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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 11:05:34 GMT
I don’t get some people. On a 297 and, not uncommon, someone has waited for the bus to approach a stop at 30mph and ring the bell one half of a second before the bus reaches the stop. OBVIOUSLY the bus continues... She gets upset and claims she rang the bell in good time. She was annoying the other passengers, including myself, by holding up the bus by continuing to moan at the driver at the next bus stop so I was relieved that a revenue inspector was on board to placate the situation and take her off the vehicle.
Wish people would take responsibility for their own mistakes!!!
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Post by vjaska on Sept 13, 2018 11:15:44 GMT
I don’t get some people. On a 297 and, not uncommon, someone has waited for the bus to approach a stop at 30mph and ring the bell one half of a second before the bus reaches the stop. OBVIOUSLY the bus continues... She gets upset and claims she rang the bell in good time. She was annoying the other passengers, including myself, by holding up the bus by continuing to moan at the driver at the next bus stop so I was relieved that a revenue inspector was on board to placate the situation and take her off the vehicle. Wish people would take responsibility for their own mistakes!!! It seems people need to take a course on how to press a bell and when to do so these days - so annoying how many times people press it even if in some cases, it's by accident because they were leaning on it. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 11:26:06 GMT
I don’t get some people. On a 297 and, not uncommon, someone has waited for the bus to approach a stop at 30mph and ring the bell one half of a second before the bus reaches the stop. OBVIOUSLY the bus continues... She gets upset and claims she rang the bell in good time. She was annoying the other passengers, including myself, by holding up the bus by continuing to moan at the driver at the next bus stop so I was relieved that a revenue inspector was on board to placate the situation and take her off the vehicle. Wish people would take responsibility for their own mistakes!!! It seems people need to take a course on how to press a bell and when to do so these days - so annoying how many times people press it even if in some cases, it's by accident because they were leaning on it. I know right? I know some people press the button but not hard enough so I can understand that but then to lay it on as if the driver deliberately ignored the request? Makes no sense whatsoever, why did he let you on in the first place then? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 12:58:17 GMT
I don’t get some people. On a 297 and, not uncommon, someone has waited for the bus to approach a stop at 30mph and ring the bell one half of a second before the bus reaches the stop. OBVIOUSLY the bus continues... She gets upset and claims she rang the bell in good time. She was annoying the other passengers, including myself, by holding up the bus by continuing to moan at the driver at the next bus stop so I was relieved that a revenue inspector was on board to placate the situation and take her off the vehicle. Wish people would take responsibility for their own mistakes!!! It seems people need to take a course on how to press a bell and when to do so these days - so annoying how many times people press it even if in some cases, it's by accident because they were leaning on it. I hate that. People always do it on the Omnicitys on the 51 & 96. They make that annoying 'BEEP' sound rather than the 'DING'. I think that if you push the button after it's already been pushed it should send out a little electric shock. |
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Post by rhys on Sept 13, 2018 13:02:02 GMT
It seems people need to take a course on how to press a bell and when to do so these days - so annoying how many times people press it even if in some cases, it's by accident because they were leaning on it. I hate that. People always do it on the Omnicitys on the 51 & 96. They make that annoying 'BEEP' sound rather than the 'DING'. I think that if you push the button after it's already been pushed it should send out a little electric shock. This is one of the reasons why I like the NRM. It only buzzes after the first person has pressed the bell. Anyone else who presses it after, prior to the doors opening, doesn't set off the bell to ring excessively, like most other buses. |
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Post by 15002 on Sept 13, 2018 13:19:27 GMT
RE: Pressing button several times
I agree to an extent, but there are some drivers that just drive past the bus stop despite the bell being rang once. Two of the drivers I’ve had have even had the cheek to say that I never pressed the button despite me pressing the button.
