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PSV Drivers
Kev wrote:
Had a run in with a nice employee of Arriva this morning who called me a ****ing moron because I didn't know that PSV drivers aren't allowed to reverse. Now I am not an expert on the law regarding PSV drivers so can somebody confirm that it is a fact that they are not allowed to reverse. Seems bonkers to me. Whether thay can or can't reverse I take it that they can't call members of the public ****ing morons or threaten to punch them in the face. "No reversing on the public highway with passengers onboard". Comes in handy when dealing with other motorists who expect you to reverse back 10 yards instead of their reversing back half a mile. Well, actually normally reserved for when that situation is, itself, reversed. Bus station land is not the public highway. Other vehicles without permits are invariably banned from it. In practice the "No reversing" rule is widely ignored by drivers when it suits them. Mostly because of sympathy for the other driver who either doesn't have the skill, has a trailer, or has a bigger bus. Sorry if he was rude or threatening. Not a good idea as passengers tend to report such things. It can, I'm told be quite stressful driving a bus. I found it the opposite. Getting the bus through Moretonhampstead on a market day in Summer was like this super game of chess with dozens of players, plus the joy of solving this 3D dynamic jigsaw puzzle, whilst allowing for the massive overhang on the back of the bus. I really felt like turning the bus round and going through again - just for the fun of it.. -- Sue |
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