The_Swoley_Ghost t1_iszz98h wrote on October 19, 2022 at 10:50 PM

Unfortunately this doesn't surprise me. I've seen so many disgruntled drivers who seem to be looking to take it out on a random passenger (the only people they have any power over). Last week I was on a bus on myrtle where the driver wouldn't let anyone on, only off. So she'd refuse to open the front door and only let people off and then would just say "NEXT BUS" and drive to the next stop.

TheDoodieMonster t1_it0edwx wrote on October 20, 2022 at 12:45 AM

I’ve seen this happen before. What happens is people would just rush in the back of the bus when people get on and not even pay their fair and I don’t blame them.

uglymob5 t1_it1sk79 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 9:33 AM

Why does that bother the bus drivers? They get paid regardless

pokeblueballs t1_it20hn2 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 11:15 AM

Cause ridership is down and non payments are going up, so the mta might start making cuts.

I_AM_TARA t1_it2fdxy wrote on October 20, 2022 at 1:26 PM

Was the bus full?

The_Swoley_Ghost t1_it2lfar wrote on October 20, 2022 at 2:10 PM

Nope, lots of seats. Someone asked her why she wasn't letting people on and she barked at them to not talk to her while she was driving. I've also seen bus drivers decide "no more" randomly and close the door on people and just pull away when there was still a line. Most drivers are fairly chill but you definitely see head-cases from time to time who really shouldn't be operating a vehicle that large.