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Post by busaholic on Sept 13, 2018 14:51:00 GMT
I hate that. People always do it on the Omnicitys on the 51 & 96. They make that annoying 'BEEP' sound rather than the 'DING'. I think that if you push the button after it's already been pushed it should send out a little electric shock. This is one of the reasons why I like the NRM. It only buzzes after the first person has pressed the bell. Anyone else who presses it after, prior to the doors opening, doesn't set off the bell to ring excessively, like most other buses. Congratulations, you've found a selling point for the NRM.  |
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Post by rhys on Sept 13, 2018 15:16:26 GMT
This is one of the reasons why I like the NRM. It only buzzes after the first person has pressed the bell. Anyone else who presses it after, prior to the doors opening, doesn't set off the bell to ring excessively, like most other buses. Congratulations, you've found a selling point for the NRM. A bit of unneccesary and rather pointless/patronising piece of sarcasm. It was simply an observation and a response to a discussion. Your response was very uncalled for. |
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Post by M1104 on Sept 13, 2018 15:27:44 GMT
I hate that. People always do it on the Omnicitys on the 51 & 96. They make that annoying 'BEEP' sound rather than the 'DING'. I think that if you push the button after it's already been pushed it should send out a little electric shock. This is one of the reasons why I like the NRM. It only buzzes after the first person has pressed the bell. Anyone else who presses it after, prior to the doors opening, doesn't set off the bell to ring excessively, like most other buses. Had noticed that when I saw one of the kids pressing the request button at least twenty times in succession but where the bell only rung three or four times during his effort. It appears that the bell can only ring once every few seconds. A pity this feature wasn't included years ago on other Wrightbus bodies like the early WVLs I used to drive and likewise the early DWs with Arriva (which I'd loved to have driven). |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 16:08:19 GMT
This is one of the reasons why I like the NRM. It only buzzes after the first person has pressed the bell. Anyone else who presses it after, prior to the doors opening, doesn't set off the bell to ring excessively, like most other buses. Had noticed that when I saw one of the kids pressing the request button at least twenty times in succession but where the bell only rung three or four times during his effort. It appears that the bell can only ring once every few seconds. A pity this feature wasn't included years ago on other Wrightbus bodies like the early WVLs I used to drive and likewise the early DWs with Arriva (which I would have loved to have to have driven). I was on a 233 a few years ago during rush hour and the school kids wouldn't stop pushing the bell. The driver pulled into Old Maidstone Road just before Swanley, turned off the engine and went into a rage. |
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Post by Hassaan on Sept 13, 2018 16:19:40 GMT
This is one of the reasons why I like the NRM. It only buzzes after the first person has pressed the bell. Anyone else who presses it after, prior to the doors opening, doesn't set off the bell to ring excessively, like most other buses. Had noticed that when I saw one of the kids pressing the request button at least twenty times in succession but where the bell only rung three or four times during his effort. It appears that the bell can only ring once every few seconds. A pity this feature wasn't included years ago on other Wrightbus bodies like the early WVLs I used to drive and likewise the early DWs with Arriva. Yeah it appears to be a recent feature as the Gemini 3 also has it |
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Post by londonbusboy on Sept 13, 2018 18:10:47 GMT
I don’t get some people. On a 297 and, not uncommon, someone has waited for the bus to approach a stop at 30mph and ring the bell one half of a second before the bus reaches the stop. OBVIOUSLY the bus continues... She gets upset and claims she rang the bell in good time. She was annoying the other passengers, including myself, by holding up the bus by continuing to moan at the driver at the next bus stop so I was relieved that a revenue inspector was on board to placate the situation and take her off the vehicle. Wish people would take responsibility for their own mistakes!!! I can relate to this so much and all the people have blamed me. Even after explaining they cant understand why i didnt stop |
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Post by londonbusboy on Sept 13, 2018 18:20:41 GMT
Had noticed that when I saw one of the kids pressing the request button at least twenty times in succession but where the bell only rung three or four times during his effort. It appears that the bell can only ring once every few seconds. A pity this feature wasn't included years ago on other Wrightbus bodies like the early WVLs I used to drive and likewise the early DWs with Arriva (which I would have loved to have to have driven). I was on a 233 a few years ago during rush hour and the school kids wouldn't stop pushing the bell. The driver pulled into Old Maidstone Road just before Swanley, turned off the engine and went into a rage. When someone presses the bell and nobody gets off i just sit at the stop for a while unless someone apologises for the mistake. The way i see it is if you want to waste my time i'll waste everyone elses. Day in day out i find a lot of people delay buses unnecessarily such as the common one with the bus pass being searched for on the platform or someone holding you up for a person half a mile down the road! I had one lady the other day get on and go immediately to the front seats searching for her pass she shouted driver go i have the pass somewhere i replied no its ok ill wait. She apologised to the other passengers, after quite a while another passenger came up shouting driver go to the next stop ive got a train to catch in which i replied not until she presents a pass. She touched her pass and said you have held up the entire bus. Not one person said anything to her yet i got the blame :/ |
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Post by ak121 on Sept 13, 2018 19:03:21 GMT
Had noticed that when I saw one of the kids pressing the request button at least twenty times in succession but where the bell only rung three or four times during his effort. It appears that the bell can only ring once every few seconds. A pity this feature wasn't included years ago on other Wrightbus bodies like the early WVLs I used to drive and likewise the early DWs with Arriva. Yeah it appears to be a recent feature as the Gemini 3 also has it It's not just restricted to Wrightbuses, the 235's DELs have the button as well that only rings once every few seconds |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 19:29:58 GMT
I was on a 233 a few years ago during rush hour and the school kids wouldn't stop pushing the bell. The driver pulled into Old Maidstone Road just before Swanley, turned off the engine and went into a rage. When someone presses the bell and nobody gets off i just sit at the stop for a while unless someone apologises for the mistake. The way i see it is if you want to waste my time i'll waste everyone elses. Day in day out i find a lot of people delay buses unnecessarily such as the common one with the bus pass being searched for on the platform or someone holding you up for a person half a mile down the road! I had one lady the other day get on and go immediately to the front seats searching for her pass she shouted driver go i have the pass somewhere i replied no its ok ill wait. She apologised to the other passengers, after quite a while another passenger came up shouting driver go to the next stop ive got a train to catch in which i replied not until she presents a pass. She touched her pass and said you have held up the entire bus. Not one person said anything to her yet i got the blame :/ You are 100% in the right, and if I had been onboard I would have stuck up for you or any other driver. If you drive off without accepting her bus pass what is to stop her getting off at the next stop because she wanted a free lift to the station? |
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