DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CITY BUS DRIVER! VLOG 

From a fellow bus driver who’s always mentally drained from driving a bus PREACH!

I love how informative this video is. Makes me appreciate bus drivers even more! 👍🏽

My favorite passenger questions and comments sitting at your layover when the schedules right in front of them.. knock knock... what time do you leave? Can I get a courtesy ride?? do you know this address ? You are late!!!

Great video. I'm a bus driver in Toledo, Ohio 20 yrs. I wish I could make this video mandatory for management to watch. It can be a highly stressful job. To be honest if I had to do it over I'd never would do so.

Congratulations on hitting 100 subscribers Keywan...😁👍👏👏👏🎆🎇✨

Aye im a bus operator in New Jersey I feel you brother i drive into New York and local lines bless bless brother 🙏🏿

"You sit in a chair all day" My response would be: "True. And if it goes wrong, I possably stand up with 100 dead people behind me, if I'm lucky to survive"

You hit every nail right on the head! I’ve been driving for 4 years!

Epic video as always Keywan. Hope you ok & you having a great weekend. 👍🏻🚌😀😊

Do kids in the US ever throw stones at buses happens regularly here in Ireland? Also are buses there busy as I always thought public transport was limited in the US as everywhere is very car centric.

Hi Bus Driver Life! I've made it to the next step in the recruitment process for being a bus driver and I've been watching many bus driver videos to get some different perspectives. In Australia, our public buses are much better equipped with metal cages/shields for safety as standard, so there's a plus. I'm feeling a bit intimidated being a woman in this industry, but due to COVID-19 and the area I live, my career paths are much more limited. I don't mind working in a male dominated industry. I've done it before and prefer it, as men are generally no-nonsense. I just gotta do everything in my power to keep safe out there on the road. It seems to be decent pay and better than working fast food and retail, which basically have the worst of society coming in there as well. I've had drinks thrown on me, sauce and pickles thrown, cleaning vomit, pee and diarrhoea off the floor, grown men drunk fighting in the middle of a restaurant with blood splattering everywhere, dealing with incompetent management and head office constantly, rude and entitled customers who think they know more than you... etc etc. I think this is a better fit for me, as I'm very good at dealing with situations on my own and I'm very self-reliant. I've done management before. I like the idea of no boss breathing down my neck like at retail or office jobs, and you can be more firm with customers in a role like this under the guise of "safety". I like helping people a lot, so making sure those old folks are safe would make me happy. I enjoy driving, I hate being bored and I love being out and not in one place all the time. It's nice to see what's new and what's happening in the city, and getting paid to do it. Thank you for your honesty! 😊

I have been studying for a month and I passed my pretrip nd driving test today and I will get my CDL tomorrow. Now I have to learn the routes and the fine points of driving a bus. Keep up the good work.

I have a nephew that drives a transit bus as well as a good friend driving a bus...I understand both sides of the system between drivers and passengers! I hate to hear that drivers are being mistreated, disrespected and in some instances, assaulted...that is sad! I do highly support public transit because it's what I depend on daily and you all as drivers are doing a great job.

This is definitely great content. I’ve been thinking about becoming a city bus operator, it definitely in my ABC plan of things I wanna do when I turn 21. I’m currently 18 and my occupations keep changing 😂😂😂. But thanks though for the video!

Me as a bus operator...I have passengers when they come to the bus IN SERVICE WITH THE DESTINATION ON DISPLAY...you know...where this bus is going....and asking....BUS DRIVER WHERE YOU GOING...?....duuuhhh can you read the destination sign...

Hello there you’ve got an amazing channel new subscriber here!!

A bus driver got shot in Chicago 😲on 9/4/21 so sad, bus drivers serve the community please be safe🙏

I have subscribed as I really enjoy your content! Great video!

I'm a Bus Operator in DC....I gotta have a drink when I get home...

I remember trying to get a girl pregnant on a bus, but she got off before I could finish. This video reminds me of her.

