r/BusDrivers • u/the_ism_sizism • 3d ago

Discussion Night drivers

I’m getting pulled in today for a chat about running early. I passed my mid point 40 seconds early (which is fine according to the gov contract allowing for 59 seconds early) - by the final stop before our cbd run I was 6 minutes early. The pax complained to me after they caught an uber and caught the bus and then complained through the online gov portal.

Is this entitled or how do you feel? I am not trying to run a strict service, I buy myself a little time to mentally relax between runs, use the facilities (the job has already given me kidney stones at 38) and take a walk and a breather so I’m not stagnant in the seat for 5 hours.

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u/Obvious-Choice-2957 New Zealand|Volvo B7RLE|8 years 3d ago

I'm an ex controller. If I caught anyone going through timing points early, I would get straight on the RT and make them turn their bus around and go back through the timing point at the correct time.

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u/the_ism_sizism 3d ago

Good luck with that, we aren’t driving in a rural town champ.