AIBU? Bus driver refused to let me on the bus

I can well believe this, some bus drivers (like some people in general obviously) are just a bit unhinged! Not the same, but I was once waiting for my bus home from a station rather than a stop. The bus was parked up, but the doors were closed and no bus driver in evidence, which was very odd. Lots of people waiting. Because of the layout, the next number 42 (or whatever it was) pulled up behind but couldn't take everyone because it was blocked behind the mystery closed bus. The driver went off and found the other driver, who came and unlocked the bus and let everyone on, clearly furious.

He then proceeded to drive the route at a ridiculous speed (bearing in mind it was a double decker in London) so all the people standing were wobbling about everywhere, ignored everyone pressing the bell to get off and eventually stopped in a random spot a couple of miles down the road and ordered everyone off. Some people were way past their stop, some people hadnt reached theirs. It was utterly bizarre.

Today, on Things That Never Happened.

I was once on a bus years ago going to a different town, and it goes into several villages on the way. The bus was quite late as we got to the last village, so he pulled the bus over and asked if anyone needed to go into the village ( never mind the poor people who might be waiting to get in it)as if not he’d go round it to be quicker.
One person said they were getting off there, so the bus driver huffed and puffed and drove very angrily after that.

That's bonkers and so is he.

Just a petty jobsworth.

I agree you need to report him.

Probably because it was 5pm, the guy was aggressive and op didn't want to cause the other perfectly innocent passengers a delay due to this unhinged and threatening man.

Also no bloody way you can get through to our bus service on the phone and definitely not at 5pm!

Crazy and dangerous driver. I often let late running bus pass to get emptier one behind. Clearly you need to report the driver for compromising safety of passengers. What if was a child in this situation? On occasion when a bus has not stopped on an infrequent service, when I have had my hand out, I have immediately reported this on the companies complaint line which can be open all day and receive an instant reply.

My guess is that bus driver knew he had built up 'spare' time by catching up to the bus in front. He was looking forward to having an unofficial break somewhere.

Gosh how utterly bizarre. Do report this incident and let us know what they have to say.

I think you should report it some drivers are bonkers. I live rurally and there is an infrequent bus that isn’t well used. A driver took to going around it with all the internal lights off of an evening and not stopping.

Someone’s teenager got stranded and they complained and the bus company checked the cameras and it all came out. They did get a free pass for a month to compensate.

Completely fucking batshit bus drivers are a feature, as evidenced by PPs on this thread. Logic does not necessarily apply (as they're batshit).

Our buses, out here in rural nowhere, are extremely rare and sometimes ... colourful. A few years ago, all the drivers were angry at all the passengers and prone to careering round country lanes at speed, while delivering ranting monologues about the awfulness of customers expecting to be picked up and dropped off.

They've been replaced by pleasant-seeming Eastern Europeans with no English.

I feelblike there must be sonethi g rhe op isnt telling us, or isnt aware of. If the bus was completely empty maybe it was out of service because it had developed a fault for exampke. Or is your bus pass only valid for certain times?

It's a puzzle isn't it?🤔

I think a shark might have been run over.

Another silly thread.

If it’s as you say it happened, report him for sure.

Bus drivers in my town every now and then also have an attitude. One didn’t let me in because he thought I was barging through (I wasn’t, I just didn’t see there was still one person left to get off the bus) and last week my friend went to ask for information and was told “but you won’t get in this bus anyway as you’ve tried to jump the queue”. She only went for info and this fabled queue was on the other bay for a different bus.

He probably had an empty bus because he wouldn't let anyone on!

Being literally on the first step/in front of the driver 'on the bus' Vs sitting down/standing actually within the bus are 2 different sorts of being 'on the bus'.

If I stepped onto the bus in front of the driver and he said I'm not letting you on because of X or Y, you are both technically 'on' the bus and not 'on' the bus if you see what I mean?

I wonder who these people think they are? They are paid to do a job which is driving a bus which takes passengers on and off. They arent some superior beings that decide who is worthy of a bus ride. Get him reported and stick it on social media

You do get some nice ones sometimes

Unfortunately I've come across some really mardy ones too 😠

As others have said report him. I’ve actually got a nice story about a bus driver, I was recently going somewhere where I didn’t know the area or stops got off at the right stop but bus driver waited and asked if I was ok/needed directions just before I got off. It was dark too.

OP is still waiting for the next bus I suppose?

Yes, me too.

Think OP must still be waiting for a bus 🤔