You be surprised how many people ignore that, even when a bus stop itself is being replaced and hanging from a crane and people still think they stop the bus or stand in the road!
I do similar videos about buses but I use a GoPro Hero 4 Session and I sit on the top deck of the bus at the front window. Sometimes I sit at the back of the bus so you can hear the engine. I do videos about the Dublin Buses we have over here in Ireland. In Ireland we have these travel cards called leap cards that give you up to 20% discount on your bus journey. People still pay the bus fare with cash! But no change is given and notes are not accepted. My first video will be at the start of November.
Kinda glad im in ireland. The bus drivers i have are always happy and so are the passengers. Sad how no one talks to the driver here and only give abuse or complain instead. Londons depressing
Our depot is about to lose its last ALX400 Trident. Thankfully our E400s are 2006/7 so they still go like hot shit, but woe unto us once the newer ones start filtering down to us, they're a bag of bollocks. Nice camera angle!
We've got a couple of ex London tridents at our place, go like rockets they do, flat out everywhere 👌 (minus those stupid cab screens, we rip em straight out)
i remember the old routemasters first time i was in London in 1989.i try to drive a bus thru Copenhagen in 98.it is not so funny to drive a big bus in a big town.
Awesome video mr. LP Busdriver ;) im a bit sad that no one sayed "Hello/God morning etc") Im gonna begin a career as a busdriver myself over to the east from you, here in Norway, Going to begin now in mid. July :D and cant wait to start up :D :D
Are the lanes in London all really small? It seems like rather than fully drive in your lane, you ride in between a lot, maybe to avoid parked cars. In America our lanes are generally quite wide, though my city does have bus service, the city isn't urban enough to have dedicated bus lanes, or bus shelters everywhere.
+JMAN123436 yes, lanes are usually very narrow. When driving a large vehicle, the driver needs to decide if one lane is safe, or if they need to use two lanes. This is perfectly acceptable. Roads in this country were never designed for this kind of traffic, but rather for horses and carriages... and they have plenty of width for those.
Im sorry but what was he telling a lot of the passengers to do at quite a few of the stops, and what was that device he was typing into or whatever that was located above him and whenever he stopped at a bus stop, what was that yellow light that came on whenever he open the door???
To move down inside the bus, because there is no room to close the doors. The device is the iBus and the driver is triggering the audio message to the passengers to move down inside the bus. The light on the dashboard is the handbrake on light.
Hey if you still respond to comments I have a question about your camera setup. How do you secure your camera in the tridents? I've had a look in the dennis and volvo tridents and I can kind of see where you'd secure something to it, but what equipment did you use for this? I'd love to get some footage from my cab at some point in the future. All the best
I don't live in the UK (or Europe) so I do not know anything unless I watch a video, Is there a specific reason the driver will drive close to the middle lane (if not on it) and sometimes will stop in the middle of two lanes? (10:40) Could someone tell me if he's just being weird or if there is a reason for this madness.
+Blake Slocum yes, I can answer that for you. Lanes in England and especially London, are very narrow and the bus barely fits, so bus drivers often take a bit of the next lane, in order to avoid clipping mirrors of parked vehicles. At 10:40 I took two lanes, because just ahead two lanes were becoming one and therefore a good bus driver will act before a dangerous situation arises, e.g. a vehicle trying to "push" the bus, which is a more than common thing among arrogant English drivers. According to the Highway Code, a large vehicle can take as much room as it needs to proceed safely.
Life Reportage when i used to drive single Decker's for stagecoach (i drive double Decker's now) i used to take two lanes to avoid hiting pathways. #fat enviros 😨
is being a bus driver a good job? I have been offered a job for first got to start training but some people online say its a hard job and you end up getting spat on or assaulted ?
+Technologyadvisor1 it's a horrible job. You will be spat at and assaulted on a regular basis and on top of that you will have greed from management, it's a job you simply cannot do right, no matter what you do. No wonder they are always looking for drivers...
