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Busman747 · 02-03-2006, 21:02

Although I am primarily a coach driver, I occasionally do a small service bus run in Accy and would like to give you 15 seconds of my day!!

I was driving at 5mph up Peel Street (Bus Station) in my bus and another bus pulled out from the kerb on my left, pulled across the road, missing my bumper by a matter of inches and turned into Infant St.! I sounded my horn - but got no reaction from the moronic bus driver! Shaking my head in disbelief, I braked sharply as a pedestrian walked straight in front of me, She totally ignored my presence and the fact that a 4 tonne bus was inches from her shopping bag - and happily carried on her way! I got as far as the junction of Peel St. and Abbey St. and found a white van man reversing with 2 wheels on the kerb by the T.S.B. (Sorry for those members that do not know Accrington) He would have reversed into me except that I could see that he was heading for the green metal post that is to protect pedestrians, - I waited until he rammed the post and proceeded to go around him

Only to be presented by a lady who had just parked her car and THREW her drivers door open, completely oblivious to the bus (mine) that stopped inches from her, climbed out - and proceeded to carefully lock her door sticking her posterior out as she did so!! IT WAS A TEMPTING TARGET!

With 20 years experience as a professional driver, Taxi's, Courier, Van, Truck, Coaches and Buses, I have had many funny or unusual experiences - but what about YOU? What funny/sad/unusual experiences have you had in your workplace? Tell us all your job and that funny experience that YOU have had!

02-03-2006, 21:02	#1
Busman747 Always EVIL within us Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Accrington Posts: 1,568 Blog Entries: 4 Liked: 40 times Rep Power: 1670	Invisible Bus Although I am primarily a coach driver, I occasionally do a small service bus run in Accy and would like to give you 15 seconds of my day!! I was driving at 5mph up Peel Street (Bus Station) in my bus and another bus pulled out from the kerb on my left, pulled across the road, missing my bumper by a matter of inches and turned into Infant St.! I sounded my horn - but got no reaction from the moronic bus driver! Shaking my head in disbelief, I braked sharply as a pedestrian walked straight in front of me, She totally ignored my presence and the fact that a 4 tonne bus was inches from her shopping bag - and happily carried on her way! I got as far as the junction of Peel St. and Abbey St. and found a white van man reversing with 2 wheels on the kerb by the T.S.B. (Sorry for those members that do not know Accrington) He would have reversed into me except that I could see that he was heading for the green metal post that is to protect pedestrians, - I waited until he rammed the post and proceeded to go around him Only to be presented by a lady who had just parked her car and THREW her drivers door open, completely oblivious to the bus (mine) that stopped inches from her, climbed out - and proceeded to carefully lock her door sticking her posterior out as she did so!! IT WAS A TEMPTING TARGET! With 20 years experience as a professional driver, Taxi's, Courier, Van, Truck, Coaches and Buses, I have had many funny or unusual experiences - but what about YOU? What funny/sad/unusual experiences have you had in your workplace? Tell us all your job and that funny experience that YOU have had! __________________ Pray that there is intelligent life somewhere up in space, 'Cause there's Bu""er all down here on Earth - (Eric Idle)