Service bus myths...

[deltic1989]

Myth oh does it matter: If you have left your City Card at home the driver should let you on anyway for free, because you use that bus all the time and the driver should recognise you. Despite the fact that he sees probably hundreds of people every day.

 

[90019]

You've never seen a tube station at rush hour, have you?

Thankfully only once, but I'm not aware of many people using tube stations to catch the bus.

So that's other companies too? I always carry antibacterial spray (and use it every time I change over).

I did once try a morning wearing latex gloves but didn't really like it.

We seem to have quite a few drivers that wear gloves because of the steering wheels. I think the stuff off some of the wheels actually made me ill for a few days not long after I started, especially as I've not had the same thing since.
Some of the older buses are really bad - when you give them a wipe with some blue roll, it ends up almost black with dirt. It's the grease that comes off them that I find the most unpleasant, as it feels horrible and you can't get rid of it until you next get a chance to wash your hands with soap.

 

[Andrew Nelson]

It's only a second or two - hardly the end of the world.

That's many times the time it takes for a Oyster card.
Why are the ENCS passes soooooo sloooooow?

 

[34D]

That's many times the time it takes for a Oyster card.
Why are the ENCS passes soooooo sloooooow?

ITSO checks lots of things (11 iirc) whereas oyster only checks one.

 

[PG]

We seem to have quite a few drivers that wear gloves because of the steering wheels. I think the stuff off some of the wheels actually made me ill for a few days not long after I started, especially as I've not had the same thing since.
Some of the older buses are really bad - when you give them a wipe with some blue roll, it ends up almost black with dirt. It's the grease that comes off them that I find the most unpleasant, as it feels horrible and you can't get rid of it until you next get a chance to wash your hands with soap.

A case for getting F1 style interchangeable steering wheels... you heard it here first

 

[34D]

A case for getting F1 style interchangeable steering wheels... you heard it here first

Now that sounds good

 

[Deerfold]

Now that sounds good

With fingerprint recognition technology to check it was the right driver/wheel combination?

 

[Shrimper]

A case for getting F1 style interchangeable steering wheels... you heard it here first

Would have been nice. I hated getting on a bus fresh out of the workshop as some engineers were less picky about using gloves so the steering wheel could be coated in all sorts of oils and greases. Horrible.

 

[455driver]

Would have been nice. I hated getting on a bus fresh out of the workshop as some engineers were less picky about using gloves so the steering wheel could be coated in all sorts of oils and greases. Horrible.

Wipe your hand around the wheel, if it gets covered in cr4p go back to the office and say you want the cab cleaning and show the Inspector (or whatever buzzword they are called these days) the state of your hands.

Then go and spend 10 minutes cleaning your hands, the bus goes into service late and some lazy fitter gets a rollocking.

I had to do it a few times until the fitters were reminded of the requirement to ensure the cab is clean enough for service.

Incidentally it wasnt just me, there were about 50 of us doing it, the delays quickly stacked up and upper manglement were not happy and so 'had a chat' with the engineering supervisor and the problem magically disappeared overnight.