+biggles754 the drive has to call them back once. After that if they still don't pay, the driver can stop the bus and call the police. Some do it, some don't. There are plenty of inspectors and often the police will wait at bus stops and catch everyone on a bus by blocking all the doors and checking all passengers.
wow. must be nice when everyone pays. not one fare evader so far in the video. I notice that sometimes when people press their oyster card it beeps more than other times. Why is that. Hello from Canada. been a bus driver for the last 8years and i love my job.
+Fadel Faour it looks fast because of the wide angle, but the speed limit was never exceeded. Also the very narrow lanes contribute to misinterpreting the speed. This is why they never assess drivers using CCTV. Instead they always send a driving instructor in person to do an assessment.
just went for assesment and passed. was wondering how its like being a bus driver. are you still a bus driver, do you enjoy it if yes. why and if no why? and lastly whats the greatest advice you can give to someone comencing to be a bus driver
It’s the most stressful job in the uk. I last drove buses in 2011. Ten years ago I was making £5/600 a week. Now bus drivers make £3/400 a week. The job is not about driving; it’s about dealing with people. My advise? Just don’t.
Simon Wong After you pass your practical test (If you're a trainee) you're taken out with a buddy/Mentor who is experienced at the depot your assigned to. You're then shown the routes and ticket machine, pricing, stages... etc for a week or so, depending on the quantity of services that is.) Another week with you under supervision. This is the time where you'll learn which terminus stands to stop at. Bus stops you'll learn as you go along. People hail the bus anyway which is most helpful.
+Meme Kashan Master when there are road works around it, or when it's not safe or practical for the bus to stop due to road works, the authorities put the bus stop out of service and they cover it appropriately. Signs are also posted to redirect passengers. It's a very common occurrence in London.
Meme Kashan Master did you not hear the driver he said "that's what you tell them when you forget to stop" the driver could have stopped there but forgot to.
+wesley john clarke that I know of, only concessionaires from within London are accepted. Rules change all the time, so you are better off checking with TfL.
No, you drive what and where they ask you to. With some companies you can ask nicely and depending on availability they might put you on the route you prefer, but this is only with some companies and it's very rare. Some of the companies (like Stagecoach) will make you drive all of the routes on rotation.
When I passed at stagecoach, I was given 4 routes to learn, As time progressed your given more routes if the garages as them, For example at west ham, it has 11 or 12 routes in total, I had to learn 4 immediately, for example 115, 158, 262, 473, Then they would place you route learning as time progressed to learn the others, And being a spare driver which last for 2 years Each day could be a different route and different start times depending on the job... once you get passed your 2 years you are put on the rota and can choose to do only one or two routes if you wish..
+KD84Afc™. To be honest mate. I think an Enviro 400 would struggle to pull a skin off a rice pudding let alone climb a slope or a hill. The older buses seem to have more guts compared to the new heaps in my opinion :). These older Dennis Tridents are better off the mark and the driver has more control as where the CPU on the newer buses limits how the driver can drive which is not right in my opinion :(.
+BritishRail60062 I have driven ED 400s when they first came out and I assure you that they pull like elephants. They were very powerful and responsive. Then they started limiting them electronically and now they're rubbish.
+Life Reportage. The 2006-2008 ones with the Euro 3/4 engines to my understanding were not CPU governed as where the 2009 onwards versions are. Its a bad move on ADL's part because you don't get the needed power when joining motorways and they have removed the kickdown on the newer E400's in my area as a lot of the drivers hate them compared to the 2003 Dennis Tridents. Personally I think the driver should always have full control, not some CPU device that restricts the drivers actions. The Scania Omnicity's are slightly better for hill climbing.
Going through a red light is defined as crossing the white like at the traffic light with the front axel after the light turned red. Not the case here.
This driver is speeding, me actually learning to drive this is not the video to watch he has a lot of bad habits, 2 zebra crossings and no attempt to slow down while people are crossing
This video was filmed in 2011, most of the companies in London had low expectations back then and the speed limit in London was 30mph instead of the normal 20.
