It’s 3.5km from my bus depot to home. I take my car as to walk would take about 20 to 25 minutes. Also it may be raining or at night, so the car is the best option. There would be no call for a staff bus as our shifts often finish at vastly different times. There is no depot supervisor, so we park the bus, check it over, do the logbook work, lock up, and drive home. Picton, South Island, New Zealand.
I find the hardest swing is when you finish at 1am are back in for like a 10 start and work a 11hr shift but then start at 5am the 3rd day your body is goosed. The biggest challenge is the lack of respect from other road users if I am honest, at times I think my indicators are connected to car accelerators and roundabouts OMG it might be give way to the right but it's also give way to vehicles already in the roundabout not speed up to cause a problem because you're coming off a blind slip road from the right, news flash buses aren't as fast as cars when getting away and require time
We use this machine in Australia, particularly in rural areas. Ours is slightly different however the functions are exactly the same except for the alt key being the trip key. Great video.
He posted a couple posts on Facebook in 2022, and he says he'll make a video explaining his absence. It's been 2 years since then but hopefully we'll see it eventually.
Buses get away with everything , thats why after passing I had 2nd thoughts , cut up the Licences up , not worth it , Driver responsibility always . Tacho is on coaches, HGV , bus companies just change the Bus number , to get out of the EU regs. Tottally agree with all youve said .
@DoubleDeckerAnton I had a wonderful Christmas with my family hopefully u have a wonderful blessed new year may 2024 be a wonderful year to all of bus drivers out there
If you work on the railway you wanna work for an actual train operating company or network rail because its basically guaranteed work and you get paid regardless if you have work because your on a proper contract.
Spot on. Drivers have to be awake and alert, but the companies don't consider this when allocating shifts. Their only consideration is if it's legal. It's the drivers responsibility to make sure they're fit for work. But then that means if we call in we lose pay. Also like you say, if we say we're tired the company doesn't really accept that. Even though a tired driver is a pretty serious safety issue!
