(01/02/2016 16:44)RSTurbo50 Wrote:  Agree totally with the above. Passengers don't seem to realise that it's not easy to just stop when driving a ten tonne vehicle and when approaching lights I always ease off the accelerator but as said above you get to the point of no return when it's safer to actually go through than slam on and cause injuries to passengers being thrown forward. It's even more apparent during wet conditions..

(01/02/2016 17:55)Mayneway Wrote:  I'm not just a moaning passenger with nothing better to do. I've driven for over 10 years with no points or convictions and in a previous career I drove for a living but I speak as I find and yes of course there are some fantastic professional drivers who drive to an exceptional standard and of course when I have a bus full of passengers to take care of and you have to watch what's going on on the road all around you it's difficult and some time stopping isn't an option BUT there are some very very sloppy drivers out there that Unfortanatly drive buses and HGV's and cars. I carnt comment on drivers on Merseyside but there has been several occasions where I have been left speechless by the actions of the driver of the bus I as travelling on - and not in a good way.

I'll never forgot the time I boarded a stagecoach bus and asked for a megarider. He whipped the money off me closed the doors and set off then using his left knee to keep the steering wheel steady he produced my mega rider using both hands while the bus was moving at speed. Now is that quality driving?

U can go on but I'm making the point not every bus driver drives to a good standard!

(01/02/2016 21:12)RedPanda Wrote:  Another one is when passengers stand when the bell is pressed. I've noticed some independent operators in Merseyside displaying signs on saying the have cameras on their buses and they talk about fale claims such as whiplash. Those passengers on those buses seem to stay sat down until the bus has actually stopped.

I always see that the two big operators Arriva and Stagecoach's passengers along with Halton and WBT dispaying signs to stay seated until the bus has stopped but they can drive past the bus stop when the bell has been pressed. I know that theres faults but if you think of the elderly or frail they are extremely vulnerable to falls. If they fell, who's fault is that?

(02/02/2016 00:50)Mayneway Wrote:  Again though I see it time and time again where an elderly person will press the bell but remain seated, as the driver approaches the stop they will check the mirror, see nobody stood there and just carry on.

(02/02/2016 05:42)RedPanda Wrote:  Exactly sometimes they'll shout to the driver and they'll pull over wherever is safe or pull over at the next stop. I've never seen a person who stuggles/doesn't speak stay on the bus until the next person stops it either on the bus or hailing it.
Those who don't speak I mean who can't or choose not to for whatever reason. I'm not including those with headphones in with their music that's blurring out or teenagers that grunt.

(25/02/2016 19:20)Quackdave Wrote:  47 is now back on the road, on the 61 today. I'm fairly sure that it's also in the revised livery, as although I only caught a brief glimpse of the rear end in the dark, the rear end appeared completely red and the cant rail mostly cream.