This is so great, have a ride around London sitting in my own chair on the other side of the world, would love to go to London one day..
"Bus stop out of use"
Simply clever :D
You be surprised how many people ignore that, even when a bus stop itself is being replaced and hanging from a crane and people still think they stop the bus or stand in the road!
+KD84Afc™ yeah but in this case I actually forgot to stop...
Life Reportage I know lol I was just talking about my experience
Life Reportage lol
I was in London in late March this year. What surprised me really was how quiet the city is considering the population of it. I had a great time!
I know this is so boring but I could just sit here all day long and watch it
omsi 2 has come far lol
I drove buses in north london and it was insane this just looks like a gentle drive
I do similar videos about buses but I use a GoPro Hero 4 Session and I sit on the top deck of the bus at the front window. Sometimes I sit at the back of the bus so you can hear the engine. I do videos about the Dublin Buses we have over here in Ireland. In Ireland we have these travel cards called leap cards that give you up to 20% discount on your bus journey. People still pay the bus fare with cash! But no change is given and notes are not accepted. My first video will be at the start of November.
This trident went REALLY well 👍🏻
These buses went flying, they didn't have any of those electronic limiters nonsense!
Kinda glad im in ireland. The bus drivers i have are always happy and so are the passengers. Sad how no one talks to the driver here and only give abuse or complain instead. Londons depressing
GOrDoN ReMseY true
Because London is a madness
Do under 18s get free travels there?
What make and model is the bus, and how long is it? Thanks! Great vid! :-D
And they all touched on......i can only dream of such
Our depot is about to lose its last ALX400 Trident. Thankfully our E400s are 2006/7 so they still go like hot shit, but woe unto us once the newer ones start filtering down to us, they're a bag of bollocks. Nice camera angle!
thank you that you have answered me
Are we there yet?
1:00 nice video Nick!
We've got a couple of ex London tridents at our place, go like rockets they do, flat out everywhere 👌 (minus those stupid cab screens, we rip em straight out)
Nice ride
i remember the old routemasters first time i was in London in 1989.i try to drive a bus thru Copenhagen in 98.it is not so funny to drive a big bus in a big town.
Can you do sum more videos please
You driving the ALX400?
5:40 hahahahah i will have to remember that one
May I ask, ( i don't hear any buzzer), how do you know when to stop, or do you stop at every bus stop along your assigned route?
Gilbert Whyte Mc Robbie there’s also a little door sign in the dash which illuminates when the passenger presses the stop button
in fact that’s the red button on the right side of the driver seat
Go-Ahead london is better it is Really big and a lot of workers
It has new 2015 buses like London united
Like how you take two lanes :)
was that your horn or the lorries
Awesome video mr. LP Busdriver ;) im a bit sad that no one sayed "Hello/God morning etc")
Im gonna begin a career as a busdriver myself over to the east from you, here in Norway, Going to begin now in mid. July :D and cant wait to start up :D :D
+Fossern TAFR good luck!
Thank you :D
I do now realize the bus is wider than appears to be in the video
+JMAN123436 the bus sometimes barely fits in the lane, which make driving a bit more challenging. There is not much room for distraction.
I was wondering why you weren't letting people off.....Then I realise there are two sets of doors.
+TheGiftedWaffleHD the front door is an entrance only. To leave the bus, passengers must use the back door.
Ok.
18:03 VERY QUICK STOP!
Are the lanes in London all really small? It seems like rather than fully drive in your lane, you ride in between a lot, maybe to avoid parked cars. In America our lanes are generally quite wide, though my city does have bus service, the city isn't urban enough to have dedicated bus lanes, or bus shelters everywhere.
+JMAN123436 yes, lanes are usually very narrow. When driving a large vehicle, the driver needs to decide if one lane is safe, or if they need to use two lanes. This is perfectly acceptable. Roads in this country were never designed for this kind of traffic, but rather for horses and carriages... and they have plenty of width for those.