I used to think driving a bus was easy til I started doing it...If you think driving is easy think of the longest road trip you took and realise we do it day in and out...# talk about unappreciated ppl... thanx for the video

I think I've now watched about 9 videos from your channel, never educational information. I've ridden many metro buses, but I've always had my fair, headphone and I find my seat & stay out of the way. I have seen the full grown adult problem children though. What's the kindness thing a rider can do for a bus driver? I want to charge up my karma points.

10years driving in so cal… it’s crazy here the k12 and fentanyl has hit hard i drive through a little zombie land at 4am.. i used to be extra board but i took a full run this time .. I can’t stand when im on my break outside tryna get fresh air .. “when are you gona leave” Me:when the bus turns on

Why when EATING, do they ask questions? And if I am at a transit (transfer) center with a CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON, why can’t they ask a them with a computer

We call it a swing on/off @MBTA. Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority

Fellow Bus Driver in the City of Tracy who grew up in South Sac and took RT. Are you still with RT?

One time I have a driver who said they didn't know where for me to get off when I asked. But that's fine because I get it It's really hard to remember where the stops are. So yeah.

Hello, My Name is Vinicius I m from brazil São Paulo SP. 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

Cool video. 😎

Videos are super pure and I mess with congrats on 101 subs💯

Hey great video I'm also a city bus driver in Florida almost one year and it's a crazy job stressful but rewarding u see it all out there

Some passengers get mad at me when I want the Greyhound bus to myself before I started boarding the passengers and collecting the tickets.

Ah i see you driving a gillig bus. I drove them up in albany ny. I like the hybrid ones lol.

The more and more I watch your videos we have the same things in the Uk like time table,toilet breaks,bus pass is the best one that just winds me up, accidents ,telling people straight talk and that's probably the 50th person that's ask a question etc. Passengers don't realise that I picked you from A and got you B in one piece. Keep the videos rolling. 👍

Thanks Keywan for illustrating our profession. Change over usually takes company's car to relief another driver of theirs shift. Passenger loading especially senior citizens and less mobile passengers requires extra cares, whose cares about being late, just radio to operational center informed of passenger loading. You rather be safe being late than sorry of rushing catch up with the time.

Man these passenger looking for they bus pass when they get in the bus is so irritating

Please have your fare ready when boarding the bus.....

Thank you for sharing this I appreciate what you guys do

My uncle is a bus driver in Detroit Michigan so Ik

I’m not going to lie here the RTS got my eyes I love RTS’S flexible’s phantom’s neoplan’s any city buses from the 80’s

we are late bc... wheelchairs language barrier ppl asking questions we try to answer ppl not having their fare ready traffic (schools zone/9am traffice 12pm lunch traffic, 2:30-500 rush hour) detective traffic light disruptive passenger accident (bus involved) accident (rubber neckers) mechanical defect weather illness restroom stop (we're not robots) unexpected detours heavy passenger load

Yo I’m new and I’m already loving the video

Fantastic video mate, keep up the good work

Dude my company is going on strike hahhaa😂😂😂😂 wooo!!!

Thanks 4 your videos I am an instructor for bus operators in Atlanta Georgia and I use your videos for realness during my classes

nice look at your work man!

I used to be an operator in PA....Do you ever get tired of sitting? I had to quit because of the constant sitting and stress.

HA 😂 I LOVE IT!!! Bask in the ambience of quietness. Man you ain’t nevvah liiiiiieeeeddd!!!

Passengers sitting in during a layover may be waiting as the route becomes another route (in some cities), the bus is at a layover between its terminus points, or they missed their stop and have to go all the route to the final destination then come back, or maybe a enthusiastic person who never tried the route before.

In Austin Texas driving a bus when you got to the end of the line and you have a layover if there are people are still on the bus we could not tell them to exit the bus.

I just road a 2021 gillig low floor and it was fun it drives pretty good I love it I had so much fun what do think of the new BRT gillig buses you driven so far?

I'm a bus driver in Modesto. I'd like to chat with you if we can make that a possibility. I'm looking into other options.

I love how you cover everything. On point!

