Sadly the "Yoof" culture as taken on board by Public Transport entities has invested under 16`s with a degree of Infallibility,Invincibility and Incivility in equal measure.

Most busdrivers would be well aware of the pitfalls of being seen to confront,reprimand or otherwise impede the progress of a "Child".

The lurid headlines would be an absolute Nightmare for a Bus Company`s PR person and no good would come of it.

I think there was a similar type of issue recently in one of the far-flung outposts of the FirstBus group....

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/...l/article.html

Although the Bristol case did`nt directly involve Children,it serves to underline the No-Win situation which Busdrivers find themselves exposed to....something which leads directly to the 3 Wise Monkey`s scenario....See,Hear and Say Nuffink !!!!