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WWYD Bus took a detour

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SandyY2K · 09/05/2018 00:42

I was just wondering WWYD in this situation. Just seeing if it's the same as my thought process.

DD was coming home on the bus, when the driver took a wrong turn. There was no diversion of any sort. He said absolutely nothing to the passengers by way of an explanation or apology and got himself back on route by turning round. DD got the reg number when she got off.

Unfortunately this caused a massive delay as the bus then got stuck in traffic...resulting in DD being late /missing a private lesson, which the tutor (not unreasonably) wanted payment for.

For clarity, I have no issue with the tutor and she's been paid.

WWYD in relation to the bus detour?

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Dungeondragon15 · 09/05/2018 13:02

If he goes under a low bridge its because he has forgotten he is in a double decker, not because he is on the wrong route!

Well obviously the wrong route isn't the cause of the crash Going on the wrong route could be a sign that he isn't concentration though. Not concentrating could mean that he doesn't notice that he is going under a low bridge and/or doesn't remember he is in a double decker.

BrightonCalling · 09/05/2018 13:19

The saddest part about this to me is that you raised your daughter to become the kind of person who takes note of a bus registration number when a driver takes a wrong turn.

Dungeondragon15 · 09/05/2018 13:24

The saddest part about this to me is that you raised your daughter to become the kind of person who takes note of a bus registration number when a driver takes a wrong turn.

It's not "sad" that her daughter knows to take vehicle registration numbers should there be any incident, whether or not it was necessary in this case. She took the number and then asked her parent. Very sensible in my opinion.

IronMansIronButt · 09/05/2018 13:43

Well obviously the wrong route isn't the cause of the crash

perhaps you shouldn't have said it was then?

Dungeondragon15 · 09/05/2018 13:54

I didn't say the wrong route was the cause of the crash. I have said repeatedly that he may have taken the wrong route because he was not concentrating. Not concentrating while on the wrong route can lead to accidents such as going under a bridge that is too low.

higgyyellow · 09/05/2018 13:57

This is really funny. I can't imagine ever being so hard necked as to try and claim money from them.

Bus driver took a wrong turn. Shit happens.

Welcome your DD to life and rather than giving her the mindset to take the bus registration, teach her when she only has 2 stops to go and the bus takes a wrong turn to get off the damn bus

NotACleverName · 09/05/2018 14:13

I for one am looking forward to the compo face article in a downmarket tabloid.

IronMansIronButt · 09/05/2018 14:16

I have said repeatedly that he may have taken the wrong route because he was not concentrating. Not concentrating while on the wrong route can lead to accidents such as going under a bridge that is too low.

Not concentrating on the right route can lead to it to. The wrong route part is immaterial, not relevant, no matter how many times you repeat the same pointless point.

Dungeondragon15 · 09/05/2018 14:28

The wrong route part is immaterial, not relevant, no matter how many times you repeat the same pointless point.

It's not irrelevant as not concentrating on the correct route won't lead to going under a bridge that is too low! If it is the correct route there won't be any low bridges!

DontMakeMeShushYou · 09/05/2018 15:55

It's not irrelevant as not concentrating on the correct route won't lead to going under a bridge that is too low! If it is the correct route there won't be any low bridges!

Good grief! As I'm the person who started this, perhaps I should put an end to it (fat chance, but I can try!). The original point is that being on the wrong route doesn't CAUSE accidents. It may add obstacles that wouldn't otherwise be present, but it will not cause an accident.

I take your point, Dungeon, about a lack of concentration, but that can happen on the right route too. In fact the only time there was such an accident (a bus hitting a low bridge) where I live, the driver was on the RIGHT ROUTE, he was just in the WRONG BUS (i.e. a driver was given a double decker to drive on a route which required a single decker).

IronMansIronButt · 09/05/2018 16:09

It's not irrelevant as not concentrating on the correct route won't lead to going under a bridge that is too low! If it is the correct route there won't be any low bridges!

Still not getting it! Even on the wrong route, the driver still has eyes and can see the bridge and know they won't go under it. You seem to think someone is driving around unseeing, unknowing, so lacking in concentration that they have no idea where they are or what is in front of them...they'd have hit every car bike and pedestrian before they found a low bloody bridge!