Good video man.. I just applied for my local transit agency.. Cool videos man keep it up

Do you ride public transportation for free since you’re employed with them?

My man...your a nice dude. But that is your spaceship. That's the way I was taught. Ain't no body staying on while I'm on my break! Lights off and route set OOS. Yet there's always that one dum dum that sees this and still tries to knock on the door or window. Stay healthy man. We lost enough of our transit brothers n sister to this horrible virus.

so you can park on red curbs?

Diggin the music🎶💕Sir.

We take cars for the changeovers or a bus if no cars are available. So true ,this is a very tiring job and at the end of the shift you just don't want to go anywhere or near people.

facts

I wish I had a 10 min layover. I only get 2-5 minutes if I get to my layover on time....

Wow... you have to take a train??!! We actually have relief vehicles we use.

I'm a bus driver myself, I know how that is.

Love your sense of humor… I just got my CDL permit class A to drive trucks. Stumbled over your channel and it’s very informational with entertainment

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It's an awesome job... NOT... it sucks and you know it!!. And the money isn't that great either for what we bus drivers have to deal with every single day. And the passengers can be royal pains in the ass. But hey, I'm not complaining, I'm just saying... our jobs suck.

I see you follow the same path as I do whenever I layover at Watt/I-80 or as I call it Waity, walk through the bushes to get to the Starbucks. They changed that Starbucks to a takeout only and they don't have public restrooms but the manager Miraha tells me she will let us drivers and first responders use it.

Where I live they have a whole announcement reminding people to have their fare ready when boarding the bus.

I so enjoyed your presentation on bus uprising. Several years ago I lived in Colorado and operated 30 and 40. Foot Gillig Phantom buses at Stapleton International Airport. I started out never driving anything bigger than the Pinto but quickly became a driving trainer. I got my golden job working driving what was called lot four which is the aircraft operational area. I drove where No Cars Go, it's where the baggage tugs. The fueling trucks the lav trucks etc. It's all the places people aren't allowed to go. I drove 5 on 2 off. I always felt safe thete but there was a couple of close calls, one with a 757 that came out of the blind-spot that was behind the Continental hanger. But other than that, it was a wonderful job, and like all jobs It was one guy. He always had the messed up part rotation. I'd go back to it in a minute. Except later down Stapleton International and built Denver International halfway to Kansas. Meanwhile I am in. Los Angeles trying to figure out what to do with my life.

Happy holidays 👋, I was told a good first step is to get a commercial driver's handbook & study it. However as I'm looking at it, it mentions other driver license classes .. my question is is it necessary to know all the information in this handbook to become a Transit city bus driver.

There are different reasons. What if you want to leave the bus for a piss. You can’t leave people on that bus. Can you?

Is there’s New Flyers or Prevost or Gillig buses as well because I only see you ride the Orion 7 NexGen buses.

A bus drivers diet and choices in food can be the worst 😔

Did you consider driving a streetcar or light rail instead of a transit bus? Or have you like tried to see what it's like?

Do you have to clean the bus at the end of your shift including if someone urinated?

Nice midday shift Keywan...!!! 😀🕛👍

Hey if you want you should speak of the joys of spareboard.

