Bus Driver Career Guide and Counseling

Question: Bus Driver? If there are twenty seats on the bus and twenty people get on then 4 get off, now 8 of the 16 remainging people on the bus are old how many are not going to get off later? When 3 of the 16, 1 of which is the bus driver's father, and 8 of which are old get off which leaves 4 young people and one old person left on the bus, now the last old person gets off including 2 youg people now there are 3 people on the bus 2 have brown hair and 1 has blonde hair, which meant that the parents of the other two had dominant hair genes, now if 14 people get on the bus and 4 get off then 1 more gets on 4 of which are old and the rest are young, divide the amount of people by 2 excluding the old people now halve that number then add 6, that is how many people get on next the bus drivers mother gets on, who has blonde hair, basing all this information on the dominant and reseccive nature of the genes usually seen in people what colour is the hair of the bus driver?

Answer: Brown no blonde no brown!

Question: How much should you tip a bus driver on a chartered bus? I am planning a 24-hour trip for high school kids that involves a rather lengthy bus ride. I have chartered a bus and am wondering how much to tip the bus driver. I already had to pay $3,000 for the bus and provide a hotel for the driver.

Answer: Depends on service. If you get a lot of personal attention I would suggest $100.00

Question: Is a bus driver regarded as a good profession? I mean as in money wise as well as promotion, hours and condition. Also is the the bus driver job profession, going to get any better in the future for London Bus drivers.

Answer: It's not a profession. But it's an honest job and i think anyone working in an honest job should be respected for it, wether its a profession, a trade or whatever. However i bet if you asked bus drivers if they liked their job they would say no, i think they get alot of abuse.

Question: How hard is the transition from bus driver to tractor trailer driver? I don't want to waste my money at a school and the company training is a joke. The bus company offered to train me to get my CDL B and drive bus for them. So I figured I would do some time driving bus and then move up to the big leagues lol sort to say. So how hard is the transition from bus driver to tractor trailer driver?

Answer: Actually not that hard. Bus drivers require a passenger endorsement. Tractor trailer drivers do not. Driving a straight truck (or bus) is a little different than driving a combination vehicle. If you wish to pursue that. Find some use for a personal trailer, (jet ski, boat, camper) and get used to backing it. It will make future backing of a 48 or 53 foot long trailer much easier. For the below poster. Backing a smaller trailer is a lot more difficult than backing a long trailer. If you do not know that fact then I doubt your claim of being an O.T.R. driver is accurate. I have been driving them, Teaching others to drive them and fixing them since 1977. Stop laughing in your sleep.

Question: Can a school bus driver with a busload of kids get pulled over and ticketed for speeding? Like if the driver was driving the kids to school in the morning and was speeding because he didn't want the kids to be late, could he be cited for that? Or even a public bus driver with regular people in the bus. Just something that I've always wondered about.

Answer: Sure. Just like any other driver, bus drivers must adhere to the laws of the road.

Question: What would you do if you saw a bus driver taking photos of your child in a secretly manner? I saw my son's bus driver take a photo of him while he was loading the bus. The camera was in the driver's lap and that is where I saw him push the button. He then slid the camera to the side out of sight. I have contacted all kinds of people with the school district but as of yet have no information on the matter. What would you do?

Answer: I would first call the school board and let them know then I would call the police and make an information report just in case something comes up regarding this person in the future. For him to hide the fact he took the picture, makes it seem suspicious even though it might be totally innocent. He should have an opportunity to explain to his superiors the reason. If the reason is not adequate, then maybe they should rethink his employment

Question: What is my bus driver picking out of his hair? My bus driver Oscar scratches and picks stuff out of his hair while driving and puts it in his water bottle, then drinks it. What the hell is it?

Answer: ewwwww

Question: How does one become a school bus driver? I asked this question to my elementary school bus driver and instead of giving me an answer she just assigned me to the front seat of the bus. The most creative, humorous answer will be picked as the best.

Answer: First, you must have white hair or no hair, wear glasses, look grumpy all the time, wear blue jeans, have hearing aids, but keep them in your pocket not in your ears, have a watch that is 10 minutes fast, wear brown lace shoes, chew gum, and wear a baseball cap, and walk with a limp.

Question: What is a good gift for a school bus driver? It is bus driver appreciation week next week and I just don't know what to get my daughters bus driver. She is so sweet and nice so I want to get her something special. Anyone have any good ideas? I would appreciate mature answers please! I am tired of immature people putting immature answers up.

Answer: Ear plugs

Question: What are your opinions when a bus driver refuses to let you on a bus because you have a dog? This happened the other day and it really annoyed me. The bus was half empty, the dog is always very well behaved but the bus driver refused to let me on.

Answer: Here in the UK it is not illegal to take dogs on buses, infact it is quite often common practise for dog owners who have to travel long distances and do not want to leave the dog on it's own for long periods of time. Dogs are individuals just like people, you get the odd bad apple but you must remember not to tarnish them all with the same brush. I used to be scared of dogs but decided to try and overcome this fear because it was like a mental shackle and it frustrated me. I decided to start observing dogs and their behaviour and soon realised that not all dogs bark when people walk by and that not all dogs look like they want to bite, infact I noticed that some dogs are sweet, friendly, loyal and loving. The great thing is that I now respect dogs and dog owners as individuals. My point being that if the Dog was acting wild and crazy, then the bus driver in question cannot be blamed for putting the safety of the passengers first. If however he was being an idiot like so many bus drivers (You know the ones that drive past the bus stop even though the bus is half empty, or who see you running for the bus stop when your only inches away but just drive past laughing, or the ones who drive through red lights when your trying to cross the road, or worst of all those bus drivers that speed up for about 5 seconds when they spot a puddle on the bus land and splash passers by) Then I recommend writing down their Number Plate, make a note of the time and date and bus number and then make a written complaint to TFL and keep following it up until you get an apology. I say this because we as individuals need to stand up for ourselves, instead of living in fear of getting in trouble. MY ADVISE IS IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN, THEN LET THE BUS DRIVER STOP THE ENGINE, LET HIM RADIO HIS DEPOT AND CALL THE POLICE, BECAUSE YOU ARE PERFECTLY WITHIN YOUR RIGHTS TO TAKE YOUR DOG ON A BUS (AS LONG AS IT’S NOT A DANGER TO ANYONE) IT WILL BE THE BUS DRIVER THAT GETS INTO TROUBLE BY HIS BOSSES FOR WASTING POLICE TIME. ALSO REMEMBER HE CAN'T LIE BECAUSE ALL UK BUSSES ARE FITTED WITH CCTV AND THIS IS ALL THE PROOF YOU NEED TO PROVE IT WAS THE BUS DRIVER IN THE WRONG. (JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE NOT RUDE OR AGGRESSIVE IN ANY WAY)