Do London bus drivers own the road?
Discussion
The Li-ion King said:
TfL are suffering because the London bus network is dying... fewer are travelling by bus, so they may try and contact the bus operator if you put a complaint in...
Bus drivers also like to have a chat with a colleague driving in the opposite direction to him on the same route, regardless of traffic. Sometimes they do this at bus stops, depending on their mood
I’d hardly call 2.2bn bus journeys made (51% of all bus use in England) as dying although I’ll concede that this is slightly lower than the year before after a trend of yearly increased bus usage.Bus drivers also like to have a chat with a colleague driving in the opposite direction to him on the same route, regardless of traffic. Sometimes they do this at bus stops, depending on their mood
valiant said:
The Li-ion King said:
TfL are suffering because the London bus network is dying... fewer are travelling by bus, so they may try and contact the bus operator if you put a complaint in...
Bus drivers also like to have a chat with a colleague driving in the opposite direction to him on the same route, regardless of traffic. Sometimes they do this at bus stops, depending on their mood
I’d hardly call 2.2bn bus journeys made (51% of all bus use in England) as dying although I’ll concede that this is slightly lower than the year before after a trend of yearly increased bus usage.Bus drivers also like to have a chat with a colleague driving in the opposite direction to him on the same route, regardless of traffic. Sometimes they do this at bus stops, depending on their mood
I spent 12 years commuting to London and getting busses from Euston. There were a few with binary throttles and brakes, but by and large i understand why they need to just get on with things and not pussy about.
Check your blind spot, indicate and start moving to show your intent - people will generally let you go.
Check your blind spot, indicate and start moving to show your intent - people will generally let you go.
There are examples of good and bad drivers of all vehicles in any part of any country, and a millions shades of grey in between.
With specific reference to London and buses, we've all seen the same good and bad examples of their driving, and I've a great deal of respect for their job of driving an enormous box around 17th and 18th century roads, on a tight time schedule, through some of the densest (busy, rather than dumb ... maybe) traffic anywhere on the planet.
Any vehicle of that kind of size deserves respect, and if anyone is trying to force their way through approaching a pinch point, or tightening of a turn, then they're really setting themselves up for a problem.
Deep breath and take your time!!
With specific reference to London and buses, we've all seen the same good and bad examples of their driving, and I've a great deal of respect for their job of driving an enormous box around 17th and 18th century roads, on a tight time schedule, through some of the densest (busy, rather than dumb ... maybe) traffic anywhere on the planet.
Any vehicle of that kind of size deserves respect, and if anyone is trying to force their way through approaching a pinch point, or tightening of a turn, then they're really setting themselves up for a problem.
Deep breath and take your time!!
Pericoloso said:
National Express drivers stay in L2 for the whole "mad mile " A217 northbound or else no one will let them get into L2 at the end to take the right fork into Sutton.
Doesn't bother me as I always want the left fork.
I remember back in the day when coaches weren;t restricted and were allowed in the "fast lane" of the motorway. It was a fDoesn't bother me as I always want the left fork.
king nightmare - trying to chisel them out of the way was like trying to eradicate knotweed. They were out, they were staying out. Best law ever passed so far was restricting them and making them stay out of L3.It will only be surpassed when lorries are banned from overtaking
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