This is what we get for the taxes we pay

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thread starter lexcessl Apr 01 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Disclaimer: I've filed a complaint to the AC Transit website. AC stands for Alameda County. I�m infuriated by the service of some employees at AC Transit. Today on the bus 210, as the bus driver came close to this bus stop, he clearly saw an elderly man coming toward the bus. So the bus driver decided to stop to let him go on, (It was less than 10 meters from the actual bus stop sign). And by stop I mean he slowed down to a point where the bus was not moving, and the front door was open. And just as the elderly man stepped his foot on the bus, the bus driver decided to accelerate to where the actual bus stop is. Thank goodness the elderly man had good balance, he could�ve fallen so hard backwards that he might have fractured his back. As the elderly man came onto the bus, he asked the driver why would he do such a thing. The driver in turn yelled at the elderly man and told him that he had no right to come toward the bus, and that the bus would pull right in front of the bus stop. The elderly man tried to talk, but the bus driver just kept on yelling and told him to hurry up and sit down. And the only reason, according the the elderly man, that he walked toward the bus was that he once missed a bus by just standing next to the bus stop sign. I have seen kids that have more respect for their peers than this. The Federal Government will supply $950 million dollars toward the AC Transit, and all of that money came from OUR pockets, and this is the service we get when we take the AC transit. I don�t know why those bus drivers are so prideful. This was not the first time I�ve seen a driver like this. Just because they have a strong union behind them, it doesn�t mean they can discriminate and pull jokes like that on people boarding the bus, especially an elderly man. This post was from my Tumblr [ http://jasonliu.tumblr.com/post/488425529/this-is-what-we-get-for-the-taxes-we-pay ] Tell me what you think about this issue.

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Mang 04/01/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

In general, bus driver's are asses. There's a few nice ones, but most of the ones I get are grumpy. Like I was standing almost right next to the driver because the seats were taken, and the bus went to pull away. Right before that, I saw this old lady running and waving towards the bus, so I said "Hey man, wait a sec, there's a lady running for the bus." and he just said "Oh well, she should've been here on time, not my problem." and drove away. I was just like ...

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ThunderHail 04/01/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Mang : In general, bus driver's are asses. There's a few nice ones, but most of the ones I get are grumpy. Like I was standing almost right next to the driver because the seats were taken, and the bus went to pull away. Right before that, I saw this old lady running and waving towards the bus, so I said "Hey man, wait a sec, there's a lady running for the bus." and he just said "Oh well, she should've been here on time, not my problem." and drove away. I was just like ... [/quote] Yup. I remember my first time I took the bus with my friends. We thought it was our stop so my friend pulled the string thingy and we're like OOPS. SORRY. and then like a block after, it was our stop, along with this old lady. It even said on the top "STOP REQUESTED" and she kept on going. We were like wdfux. So the lady and us were like standing in the front telling her that we requested a stop. The old lady wasn't holding on to anything and finally we got the driver to stop, after a block later >_>. When she stopped, she hit the breaks hard and the lady bumped and fell down. And the bus driver was all "SEE THIS IS WHY YOU BE CAREFUL. GOSH PEOEPLE THESE DAYS" We were like, what the hell?

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aznkwonboa + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

TheBus (the public transit system in Hawaii) was ranked near, if not at the top, of customer satisfaction and service in the country. Just sharing. :> But there was this one time where I was running to catch the bus, but the bus had started moving already, albeit slowly. Traffic stopped it a few feet down the road and I knocked on the door for him to let me in. He refused and pointed behind him with his thumb, signaling me to wait for the next bus. As I walked back, I noticed two attractive women approach the bus and a few moments later, the doors opened for them. I got on and quietly walked towards the back while getting online with my phone to file a complaint.

