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On Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:26:55 -0000
"Portsmouth Rider" wrote:
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

In theory, in practice there has to be some leaway.

Indeed. The driver can do almost anything reasonable, provided he has good
reason to do so. He can - and quite possibly WILL - be called to justify
his actions subsequently (especially in these days when bus co managers are
not busmen, but mere mouthpieces for "Head Office Policy"). Mr Perry's tea
and crumpets being cold because he is half an hour late getting home does
not count as good reason. A tree falling down 50 yards from the station,
which can be walked around safely, but which the bus cannot negotiate, does,
for example, count as "good reason" - for the bus to drop the passengers off
just before the tree. What is mo the situation will have been noted, and
later reported to the bus co, by the bus co supervisor on site (even if not
at the actual station, if it is a small one) and it is likely that
instructions would be given to the driver to do just that; AND how to get
the bus turned around safely before picking up the passengers going the
other way.

If for example the road
is blocked ahead and the bus can't move then the driver will have to let
the passengers off else they could sue the bus company for false
imprisonment!
And while we hear of stupid payouts in courts like that one in the last
few
days for the idiot who hurt her finger, I'm pretty sure most judges and
juries
are fairly sensible and would see the drivers point of view.

B2003