Seriously? You made this all look way too easy. I know each company, city, area is different and time of day makes a huge difference in how difficult or easy the route is. Maybe you have the route and schedule that picks up all of the school kids and you are 10-16 with all of the little darlings and you can't even get into the bus stop because of traffic (parents taking their little darlings to school) so by the time you drop off you pull out 5-10 minutes down and still have the rest of traffic to deal with getting back to the transit center where "on paper" you have 3-5 minutes of "recovery" time and the supervisors are out there making sure you load and leave on time but you needed a 10-100 in a spot where there are only two rest rooms and 15 other drivers trying to do the same thing...LOL! Buddy, you talk about 22 minutes of "break" time or 15 minutes of "break" time....try a place that has an outside source do the timings and they give you 7 minutes to do 5 MPH in a transit center (which takes at least 5 minutes from entry to exit) with 6 stop signs in it before you even reach the street and 10 traffic signals to your next time point where you already find yourself 5-6 minutes down then you get multiple passengers with "mobility" devices and are carrying all of their "worldly possessions" strapped on them and each one takes about 5 minutes to secure in place while reaching around all of their stinky back packs, duffel bags, etc. and the rest of your now full bus wants to know if you will make connections and never mind the fact your route has road work being done but every passenger gets on digging for bus fare or pass...or how abut the person paying their $2.50 fare all in small change that they try to jam into the fare box and get it jammed up...or better yet the rolled up/wadded up dollar bills they can't get in to the fare box so the machine keeps rejecting them. Don't forget you better be calling out all of your time points and major streets while answering questions plus watching the shady dude in he back seat that thinks he is going to be riding around to stay warm or sleep on the bus. Make sure you watch for the passengers that want to pop out from behind a pole or tree or whatever in the dark and you are supposed to see them in time to stop smoothly so no one gets jostled. Or maybe you work for one of those companies that believe you are supposed to "give" 3 minutes you don't have for other routes running late so their passengers can drag their slow butts to your bus and you are now pulling out 5-6-7-8 minutes late and you are supposed to call that in to a dispatch that may not answer your RTT for 15-20 minutes if at all. How about a route that makes a trip every 30 minutes with 5 minutes of recovery time but may have 6 "mobility" device boardings in one trip or groups that take out numerous special needs passengers that take 5 minutes to load....yea buddy. I could go on and on and on....and at the end of your shift you gt called in by a supervisor for a passenger report from 10 days before and you are supposed o be able to defend your actions...good luck remembering! They must justify their jobs by throwing the disciplinary code at you and God forbid you get sick from the sick passenger(s) that coughed all over you. 10-7 after 38 years of this sh*t!

Straight up righteous truth!!! OCTA here, 16yrs, Keep lifting us up brother, keep lifting us up...

Love this video the struggle with trying to keep the schedule is real and hardly no break time

Thank you for what you do my friend, I am a Fellow Bus driver For a School bus company in my Area, and I wanted you to know Some i have it hard & Some days it's really really Smooth, I drive a 37 passenger School with Disabled kids, I tell you my friend we are Life Savers for our public where it Counts ♥ Stay Safe and Strong my My Bruh. From your Sister..! 😁❤🇺🇸🌈✝️🦋👍🏽

Valley Metro just installed cab barriers for the drivers after COVID . I am so glad that they did that. A lot of people don’t know how draaaaaaaaining driving is. Even your own car! These videos really open us passengers up to the driver’s side of things.

(1) Hey BDL if your assaulted and you defend yourself do you get arrested???? (2) Does the bus driver get written up???? (3) What happens if your driving the bus and get into a car accident and the person asked for your insurance????

I like you.

Thumbnail caught my attention. I love the old RTS style buses. We used to have almost 60, but they’re unfortunately being replaced by low floor Gilligs. I miss the sweet sound of the Detroit 50 series engines. Nice video!

Does your transit company have maintenance log books where you inspect the bus before pulling out? Each reliver also signs letting maintenance crew needs repairs or not

You have to take a train, No relieve cars?

How long are you going to be a bus driver

Same struggle here in Honolulu brother

Because right now I want to see you

Yeah transit system is so nice

LA transit system sucks

You don’t get a car to relief the other driver???? That’s suck man

You're so cool dude.

I like how the train have stairs ,🤣🤣 what they do if ♿ trying to get in?.

Nice RTS slant back on the thumbnail

Nice video keep it up I love your video Keywan bro also it was nice to see A day of life of a Bus Driver in USA nice video keep it up Keywan bro and don't give up

Is the training program hard and do alot of people fail it

Usually were not supposed to use our phones while on the bus at all. Supposed to be completely off the bus when using the phone. Did you get permission to use your phone on the bus since your vlogging?

yea people get upset. It is because people rely on the bus to get to work. If the bus comes 10 minutes early or doesn't stop or is late you can get fired! Many employers could care less if its the buses fault.