Another ACTION whinge, but I think it's justified.

lostinbias said :

Wow, I was expecting to be called a whinger. Come on Riotact, bare your teeth!

I forgot to say it in my post, but I know many buses do wait at stops when they’re ahead of schedule, or drive slower on suburban roads. I’m wondering if there’s any system of discipline for drivers who are too early, I’d love to hear from one of the bus drivers who frequent Riotact about the issue (I’m not too fussed about a bus coming late though).

I didn’t provide my contact details because I wasn’t asked for them, I might have insisted but I was more concerned about getting to work and it was still morning, which as someone who starts work late, I’m not too acquainted with.

On the whole, the incident didn’t cause me any issues. I stayed back half an hour, but that doesn’t really bother me much.

Hi lostinbias, if you wish to discuss the matter further with an ACTION staff member please contact Marie on 6207 8857. Thanks, Territory and Municipal Services.

In December I had to make a complaint because my daughter’s school bus was 20 minutes early. A number of her friends also missed the bus.The ACTION rep told me to expect this because less students were catching the bus towards the end of Term 4. She suggested my daughter get to the bus stop at least 30 minutes earlier. With a response like this, no wonder ACTION doesn’t attract new customers.

I had a similar experience a couple of years ago – was catching the bus to work at one of those places that only gets a bus every half hour, and the bus in question started to be regularly early (from a timed point). When I asked the driver politely to not be early, he brushed me off, so I phoned Action and made a complaint – and he was never early again! One of the few complaints systems that’s actually worked, in my experience.

Becmaster78 said :

Nylex_Clock said :

Becmaster78 said :

Deckard I only gave my experience with one bus driver. I agree most drivers are good but for my regular driver to say that after ignoring me is weak. I’m sure you’d at agree on that??

I recall back in the early ’80s there was a super-stinky-fish-lady who used to try to catch the buses on the inner Southside. As soon as she got on the bus, an overpowering stench would fill the bus up. And I mean, this stench was gut-wrenchingly rank.The drivers used to keep a can of deodoriser next to their seat and as soon as she got off they would apologise to the rest of the passengers while spraying copious amounts of deodoriser up and down the bus.
Many was the time I was on a bus that (thankfully) sailed straight past her as she tried to flag it down.

The purpose of this story is this: is there some motive you might be giving drivers to not want to stop for you?
They have a pretty tough job, dealing with druggies, loons and other welfare cases all day, drunks, morons, and people who are rude to them, and of course all the idiot drivers, like the guy in the other thread who likes to hog the fast line whilst driving at 72km/h.

Um no? Where did you dig that out of anything I wrote. I’m a full time worker who catches the bus to Woden as I said three times a week. He is ok sometimes but most of the time grumpy (for whatever reason). I’m not the only regular he has been like this towards. That was pretty silly how you assumed I was some loser because of one specific incident and I wasn’t even being rude in my explanation. Are you always so judgmental? (this doesn’t actually need a response).
Anyway it’s off topic and but have a good one anyway. I’m going to go shoot up my gambling money that I got off Centrelink and all my other stereotypical behaviour you seem so privvy to. Are you gifted with a ‘third eye’ or just slightly psychic? (I’m envisioning your response as I type. Maybe I’m slightly psychic too – you’d know)

Whoa, a bit touchy are we?! I think you need to re-read the main point – Nylex_Clock was using an extreme example of a stinky-fish lady and just suggesting you to consider whether you could possibly be giving some disincentive for a driver to stop to pick you up. Nowhere were you ever accused of anything, there was simply a suggestion to have a quick look at your self: “The purpose of this story is this: is there some motive you might be giving drivers to not want to stop for you?”
Yes or No, it’s that simple. If no, move on. If Yes, you know what to do about it (and we don’t really need the answer).

For the record, the way you just shot off at Nylex_Clock without even paying attention to what he/she was saying could cause one to wonder just how politely you may have raised the issue with said bus driver having driven past you the day before (and of course, we all assume you would have signalled said driver rather than just assuming he instantly recognises each and every semi-regular passenger).

lostinbias said :

Wow, I was expecting to be called a whinger. Come on Riotact, bare your teeth!

Indeed…but teeth only please. Anybody baring their posteriors and other bits (virtual or otherwise) should go on the naughty mat.