Mookatron · 09/05/2018 16:14

You could do either though couldn't you. Go the right route in the (unknowingly) wrong bus, or (unknowingly) the wrong route for the (originally) right bus... You're both right.

user1485342611 · 09/05/2018 16:20

It was a mistake and the driver turned around and got back on route as quickly as he could. Yes it was inconvenient for the passengers (possible extremely inconvenient for some of them) but we all make mistakes at work. Your daughter will be the new girl at work someday and will hopefully be treated with tolerance and tact if she makes the odd mistake. Hopefully, in turn, she will not be the kind of co-worker who loudly draws attention to other colleagues' mistakes. But there will be a better chance she won't become that kind of colleague if you don't make a big deal out of a human error and start demanding compensation.

These things happen.

user1485342611 · 09/05/2018 16:24

Meant to add - when I was a child I got the bus to school everyday. They would regularly break down and it would be everybody off and hang around waiting for the next bus. Or the driver would make an unscheduled stop to rush into a shop and buy the paper. It was all part of normal life. It would not have occurred to any of us to start taking down reg nos.

DragonMummy1418 · 09/05/2018 16:28

The OP has run away 🙈
My DH made a complaint about a bus driver for a more serious reason than this and he just got told it would be looked into and that was that. They point blank wouldn't give any other info at all.
I'd be gobsmacked if you got any money back!

Dungeondragon15 · 09/05/2018 17:02

Still not getting it! Even on the wrong route, the driver still has eyes and can see the bridge and know they won't go under it.

If they are not concentrating to the extent that they took the wrong route in the first place they may not be concentrating to the extent that they notice the bridge they are about to go under is too low.

You seem to think someone is driving around unseeing, unknowing, so lacking in concentration that they have no idea where they are or what is in front of them...they'd have hit every car bike and pedestrian before they found a low bloody bridge!

If not concentrating I think it is easier to forget that they are driving a higher vehicle than usual and therefore go into bridge than it is to accidentally drive into every car or pedestrian.

Dungeondragon15 · 09/05/2018 17:12

I was in a serious bus accident abroad many years ago where the bus driver took the wrong route, apparently didn't notice he was on the wrong route and that the bridge was therefore too low (the bridge on the correct route was higher) so yes, I do think there are drivers who lack concentration to the extent that they would go into a bridge, especially as I have read of many similar incidents. And based on my experience, taking the wrong route even despite having driven the route many times, is a bad sign!

IronMansIronButt · 09/05/2018 21:23

Taking a wrong turn because you momentarily forgot which of 40 different routes you are driving today is hardly the same thing as completely forgetting you are driving a double decker bus and not a ford fiesta. Your argument is ridiculous, and you have not read of "many similar incidents".

Dungeondragon15 · 09/05/2018 21:59

It wasn't a double decker bus actually and it was nothing to do with the driver being used to a car rather than a bus. The problem was that he took a different route and didn't notice. I have read of similar incidents because funnily enough I have in interest in them having been in an accident which caused some people (not me) very serious injuries. The driver in the accident I was in had not driven 40 routes that day either. Hr had been on the same route several times that day.

IronMansIronButt · 09/05/2018 22:03

nobody said 40 routes a day! you have to read before replying you know

Petrify · 10/05/2018 17:30

Get over it. Mistakes happen x

cjferg · 10/05/2018 18:00

This happened on a bus in my home town once. Was the first time the driver had done the route and it was a weird junction and east mistake to make if you didn't know it. Nobody was a dick about it.

If she only had two stops left she should have just got off the bus and walked.

I'm from an area with a very good bus service and even there everyone knows you don't get a bus and not be late sometimes. It's a fact of life. Shit happens, move on.

Ojiverde74 · 10/05/2018 18:01

I agree. Poor driver, will probably end up being sacked :-( I hope not.

ItWillAllBeFine · 10/05/2018 18:03

It makes me so sad that people are willing to report someone for making a mistake and potentially get them into trouble. You have no idea what’s going on in that bus driver’s life. It’s no wonder the workplace is so stressful these days with everyone on everyone else’s back. I’m sorry your DD missed her lesson but it’s not the end of the world.

myfriendbob · 10/05/2018 18:03

He won't be sacked. AS pp said, the company would have known straight away and it will be fine.

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