As a former Greyhound bus driver, i could totally understand the bus driver situation because I had to get up out of my bed when they called me on my off days from work with my wife and daughter and I would be cranky because I had to drive from Cincinnati, OH up to Pittsburgh, PA to drive a bus up to New York City which was a headache when i had some rude passengers that would be very pissed at me when they had to wait 4 hour delayed at Pittsburgh. Some people don't understand that Greyhound bus driver goes through a lot of stress at this company because they don't pay us that well and we have to figure out the map and schedule because we don't know it by heart. We go through a lot of stuff with passengers, our supervisors and other employees as well. I had to kick off some disrespectful passengers too. I could admit that you have some rude bus driver and rude passengers too. I could totally understand some of y'all transit bus drivers situation as well because y'all driving in the cities, good and bad neighborhoods, we have to drive long time driving from towns, gas stations and everywhere. My friend quit his Greyhound bus driving when i left the company. That is my experience as a former employee of that company.
Me and my hubsand would pray that y'all bus operators are safe out there because y'all don't deserved the mistreatment from the public. God bless everyone.
WOW! I cannot believe the driver failed and went all in on that bad turn? As someone who rode Greyhound and Trailways buses across country, I was always amazed at how skilled the drivers were and how good the buses looked. No dents, scratches, mis-matched body panels. Now I understand why Greyhounds equipment looks like crap!
Where I worked we were NOT required to board or allow to remain on board anyone who was violent, disorderly or unseemly in action or speech...if you swear at the driver YOU'RE OFF!
"Bus drivers often must suppress their emotions when they start their shift. Providing good customer service can sometimes feel like an instruction to tolerate passenger mistreatment. However, it is crucial to remember that drivers are human beings with emotions and feelings, too. Passengers should not assume they can say anything they want just because they are angry or upset."
On the other hand, there is Spirit Airlines which is “Greyhound of the Skies”.
As a transit bus driver myself, we go through the good and bad neighborhoods in the Metro Cities. I learn to be as positive as much as possible on the job because it's good and bad everywhere. I help a couple of passengers who was deaf when i was working, i was speaking ASL with a few people. I would definitely add this to my resume for other jobs including learning different languages once i learn them. It took me some time to understand ASL but i got it. Thank you for helping transit bus drivers and motorcoach bus drivers with these videos. Have a safe day to all the bus drivers who putting in the hardwork out there.
It SHOULD be against the law to cuss at and disrespect a bus driver (you need to walk where you need to go) or to disrespect anyone while they are at work doing their jobs
These greyhound drivers do not get paid enough for the crap they deal with.
I remember I had to make a REALLY tight left turn onto a two lane road and the car was right at the white line. Not much room to set myself up. Kept one eye on the left rear corner and the other on the right side mirror because there was a pole on the corner. The car in the turning lane honked at me because he was so scared I would hit him. Back end came around with room to spare.Listen, I make it look easy, but it aint easy.
I saw a man park his car in the bus stop to go into a restaurant. The driver was obviously stressed out. We did not get the full story but she was rude to say I don't care. I hope Greyhound understands and does not fire her. Passengers rarely understand.
0:28 That's why I don't turn towards an object until the rear tires are past it. There have been times where a passenger said, "Stop! You're gonna hit that parked car!" I stopped, and said, "Nah, the rear tires have already cleared it."
If there are any Milwaukee County bus drivers reading this, Thank You for getting me to and from my destination
Last time, I was trying to get through the space between a parked bus and a parked car. It was taking place at the bus depot with some co-workers as spectators. I decided to give up, turn back and go to the destination by another way. One of the old experienced mate started to critique my decision... personally, I would rather be safe than be sorry.BTW, I am a bus driving license holder for 3 months.
Greyhound must have the upmost WORST management running that company.
A year ago a black lady who was the Greyhound Bus driver started yelling and cursing and threatening me because I asked her if the bus stopped in Toledo. It was so unprofessional. A year earlier a guy was stabbed in the filthy Chicago bus station. There were some foreign students riding from Chicago to Detroit and the bus driver cussed them out because they were the last to get on the bus. The bus was scheduled to leave at 45 minutes past the hour. It was 42 minutes past the hour. They could barely speak English and the driver was making fun of their accent and asserting that it was HIS bus and not theirs. My mother took the bus from Ohio to Tennessee and the bus literally never came. No warning no explanation. We had to drive an hour an a half back to the bus station to pick her up. One time the bus driver gave about 50% of the passengers assigned seats and told the other passengers to just sit where they wanted to. The result was of course chaos and it ended in a near fistfight. The driver called the police and had one of the fighters removed. Once we got on the road there was another assault and the bus had to pull over to wait for the police to come remove the lady who was the aggressor. I could go on and on. I really hate Greyhound. I don't think there exists a company in America that is worse. It's a shame.
Yes, you can 1000% kick people off the bus for reasons this driver did. When I make my announcements, I go over the rules and what will happen if you break the rules I’ll give them some reminders, other rules is immediate removal. It’s not often that I have to remove people, but I have never felt bad when I had too because they weren’t following the rules. Guess that’s an advantage of driving at a a privately owned bus line .
Now I was an operator for Greyhound for about a year and once I was about a few months in, I was kicking at least a passenger or two off the bus either during the route or before they even got on the bus. That happens at least once a month for me. And in this situation where the driver wasn't informed on the particular schedule I've been in that situation too when I was leaving Richmond VA heading to Jacksonville NC as my last stop. The manager in Raleigh had put three passengers on my bus that was heading to Wilmington NC I didn't know that until I took their tickets and saw that they were going to Wilmington NC, was I upset yes, was I irritated about it yes indeed I was. Because that wasn't in plan also it wasn't attached to my scheduled route. But I had to take them there I got them there safely and drove the bus back to my ending terminus which was Jacksonville NC.
It’s been awhile since I have taken the GH, but back in the day when I was a youth, I traveled many miles on “da dog” as a rider. I have seen Greyhound drivers remove passengers from the bus. From my experience, GH drivers have wide latitude rejecting disruptive passengers. Another outstanding vid, Keywan!
I tend to find from the limited video footage and not knowing the full story from this situation. I am sure the bus driver has a valid reason to refuse service to that passenger and she has every right to refuse service to a customer if they are being abusive or a risk to other travelers. I used to work on the railway and I really hated dealing with rowdy drunks or junkies. I would always do my best to handle the situation in a calm and collected way.
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