tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post6737365347587209150..comments2024-03-11T12:46:28.806-04:00Comments on You. Me. Ride This Crazy Train - Adventures and Observations on The GO: The wheels on the bus, they go cray-crayC.J. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325979176373626807noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-34079209650217524402013-03-20T11:24:56.655-04:002013-03-20T11:24:56.655-04:00The drivers put up with so much shit it's ridi...The drivers put up with so much shit it's ridiculous. Just this morning people were yelling at the streetcar driver and blaming her for lines being down. There should be a minimum intelligence level required before you can board public transit.ExGOnowTTCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-13650858607412333412013-03-20T07:37:03.655-04:002013-03-20T07:37:03.655-04:00Don't blame the bus driver. Too many stories o...Don't blame the bus driver. Too many stories of drivers being assaulted. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-89243509558000833822013-03-20T00:30:05.009-04:002013-03-20T00:30:05.009-04:00KM, the driver did his job. Why would you complain...KM, the driver did his job. Why would you complain about him? In that situation, what did you want the driver to do? You have to remember that the bus was on the highway, can't really pull on the shoulder for anything other than an emergency or breakdown.<br /><br />Did you notice the crazy guy waited until the bus was on the highway to start acting up?<br /><br />What about all those other people on the bus that had someplace to go, that paid good money to get there? If the guy isn't threatening anybody, that's what happens, somebody gets sent to meet up with the bus. Usually crazy guy will exit sometime before that point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-68858292014410261452013-03-19T16:32:00.768-04:002013-03-19T16:32:00.768-04:00So while my initial intention was to complain abou...So while my initial intention was to complain about the driver, after I was told by the customer service rep what their protocol was it turned into me calling and telling them what the guy looked like in case something happened to a passenger or the driver after I got off. <br /><br />I am also fairly certain I acknowledged the fact that I realized the driver couldn't confront the guy because he was unstable. I was more surprised that the protocol of meeting a police officer or security guard was not done. <br /><br />And I didn't feel like confronting the guy because personally, I didn't feel like getting hurt as who knows what the guy had on him. <br /><br />The problem was he COULD have harmed someone (swinging off the bus rails and jumping on seats). KMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-39598418713389348282013-03-18T15:39:47.339-04:002013-03-18T15:39:47.339-04:00yeah, I'm not sure what K expects people to do...yeah, I'm not sure what K expects people to do. He wasn't harming anyone, or damaging property so best thing to do is ignore him. I've seen all sorts of crazy on the subway and I've worked with the mentally ill, confrontation will only make the situation worse. <br /><br />The solution is to get our government to take mental illness seriously and properly fund the resources to help them.TTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-8548263009970232372013-03-18T06:23:58.040-04:002013-03-18T06:23:58.040-04:00Exactly!Exactly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6441168213084499367.post-31544624974711000112013-03-17T14:26:09.319-04:002013-03-17T14:26:09.319-04:00By her (KM's) own admission, she says the driv...By her (KM's) own admission, she says the driver did his job by calling it in and telling the guy to settle down, but he still gets a customer service complaint. <br /><br />He's not a cop. He can't touch the guy, he can't force the guy into submission. He can't forcibly remove the guy. It's a little hard to do anything while operating the bus on a busy highway at 80km/h+.<br /><br />If he does anything, like stopping the bus on the side of the road and getting out of his seat to confront the guy, he may get suspended/fired if it goes badly. He certainly wouldn't get the ttc's support if he got assaulted after confronting the guy. He definitely would get in serious trouble for stopping on the side of a highway.<br /><br />He did what he is supposed to do, observe and report. Most importantly, he maintained safe control of the bus in what is probably an even more stressful situation for him than that lady who complained about it. <br /><br />If you're so annoyed by somebody else, if something somebody else is doing causes you so much grief, why don't you confront them and see what happens. Why don't you use your cellphone to call the cops (against the hta for a driver to do that while operating a vehicle and against ttc policy to use while on duty in the seat or on the bus).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com