Comments on: Juggling the ‘cakes http://www.bustales.com/route/4/juggling-the-cakes/ What's happened to you on the bus? Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:32:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Loring Lad http://www.bustales.com/route/4/juggling-the-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-715 Loring Lad Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:58:50 +0000 http://www.bustales.com/route/4/juggling-the-cakes/#comment-715 Normally it seems it's just the opposite. People take 10 minutes to pay. We sit through a cycle of 2 green lights, then when the passenger finally scrounges up the money they should have had ready the driver finally leaves. Normally it seems it’s just the opposite. People take 10 minutes to pay. We sit through a cycle of 2 green lights, then when the passenger finally scrounges up the money they should have had ready the driver finally leaves.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.bustales.com/route/4/juggling-the-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Andrew Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:31:43 +0000 http://www.bustales.com/route/4/juggling-the-cakes/#comment-469 I worked for a different transit agency, first as a driver, then as a training assistant. As a matter of policy, everyone was supposed to be seated or securely grabbing a handrail before leaving a stop. Now, we weren't under as much time pressure as the Metro drivers. However, common sense would suggest noticing that a passenger has a full load and can't grab a rail to balance himself or herself and waiting in that instance. It would be helpful if passengers would find a seat as quickly as possible, but it does take a little bit of time in any case. I worked for a different transit agency, first as a driver, then as a training assistant. As a matter of policy, everyone was supposed to be seated or securely grabbing a handrail before leaving a stop.

Now, we weren’t under as much time pressure as the Metro drivers. However, common sense would suggest noticing that a passenger has a full load and can’t grab a rail to balance himself or herself and waiting in that instance. It would be helpful if passengers would find a seat as quickly as possible, but it does take a little bit of time in any case.

]]> By: Passive Aggressor http://www.bustales.com/route/4/juggling-the-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Passive Aggressor Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:33:23 +0000 http://www.bustales.com/route/4/juggling-the-cakes/#comment-462 The guy who drives 14A in the afternoons that hits HCMC a little after 3:30 does just the opposite. He slams on the brakes at every stop, seemingly in attempt to make anyone standing or making their way to the door fly into the windshield. One day a lady called him on it and he denied, denied, denied... but wouldn't look her or anyone else in the eye. That's why I started driving to the train station instead. Screw that noise. The guy who drives 14A in the afternoons that hits HCMC a little after 3:30 does just the opposite. He slams on the brakes at every stop, seemingly in attempt to make anyone standing or making their way to the door fly into the windshield. One day a lady called him on it and he denied, denied, denied… but wouldn’t look her or anyone else in the eye. That’s why I started driving to the train station instead. Screw that noise.

]]> By: Oscar http://www.bustales.com/route/4/juggling-the-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Oscar Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:11:57 +0000 http://www.bustales.com/route/4/juggling-the-cakes/#comment-461 I take the 11 in the morning and have never had a driver wait for me to sit before gunning it! I take the 11 in the morning and have never had a driver wait for me to sit before gunning it!

]]> By: N http://www.bustales.com/route/4/juggling-the-cakes/comment-page-1/#comment-460 N Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:37:19 +0000 http://www.bustales.com/route/4/juggling-the-cakes/#comment-460 That wouldn't happen to have been the 4F southbound that hits Lake Street just after 7:00? Because that driver is TRYING to make people take a header in the aisle! It's hard just getting into a seat some mornings, even without full hands. That wouldn’t happen to have been the 4F southbound that hits Lake Street just after 7:00? Because that driver is TRYING to make people take a header in the aisle! It’s hard just getting into a seat some mornings, even without full hands.

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