i miss the old machanicals, some of are LRVS have them.
This happened to me last night. The woman requested the stop while I was at a very long red light. For me, that's the worst time to request to stop because I'm just sitting there not doing anything for upwards of a couple minutes and I can forget that someone rang for a stop. Anyhow, I felt really bad because she was an old lady in a walker and it was really late and very cold. She was rightfully pretty upset and all I could do was apologize. I offered to call in to see how long the bus going in the opposite direction would be in case she wanted to wait on the other side to catch it to go back a stop. She was too upset with me and didn't answer.
On the other occasions where I've passed a stop most people are pretty chill about it.
Had that happen at a light that wasn't long at all. Problem was it was a fast light so only 6 to 7 cars could make it through at a time and when the line up waiting is around 20+ it is easy to forget.
I have yet to run blocks when I was a transit bus driver, I mainly ran between two locations and some locations have no more than four stops. We're also getting the 2023 and 2024 gillig brt busses too and cant wait to see them in action, now if my company only pay more...
Happens to the best of us. Once, I was thinking about what I was gonna have for dinner one day and I didn't hear the stop request bell. If it's safe to do so, I just let the passenger off at the safest spot I can so they don't have to walk back as far.
That’s why I wave and make sure I get the attention of the bus while I’m waiting
I get those passengers that pull the bell 10' from the stop while I'm doing 40 mph.
I guess that means you really wanted the next stop? 🤔
Nope, good thing these people don't drive because bad drivers never miss their turns/exits.
Mistakes happen, at least hopefully the next bus stop wasn't too far away. Definitely handled it the right way. Still got some Orions around here as well, though none of the buses on Long Island have block boxes .
That is some weird looking paddle
Honestly it happens here and there, especially if you have the window opened and the request bell is soft or don’t work at all but just the bell. I always be like if you can’t hear it, I don’t hear it either or yell it out.
That bus does look more modern for a 2008. 5200 NABIs from NJTRANSIT are 2006-2008 & they look even older than these Orion buses you have. I get every bus is different though.
It happens man! Don’t beat yourself up over it
I can honestly say I never missed a stop but on a few occasions I deliberately passed a stop and dropped the passenger at the next stop. We were only allowed to stop at designated stops and if a stop was blocked by construction or an illegally parked vehicle you got to walk back. It was a question of liability.
I had it happen once where the requested stop sounded at the exact same time as the time point alert hit and I never heard the chime.
Thank you so much for ALL your content, much appreciated! I'm about to start my new career as a fellow Dust Briber🤣😂💪🏽👊🏽
Miss stops happen at times no one is perfect. We all humans.
i just found your channel and i love it thanks you for sharing the life of a bus driver
Thank you so much for watching!!
yesterday here my bus passed me up, but when i looked at it it was full af, so i understand
Not long after I had started, we were doing a private hire with a pick-up in London. It was using two rear open platform buses and the driver of the bus I was following was driving through some deep puddles at the side of the road, (as it had been raining heavy) trying to get the conductor wet, who was standing on the platform. What he did not see was 2 people who were in a dark raincoats waiting at a bus stop, who stepped forward to see the route for the oncoming buses just as the bus went through a large puddle. A big wave of water went up the side of the bus and the people at the side of the road must have been splashed with the big wave of water, then as when I came past just behind, they were shaking their fist looked very angry. I can laugh now, but at the time I did think we might get into trouble. He did not know what he had done until we stopped later in the day. As for going past a stop, it wasn’t unknown for drivers to go past the drinkers queue outside without stopping some of the pubs late at night (Biddy Mulligan's being one of them) as you knew there would be trouble from the drunks.
I’m sorry to hear that
He didn’t need to get all crazy like that. In fact a simple hey stop would suffice. Most likely he did for his girlfriend so she knows what kind of man he is.
It happens sadly. Sometimes you get distracted by other things on the road and other people on the bus that you sometimes forget when somebody requests to stop. Other times people will request to stop miles before it gets there and you just forget. Can only be human and do what we can.
Those electric busses still sitting there. With the doors open... Just seen a story on how many towns do not use the electrics they ordered
Ouch, really sucks to accidentally pass a passenger. I actually rode SacRT for the first time the other day, only the light rail and not the buses. The light rail has surprisingly high ridership compared to similar systems such as VTA. All the trains smelled like piss, weed, or cigarettes lol, I feel like BART is cleaner generally. That being said, the trains were surprisingly busy even during off-peak hours and I even got my ticket checked which is extremely rare on BART or Muni. The blue line down to CRC is also really fast compared to Muni light rail. Not a bad system, but I really wish SacRT received more funding to run better service. Frequency and service after 9 pm is pretty terrible on both the buses and the trains.