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imearth 04/01/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] aznkwonboa : TheBus (the public transit system in Hawaii) was ranked near, if not at the top, of customer satisfaction and service in the country. Just sharing. :> But there was this one time where I was running to catch the bus, but the bus had started moving already, albeit slowly. Traffic stopped it a few feet down the road and I knocked on the door for him to let me in. He refused and pointed behind him with his thumb, signaling me to wait for the next bus. As I walked back, I noticed two attractive women approach the bus and a few moments later, the doors opened for them. I got on and quietly walked towards the back while getting online with my phone to file a complaint. [/quote] A true happy ending.

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sabakigan 04/01/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

They are just pissed off they can't get a better job than bus driver.

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PompousGit 04/01/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

ITT: Basilers who think Busses are their personal taxi. Was the old man at the bus stop? No. Therefore the old man didn't have the right to step on unless the bus driver explicitly stated so. So go on and cry to AC how they're doing their job right. Also, don't bother trying to explain some 'tacit agreement' between the two parties due to the bus slowing down because there wasn't one.

Mang 04/01/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] PompousGit : ITT: Basilers who think Busses are their personal taxi. Was the old man at the bus stop? No. Therefore the old man didn't have the right to step on unless the bus driver explicitly stated so. So go on and cry to AC how they're doing their job right. Also, don't bother trying to explain some 'tacit agreement' between the two parties due to the bus slowing down because there wasn't one. [/quote] Usually when a bus slows down, stops, and opens it's doors, it's a sign that you get on. When I take the bus, sometimes the driver stops a little bit before the actual bus stop and opens the doors, so I walk a few steps and get on.

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BurninDavyn 04/01/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] PompousGit : ITT: Basilers who think Busses are their personal taxi. Was the old man at the bus stop? No. Therefore the old man didn't have the right to step on unless the bus driver explicitly stated so. So go on and cry to AC how they're doing their job right. Also, don't bother trying to explain some 'tacit agreement' between the two parties due to the bus slowing down because there wasn't one. [/quote] Yeah, but when the old man has one foot inside the door and the bus driver decides to speed off, there's got to be something against that. If not, it's just plain cruel.

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PompousGit 04/01/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Mang : Usually when a bus slows down, stops, and opens it's doors, it's a sign that you get on. When I take the bus, sometimes the driver stops a little bit before the actual bus stop and opens the doors, so I walk a few steps and get on. [/quote] I think my point is now irrefutably clear.

Mang 04/01/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] PompousGit : I think my point is now irrefutably clear. [/quote] So you're telling me if a bus stops and opens it's doors a bit before the stop, it's just doing so for fun and I'm supposed to stand there and wait for it to come right up to the designated stop?

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Groves 04/01/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

After reading your post, I do feel sorry for the old man and agree the service should be made better, but I very much doubt it will ever as people are going to catch a bus whether the service is how it is now, or better. In the UK, well England to be specific we have a bus group called First Buses. It'd be unusual for them to wait for you to sit down, they always drive off when you're walking to a seat, you just have to try your best to be in the front of the queue so you can sit while others are being served. It's especially hard walking upstairs when the bus is moving at 30mph.

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aznkwonboa 04/01/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Groves : After reading your post, I do feel sorry for the old man and agree the service should be made better, but I very much doubt it will ever as people are going to catch a bus whether the service is how it is now, or better. In the UK, well England to be specific we have a bus group called First Buses. It'd be unusual for them to wait for you to sit down, they always drive off when you're walking to a seat, you just have to try your best to be in the front of the queue so you can sit while others are being served. It's especially hard walking upstairs when the bus is accelerating to 30mph. [/quote] Oh, right, you guys have them double-deckers, lul.

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magich0ia 04/01/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

This is why I don't take the public buses. The driver for the campus bus is really nice though.:/

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PompousGit 04/01/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Mang : So you're telling me if a bus stops and opens it's doors a bit before the stop, it's just doing so for fun and I'm supposed to stand there and wait for it to come right up to the designated stop? [/quote] Actually, you could argue that with the bus driver. Also, the TS said the bus stopped a little less than 10m; that isn't "a bit before the stop."