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On Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:12:43 +0000
Graeme Wall wrote:
On 23/11/2012 09:50, d wrote:
I will admit that some bus drivers are jobsworths and will absolutely
refuse
to
open the doors even if stuck in traffic 10 metres from a stop which is
just
being bloody minded for the sake of it, but if you're going to use a bus
you have to accept its not your personal transport.
It is not being bloody minded for the sake of it, if they let you off
away from a stop and you trip and fall, the company is not insured and
the driver can lose his job.
I think its fair to say that if the bus is stopped and isn't going
anywhere
anytime soon and its next to the kerb its highly unlikely anyone getting
off is going to have an accident. Its not like bus stops have raised
platforms.
B2003
Many do have raised platforms, but that is not the issue.
Passenger being permitted to leave at unauthorised stop trips (even may be
own fault.)
Leads to:
Passenger sees "COMPO!!!" and claims from bus co
Leads to:
Bus co want to know from driver what was he doing allowing unscheduled
dropping points
Leads to:
Driver out of job
Leads to:
Passenger who demanded to be let of, and who tripped, voluntarily paying the
drivers mortgage for him until the driver finds a new job.
(OK, that last one is as likely as Cameron getting us out of Europe.....)