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I got knocked off my bike by a bus in Edinburgh, and the driver didn't even notice. He was still taking money from customers (a queue of three) whilst driving down Princes Street. I'm not sure they're really supposed to do that whilst driving!!
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more balanced than jeremy beadle It wasn't me..., Sun 20 Jun 2010, 13:52,
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That's down to poor driving and not using his mirrors.
I see some atrocious driving from car drivers all the time every day.
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Boris Johnson's Press Secretary, Sun 20 Jun 2010, 13:58,
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True
I have nothing against bus drivers, but it does seem to be a job that attracts a lot of grumpy old blokes who make your first social encounter of the day miserable. There are plenty of nice drivers out there, but the first image that comes into my head when I think of a bus driver is a grumpy old sod!
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more balanced than jeremy beadle It wasn't me..., Sun 20 Jun 2010, 14:06,
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There's one in our area...
..who's an absolute lunatic. I once saw him 'pretend swerve' into a small gathering of schoolgirls who were stood a bit too close to the roadside. I was also on the same route once when he locked all 12 passengers on the bus and started screaming that he was going to call the police because some kid had rung the bell and not got off.
They also seem to take great pride in driving straight past people who are clearly waiting for the bus....Or when they see someone running for the bus, they wait until the passenger is juuust out of reach before pulling away.
Also, in our local paper, 14 year old girl gets on the bus, says shes sorry she has no money for the fare, but a strange man is harassing and following her. Bus driver told her it was tough luck. Girl then got raped. Lovely bus driver.
OK, I'll admit, there must be some good guys driving those things, but London bus drivers are generally cunts.
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