Just wondering about everyones opinion about your average city bus driver.

I think they are cool. Sitting all day, deciding wheter they will drive on time or not today. Talking to people, or decieding to not talk... And yet these people manage to drive the bus every day again. I think thats awesome considering their work must be more boring than watching birds on timessquare

Well here it seems quite a difficult job. Especially rush hour. Lot's of schoolchildren who open the back doors and get on without paying and pushing people out of the way.

Maybe it's because I am in London though

I they receive some abuse here too but I like driving so just driving a bus around would probably appeal to me. Haha, Especially one of those bendy buses

Matt

Well, me and my friend Sander decieded to become less boring bussdrivers here in Holland. We wanna start Holland City Bus Drifting.. But doubt they would hire us for that.. Anyways, It sure would make a bus driver job more exciting!!

Bendybus going sideways at 40mph! I like!

bendy-bus drivers should recieve more pay than not so very bendy bus drivers!

Yep, Those buses are 18 metres long. They probably do receive more.

In the city of Utrecht here, they have the normal 12mtr busses, the bendy busses (18mtr) and since 2 years ago also bendy bendy busses!! they are 25 mtr long! with 2 extensions, instead of 1

This post was last modified: 05-03-2007 01:18 PM by easyairbus.

How does a human drive a bendy bendy bus?

They say it drives the same as a singly bendy bus. I believe the tires in the back also steer a bit. Would love to give that a go! Drifting a bendy dendy bendy bus anyone?

Got any screenshots of one?

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=bend...=N&ndsp=20

The average city bus driver: There ok, untill you get stuck behind their bus, or they pull out on you.

I did used to like them till I got my own little (blue) bus!

You own a blue bus? like the one opperated by GVU? the double double bus? haha wish I had such a massive thing. Could have loads of parties in that. But seriously. what are you driving? Can I guess? A VW Transporter?

lol, no I was joking - i drive a little blue punto

All you lucky folk with your cars

I am taking lessons and got a lessons booked at 1:30pm every Friday. Looking forward to it. My instructor says I should book my test for mid June. So by end of June I could be on the road. Be very afraid

easyairbus - Just saw those screenshots. Anyone been killed by one of them yet? Bus drivers need a medal for driving that thing!

Matt

This post was last modified: 05-04-2007 12:34 AM by PN-Matt.

I've never heard of anyone being killed by those things.. nor anyone being eaten by them.. But yes, they sure are big massive machines. The city of Utrecht had to choose for their busiest bus route.. Or, buy these machines and have them driving every 3 minutes.. Or build a streetcar line, and have the city streets being broken up for 2 years. Well, they ve picked the busses (thank god haha) I must admit though, that I ve never been on them yet. Not quite sure wheter its a lack of interest, or the fear of getting into a fight with such a big fellow