So do busses. Maybe there should be a trip at each bus stop in case
the driver forgets a full bus needs more braking than an empty one?

Sadly that does appear to be the case! Passengers regularly get thrown
about by some of the drivers on the No. 63 route as they regularly fail
to notice the subtle differences between nearly empty and fully loaded.

The newer buses are worse, as I presume they've got more power and
better brakes. But, I'd have thought the drivers (and you see the same
faces day in day out) would have compensated for this.

Is it easy to become a driver these days? Six years ago a friend tried
to become a driver at Wood Green, and he seemed to be the ideal
candidate, but he failed the test. I wonder if he would have still done
so today?

Jonathan