Wow I see Sacrt is starting to wash the buses again way to go
What agency do you have to assist people in this situation? Offer a full day pass, let them off at next curb space, do a loop back for disabled or elderly passenger, etc?
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
Your channel is epic!
I guess you LAB Test for pre trip, and don't check emergency exits since you have to break things for use?
What is your pre trip like compared to schoolie?
Merry Christmas!
In Santa Ana we have new buses the old buses are gone we have gillgs
I love the Orion Buses
Your in my thoughts and prayers
Top of that lore trip ist is blessing to say I’m not taking the bus .. per DOT guidelines of inoperable bus
I love driving buses. But i dont like being a passenger. ELLA. SC
7:47 rotfl the rhyming!!!
The complementary face mask thing cracked me up. People really thought a box of face masks sitting on a public toilet-er-I mean *bus…* with everybody’s fingers been all over them was gonna keep them from getting a communicable disease. 😂
When I miss somebody’s stop, I apologize profusely. Rarely do they ever get huffy. If they do, I just sit there and say 😑 “Uh-huh” as they rant, because to apologize and explain only adds fuel to the fire. Then at the first pause in their rant, I smile and say 😁 “Have a nice day” 👋. They rant some more, I say “Uh-Huh” some more, then smile again and wish them a nice day. They finally deboard, and then stand there giving me the death stare as I drive away with a big smile on my face. Thats how I come out on top every time. I make mistakes just like anyone. It’s not my fault they can’t be chill.
Is it really that serious when a bus driver passes your stop? That lady was ridiculous. You just have to walk a little further. It’s not that serious
Do you mark off which buses you have driven?
As a bus driver I think we all have done it.
Yup!
Does your transit agency still have the 2601-2605 Orions?
Yes we do! They are used as spares.
It's interesting to see your schedule. It looks like you get around a half hour break at FLML EB each trip. What happens if you are running late though? Could you have to go a whole day without a break?
This route is very generous with the break time..most runs are not like this. And yes..there are times when you can go all day without a break if we’re running late. It can get crazy.
@@BusDriverLife that's harsh that you could have to go all day without a break. In the UK the maximum time is 5 and a half hours and then you must take a 30 minute break. Happy Christmas!
It’s crazy with today’s technology that they still hand out routes on paper, these buses should have GPS by now!!!
Technically we do have GPS..however paper is still used because the system goes down every once in awhile. My paddle/schedule is on my clever device and it tells me if I’m late or early. We still need paper schedules and we wear watches so that we can keep going whenever the system is down.
Your only human mate, anybody who drives a bus for a living has done it. I found wearing a mask still is helping me not get colds and virus niggles as everybody getting on walks past coughing and sneezing in my direction lol
Don't make too much of a mountain out of a molehill about it keywan.... Stuff like that happens all the time everywhere!
Oh for sure..keep in mind I make videos about bus drivers..so everything is game for content. I do feel bad whenever I pass someone’s stop though.
@@BusDriverLife understandable... Im just a passenger (I got autism spectrum disorder and a history of seizures --if I drove a bus it would be a living nightmare!!) But I would feel bad if another passenger rang the bell and all of a sudden theyd be yelling at the driver to stop... I also feel bad for the drivers who have to deal with all that. Really I have SUPER MAD respect for bus drivers and anyone who works for any transit system... I do give you props for apologizing to the guy though and being professional about it. I always love your videos!
@@BusDriverLife i know a few of the administrative people at valley transit in the fox cities in Wisconsin. The GM is really famous as he was in a few taco bell commercials... He is THE Ronald McDonald!! I know him from when I lived in Sheboygan as a teenager and he was the director of transportation down there along with a lady who also worked at Shoreline Metro named Traci and at valley transit Traci is the safety/compliance specialist (basically she does a bunch of training stuff with new bus drivers and checking the surveillance footage on the busses) I mean knowing them (along with knowing EVERY bus driver supervisor and comm tech by name) basically I got mad respect for everyone there because I know the head honcho and you never know what the head honcho would do if I caused a lot of trouble lol
black women got too much attitude. I don't care what anybody says. Nobody says you can't BE mad. There are proper ways to express your frustration.
I made a mistake and pass someone stop before and i was tell them that I'm sorry sir or ma'am. I am also a transit enthusiast myself but my bus fleets are ElDorado National Axess BRT 40 foot diesels with Pace. Sometimes I have to do different routes when i pull into CLC, like i would drive route 565 and i would changed into route 570 or 574 because our bus company only goes through the suburbs of Illinois only. Thank you for helping young Gen Z bus operators like myself. Merry Christmas to you and your love ones.