Friday 28 September 2007
Persistent Would Be Passenger.
I was driving out of Brixham when an other driver came over on the radio warning the next bus at Eugene Rd heading for Paignton that a person wanted to bring a bike on the bus. Seven or eight minutes later the next driver bus driver said he had refused a would be passenger who wanted to bring a bike on the bus. He also said the person had been a bit abusive. Eight minutes later the next driver got on the radio and asked control if he was right to refuse to carry a bike. Control agreed, we don't carry bikes on the bus. An other seven minutes later the bike and owner of bike were still at Eugene Rd and control stated that buses did not carry bikes. The owner of the bike by this time was very abusive. A fifth bus driver also explained the bike could not be carried one the bus. Before the next bus arrived at Eugene Rd I had arrived in Paignton for my break and I didn't hear if the bike owner had an other try. 38 minutes before the bike owner gave up. What I call persistence.
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What a a**hole.
Ive seen buses with some kind of funny metal rack attached to the engine cover when I went to the lake district, maybe they are some kind of bike rack? Why didn't he just ride his damn bike to where he wanted to go?
GH
Do you habitually jump to conclusions without knowing all the facts? What if the bike had sustained mechanical damage, or the rider had suffered some kind of illness that rendered him incapable of riding? Or, the bike could have been one of those fold-up machines that take up as much space as a medium sized suitcase.
We simply don't know the circumstances. I just hope you never find yourself in circumstances where a bit of assistance would be most welcome and is not forthcoming.
If the bike was one of the fold-up machines then why wasn't it folded before attempting to board the bus.
The Muller, I agree. I should have considered all the facts. but if the bike could fold up then why didn't he? I have been in these kind of circumstances before actually.
Its simple people, please understand, bikes are not allowed on buses for many reasons,H&S being one of them,plus there are no allocated spaces for bikes, imagine letting a biker on with their bike, then at the next stop, you have to refuse a wheelchair user because the biker occupies their space ? Imagine the uproar ! Just one of many reasons why bikers do not get on buses, only buses with bike racks fiited to the rear allow for bike riders, and this is usually in rural area's !
I have no sympathy at all with the cyclist. Should have ridden it, or locked it and returned later if it was knackered. No excuse.
ON YER BIKE!
Bikes are not allowed on buses for the reasons mentioned, space is very limited as is the brain of this individual. I have refused motorbikes in the past also.
What's wrong with people ffs ?
Dear The Muller
"What if the bike had sustained mechanical damage, or the rider had suffered some kind of illness that rendered him incapable of riding?".
Where do you think a bike could be put on an a bus? In the aisle it's illegal because the aisle must not be blocked in case of an emergency. It wont fit into the luggage space designed for shopping bags. Between seats would prevent those seats been used. There is nowhere in a bus where a bike can be safely carried and not risk passengers getting chain oil, dirt etc. being transferred onto them. In India they put them on the roof but we don't have ladders and rope supplied for use on local Stagecoach buses:-(
If the bike was damaged, or the rider not capable of riding it, then it should have been left chained to a lampost or wherever it was before the rider wanted to go home, and collected later.
"Or, the bike could have been one of those fold-up machines that take up as much space as a medium sized suitcase."
If it had been one of these and packed in the bag no one would have known it was a bike! The passenger would simply haver placed it in the luggage space and no one would have been any the wiser :-)
Very well said Paul. LOL !
GW.
We do allow real fold up bikes on the bus but not when you take the front wheel of and strap it to the frame of a real, full sized bike. Nor do we allow chain saws on our buses.
There is also a case that you shouldn't let anything or anyone on the bus that is likely to soil it and if you got grease on any seats or anywhere that passenger clothing is likely to come in contact then the bus would have to come out of service. My company regularly takes buses out of service because of chewing gum or grafitti on seats.
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