Nylex_Clock said :

Becmaster78 said :

Deckard I only gave my experience with one bus driver. I agree most drivers are good but for my regular driver to say that after ignoring me is weak. I’m sure you’d at agree on that??

I recall back in the early ’80s there was a super-stinky-fish-lady who used to try to catch the buses on the inner Southside. As soon as she got on the bus, an overpowering stench would fill the bus up. And I mean, this stench was gut-wrenchingly rank.The drivers used to keep a can of deodoriser next to their seat and as soon as she got off they would apologise to the rest of the passengers while spraying copious amounts of deodoriser up and down the bus.
Many was the time I was on a bus that (thankfully) sailed straight past her as she tried to flag it down.

The purpose of this story is this: is there some motive you might be giving drivers to not want to stop for you?
They have a pretty tough job, dealing with druggies, loons and other welfare cases all day, drunks, morons, and people who are rude to them, and of course all the idiot drivers, like the guy in the other thread who likes to hog the fast line whilst driving at 72km/h.

Um no? Where did you dig that out of anything I wrote. I’m a full time worker who catches the bus to Woden as I said three times a week. He is ok sometimes but most of the time grumpy (for whatever reason). I’m not the only regular he has been like this towards. That was pretty silly how you assumed I was some loser because of one specific incident and I wasn’t even being rude in my explanation. Are you always so judgmental? (this doesn’t actually need a response).
Anyway it’s off topic and but have a good one anyway. I’m going to go shoot up my gambling money that I got off Centrelink and all my other stereotypical behaviour you seem so privvy to. Are you gifted with a ‘third eye’ or just slightly psychic? (I’m envisioning your response as I type. Maybe I’m slightly psychic too – you’d know)

Wow, I was expecting to be called a whinger. Come on Riotact, bare your teeth!

I forgot to say it in my post, but I know many buses do wait at stops when they’re ahead of schedule, or drive slower on suburban roads. I’m wondering if there’s any system of discipline for drivers who are too early, I’d love to hear from one of the bus drivers who frequent Riotact about the issue (I’m not too fussed about a bus coming late though).

I didn’t provide my contact details because I wasn’t asked for them, I might have insisted but I was more concerned about getting to work and it was still morning, which as someone who starts work late, I’m not too acquainted with.

On the whole, the incident didn’t cause me any issues. I stayed back half an hour, but that doesn’t really bother me much.

I get on my bus at one of the first stops. So for me it’s rarely early, however due to school holidays my bus isn’t picking up as many passengers and is significantly quicker. Some drivers will drive slower in the suburbs to not get too ahead of the timetable. Others will drive like a speed racer then sit at the timing points for 5 / 10 minutes. Def a better option for the bus to drive slower.

On another note, the staff who stand around with their coffee cups of an afternoon in the City Interchange are a waste of money. Never helpful and quite arrogant.
Last Thursday I left work early to catch a bus due to leave at 4.26pm. Got to the platform at 4.20pm by the interchange clock. At around 4.40pm I asked one of the coffee drinkers if the bus had been cancelled. All I got was a shrug of the shoulders and they walked away.

I regularly catch the no.5 bus into civic and get frustrated that the bus can be upto 10 minutes early at my stop on Kootara st and then sit at manuka for 5 minutes as its a main timing point what about my timing point.

Becmaster78 said :

Deckard I only gave my experience with one bus driver. I agree most drivers are good but for my regular driver to say that after ignoring me is weak. I’m sure you’d at agree on that??

I recall back in the early ’80s there was a super-stinky-fish-lady who used to try to catch the buses on the inner Southside. As soon as she got on the bus, an overpowering stench would fill the bus up. And I mean, this stench was gut-wrenchingly rank.The drivers used to keep a can of deodoriser next to their seat and as soon as she got off they would apologise to the rest of the passengers while spraying copious amounts of deodoriser up and down the bus.
Many was the time I was on a bus that (thankfully) sailed straight past her as she tried to flag it down.

The purpose of this story is this: is there some motive you might be giving drivers to not want to stop for you?
They have a pretty tough job, dealing with druggies, loons and other welfare cases all day, drunks, morons, and people who are rude to them, and of course all the idiot drivers, like the guy in the other thread who likes to hog the fast line whilst driving at 72km/h.