He’s speeding!
How is the comfort in those buses? The entire bus seems to be shaking really much in every tiny bump.
That’s one thing that intrigues me! The old routemaster busses were never like that!
Brilliant
Great Videos :) I've got a question. From which year is this Video? Because of the bendy buses. They drove in london only to 2011.
+Marcel170993 this video was shot in early 2011.
Ah, ok. Thanks :)
Greetings from germany! :)
how do you know your delay when there's no kind of computer for navigation?
+Du Blötman there is, it's at the top. It's called iBus and it show a picture of my bus relative to the buses in front and the others behind.
Did you get to pick your route or they give you a route I watch this video all the time I love this video
You drive the route they give you, but a driver can put in a request for a particular route and then it's just a matter of waiting.
+Life Reportage cool some thing out here in ohio thanks bro you have a nice day
Im sorry but what was he telling a lot of the passengers to do at quite a few of the stops, and what was that device he was typing into or whatever that was located above him and whenever he stopped at a bus stop, what was that yellow light that came on whenever he open the door???
To move down inside the bus, because there is no room to close the doors. The device is the iBus and the driver is triggering the audio message to the passengers to move down inside the bus. The light on the dashboard is the handbrake on light.
Hey if you still respond to comments I have a question about your camera setup. How do you secure your camera in the tridents? I've had a look in the dennis and volvo tridents and I can kind of see where you'd secure something to it, but what equipment did you use for this? I'd love to get some footage from my cab at some point in the future.
All the best
GopPo suction mount on the side window in the corner.
Brilliant thanks!
Narvell "Volvo Tridents"?!
No idea what they're called, they look just like the AD tridents but they're volvo made. Not a big fan of the dashes in them.
im guessing this is a bus that runs day and night
Im going to borrow that excuse
I don't live in the UK (or Europe) so I do not know anything unless I watch a video, Is there a specific reason the driver will drive close to the middle lane (if not on it) and sometimes will stop in the middle of two lanes? (10:40) Could someone tell me if he's just being weird or if there is a reason for this madness.
+Blake Slocum yes, I can answer that for you. Lanes in England and especially London, are very narrow and the bus barely fits, so bus drivers often take a bit of the next lane, in order to avoid clipping mirrors of parked vehicles. At 10:40 I took two lanes, because just ahead two lanes were becoming one and therefore a good bus driver will act before a dangerous situation arises, e.g. a vehicle trying to "push" the bus, which is a more than common thing among arrogant English drivers. According to the Highway Code, a large vehicle can take as much room as it needs to proceed safely.
Life Reportage when i used to drive single Decker's for stagecoach (i drive double Decker's now) i used to take two lanes to avoid hiting pathways. #fat enviros 😨
OMGGG THATS SO NEAR MY SCHOOL
*I had a feeling someone would complain about something!*
is being a bus driver a good job? I have been offered a job for first got to start training but some people online say its a hard job and you end up getting spat on or assaulted ?
+Technologyadvisor1 it's a horrible job. You will be spat at and assaulted on a regular basis and on top of that you will have greed from management, it's a job you simply cannot do right, no matter what you do. No wonder they are always looking for drivers...
Life Reportage so why do you do it aha
Do you still work as a bus driver? Would be great if you could upload more videos :) There really interesting to watch. Better than Eastenders :)
No, I no longer work as bus driver; now I'm a cabbie.
@@Lifereportage a cabbie fill me in bruv I got a driving assessment tomorrow. Why did you change for cabbie
1 Beep - Oyster Ok! But what is that continuous beep for?
+ECML125 A series of short beeps indicates a child Oyster card, while a single long one means the Oyster card is not valid.
why does the ticket machine beep loads when kids get on? is their oyster out of zone?
That's how it beeps for children, it only means it's a kid's oyster.
ah right! thought it was out of date or summat. cool system. love the vids too bud
are you expected to challenge fare evaders or are there transport police who do that somehow?
+biggles754 the drive has to call them back once. After that if they still don't pay, the driver can stop the bus and call the police. Some do it, some don't. There are plenty of inspectors and often the police will wait at bus stops and catch everyone on a bus by blocking all the doors and checking all passengers.
I was on that bus and that man was arngry but good driving
Man, buses in London are a lot different than buses in Canada. 👍
Jacob Couvillon what about Toronto.. TTC ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
wow. must be nice when everyone pays. not one fare evader so far in the video. I notice that sometimes when people press their oyster card it beeps more than other times. Why is that.
Hello from Canada. been a bus driver for the last 8years and i love my job.
+Andrew Jackson kids' oysters beep differently.
Normal oyster cards have one beep, child oyster cars have about five high beeps and empty or damaged oyster cards have two low beeps.
why did the bus stop 1:30 when there's no people at the stop
+魏新雨 buses run on a timetable and when there is no traffic they must stop and wait in order not to be too early at the next stop or down the line.
Watching this while waiting for Bus simulator 16 to install.
MrEpic7203 waste of time get omsi 2
12:48 why were u speeding so fast , u were close to hit that trafic light
+Fadel Faour it looks fast because of the wide angle, but the speed limit was never exceeded. Also the very narrow lanes contribute to misinterpreting the speed. This is why they never assess drivers using CCTV. Instead they always send a driving instructor in person to do an assessment.
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What type of camera do you use ?
+Stephen Mudie GoPro mounted on the side window.
Stephen Mudie + the kind that records...
nobody got cash in london? >_>
just went for assesment and passed. was wondering how its like being a bus driver. are you still a bus driver, do you enjoy it if yes. why and if no why? and lastly whats the greatest advice you can give to someone comencing to be a bus driver
It’s the most stressful job in the uk. I last drove buses in 2011. Ten years ago I was making £5/600 a week. Now bus drivers make £3/400 a week. The job is not about driving; it’s about dealing with people. My advise? Just don’t.
@@Lifereportage wow so its that bad. what incidents with customers have you had
What bus company is that it looks like arriva but I don't think it is
Oh thank you see I don't live in London I live in Kingston upon Thames
***** nope just London not Kingston
Yep i think so too. Just look at these wicked red door handlings.
Do you have to learn the route or is there a navigation? thanks
+Lukas Morro you have to memorise the route, there is no navigator of any kind.
How do you learn and memorize the route? How do you know which bus stops to stop at?
Simon Wong After you pass your practical test (If you're a trainee) you're taken out with a buddy/Mentor who is experienced at the depot your assigned to. You're then shown the routes and ticket machine, pricing, stages... etc for a week or so, depending on the quantity of services that is.) Another week with you under supervision. This is the time where you'll learn which terminus stands to stop at. Bus stops you'll learn as you go along. People hail the bus anyway which is most helpful.
These sound like Dennis Tridents
+Alexander Dennis (AV216) They are Dennis Tridents buddy :).
What do I need to be bus driver in uk
Full driving licence and basic English and maths skills
Around
Sepi g ono musike
27:34 what does he say?
London :3 move down inside please
Wait but how can a bus stop be out of use? lol
Road works around it.
How can a bus stop be out of use?
+Meme Kashan Master when there are road works around it, or when it's not safe or practical for the bus to stop due to road works, the authorities put the bus stop out of service and they cover it appropriately. Signs are also posted to redirect passengers. It's a very common occurrence in London.
Meme Kashan Master did you not hear the driver he said "that's what you tell them when you forget to stop" the driver could have stopped there but forgot to.
do these buses accept consessionary bus passes as i dont live in London
+wesley john clarke that I know of, only concessionaires from within London are accepted. Rules change all the time, so you are better off checking with TfL.
Do you get to choose the route or did they assign you one?
No, you drive what and where they ask you to. With some companies you can ask nicely and depending on availability they might put you on the route you prefer, but this is only with some companies and it's very rare. Some of the companies (like Stagecoach) will make you drive all of the routes on rotation.
When I passed at stagecoach, I was given 4 routes to learn, As time progressed your given more routes if the garages as them, For example at west ham, it has 11 or 12 routes in total, I had to learn 4 immediately, for example 115, 158, 262, 473, Then they would place you route learning as time progressed to learn the others, And being a spare driver which last for 2 years Each day could be a different route and different start times depending on the job...
once you get passed your 2 years you are put on the rota and can choose to do only one or two routes if you wish..
+Life Reportage what company do u work for?
+Baggi hd I worked for Stagecoach, First, MK Metro, Travel London, National Express and Abellio.
Life Reportage I was offered a job at Abellio I wasn't interested but what are they to work for?
President I assume?
Alexander ALX400 :)
I miss driving these types of buses, I hate driving the envrio 400
+KD84Afc™ These are much better than the Enviro 400 tat and were better made to be honest. There is still a few on my route 94 until 2016.
I had a e400 and I drove up a small slope and it struggled to make up it! I only had about 20 passengers on the bus lol
+KD84Afc™. To be honest mate. I think an Enviro 400 would struggle to pull a skin off a rice pudding let alone climb a slope or a hill. The older buses seem to have more guts compared to the new heaps in my opinion :). These older Dennis Tridents are better off the mark and the driver has more control as where the CPU on the newer buses limits how the driver can drive which is not right in my opinion :(.
+BritishRail60062 I have driven ED 400s when they first came out and I assure you that they pull like elephants. They were very powerful and responsive. Then they started limiting them electronically and now they're rubbish.
+Life Reportage. The 2006-2008 ones with the Euro 3/4 engines to my understanding were not CPU governed as where the 2009 onwards versions are. Its a bad move on ADL's part because you don't get the needed power when joining motorways and they have removed the kickdown on the newer E400's in my area as a lot of the drivers hate them compared to the 2003 Dennis Tridents. Personally I think the driver should always have full control, not some CPU device that restricts the drivers actions. The Scania Omnicity's are slightly better for hill climbing.
AT MINUTE 32:20 DOES HE BECAUSE THE BUS IS FULL
Yes, the bus was full and unable to take on any more passengers.
Life Reportage
Why would you want to come out in front of a bloody HGV like that if I was to driver I would have just crashed into you you would have more damage
27:52....
Nobody speaks to the driver : 0 (
It's a lonely job...
tell you the truth Id feel alot safer if I was enclosed in that in which he was in, probably couldnt break the glass.....
Life Reportage It's kinda sad... almost everyone says "hello", "thank you" and good morning/evening to the bus drivers here in Bogotá...
Life Reportage trust me you think that’s a lonely job try being a tramper lorry driver
That's simply not true
do you no you went through a red light you sound no better mate
Going through a red light is defined as crossing the white like at the traffic light with the front axel after the light turned red. Not the case here.
You should not of squashed that truck driver when leaving bus stop.Which was 8:11 seconds in to the video also you need to just drive properly
My dad works for metroline which is much better than this company
+Hamze Dirie And why is it a better company.
Because they have new buses
Lol new buses lol.
+Dean Kershaw-Evans i agree new buses are unreliable as hell!
The good companies keeps the old buses :-)
+Euro Buses No, Tell that to drivers at CT Plus at Ash Grove, There buses are old and they hate them as nothing works!
it must be so boring to be a bus driver
+LaSainteParole very boring!
LaSainteParole kjju
Liam Dsane 6gg
LaSainteParole i like it. (well thats if u like driving)
@@Lifereportage how can you say that when you know one day is completely different to the next?
This driver is speeding, me actually learning to drive this is not the video to watch he has a lot of bad habits, 2 zebra crossings and no attempt to slow down while people are crossing
You're a bit careless. You would not pass a driving test with this standard. Would not like my kids on your bus.
This video was filmed in 2011, most of the companies in London had low expectations back then and the speed limit in London was 30mph instead of the normal 20.