Double Decker Driving School - Episode 1

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  • čas přidán 23. 08. 2015
  • Double Decker Driving School Episode 1 of 6.
    A new batch of recruits are starting their six-week course at one of London’s largest double decker driving schools.
    Single mum and former van driver Claire Carter is hoping that becoming a bus driver will be a smart move - with the steady salary a key motivation for her. She says: “If I do this then next year hopefully it might mean I can take my kids on holiday. They’re my babies, they’re my life.”
    On her first day out on the open road Claire has a close encounter on a pedestrian crossing and nearly has a head-on collision. With the help of her instructor Alagarsamy Gopal, Claire needs to dig deep to summon the strength and the courage to stay on the course, and pursue her goal. She says: “When I got home I was so deflated. I was talking to my eldest son saying, ‘I don’t think I can do this.’ And he was like, ‘Mother, pull yourself together, you can do this.’”
    Meanwhile, former recovery driver Yasin Cassim has moved to London from Gloucester to try his hand at the Double Decker driving course. He’s four weeks in and he and his instructor Mickey Welch are getting on famously, but when it comes to making mistakes, Yasin rarely believes it’s his fault.
    Mickey says: “Some of them think they know it all but they don’t. If you don’t listen you won’t last long on this job. Just open your eyes.”
    And when Yasin has a progress check with training officer Jim Johnston, sparks fly. After he is told off for not using the bus lane, Yasin storms off. Mickey has to resort to jokes, songs and even threats to keep his lippy trainee in line. But Yasin faces an uphill struggle to convince the instructors he has the discipline to be approved for his test, and let loose in a ten-ton bus.
    Training officer Jim says: “A problem with attitude there, he doesn’t like being told what to do.”
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  • @abbujaan
    @abbujaan Před 5 lety +90

    9:00 this great instructor is sooo nice and positive.

  • @vinnieleader
    @vinnieleader Před 2 lety +53

    As a London Busdriver for 25 years, watching this brings it all back.

    • @tfg2618
      @tfg2618 Před rokem +1

      what route do you drive?

    • @emirates247
      @emirates247 Před 3 dny

      Is it rue that metro bus drivers earn £37,000 a year? Isn’t that only achieved with a lot of overtime?

  • @fhuber7507
    @fhuber7507 Před 6 lety +343

    Lesson 1:
    Do not drive under the 11 foot 8 bridge. EVER.

    • @gavinaustin6115
      @gavinaustin6115 Před 6 lety +7

      F Huber you know the 11 foot 8 bridge

    • @DreamTheory1994
      @DreamTheory1994 Před 6 lety +6

      cmon man your talking about a bridge that has its own website.

    • @RealMeggy
      @RealMeggy Před 6 lety +1

      I agree

    • @ItzChaza
      @ItzChaza Před 6 lety +2

      u sure, i thought thats how single deckers where made

    • @Videogame-Matt
      @Videogame-Matt Před 5 lety +2

      Unless you want a single decker

  • @vincewooo
    @vincewooo Před 6 lety +348

    Respect to all the U.K bus drivers, their skills and effort behind wheels are beyond my imagination.

    • @micheal16sore
      @micheal16sore Před 5 lety

      vincewooo iii

    • @FoxDren
      @FoxDren Před 5 lety +4

      obviously never been on the buses round here.

    • @98alexhlol
      @98alexhlol Před 5 lety +1

      I read that I said ‘ immigration’ I thought of the immigrant on the video boom

    • @mrcaboosevg6089
      @mrcaboosevg6089 Před 5 lety

      It's a badly paid job too, £18,000 starting rate. Even in a truck you'd get more than that

    • @shaxrahman
      @shaxrahman Před 4 lety +1

      @@mrcaboosevg6089 it's £23000 starting

  • @crazygamer-wc4ul
    @crazygamer-wc4ul Před 6 lety +65

    "you can take a double decker under a low bridge you wont return with a double decker though you will return with a single decker"
    -My Dad

  • @dr.joint4204
    @dr.joint4204 Před 5 lety +49

    that indian instructor should get a raise, after all those near accidents he still stays calmand complimented her while he almost flown through the window XD

  • @coursesforprogrammingatoz1786

    "Whats a bus lane for"
    To cut the que 😂

  • @ika32
    @ika32 Před rokem +9

    1:30 I love how she has a really tiny car and is going to drive a massive double decker bus for work.

    • @adammoorby99
      @adammoorby99 Před rokem +4

      I know alot of Lorry Drivers at my place who drive a 40tonne HGV for work and drive a small car

    • @ianhill4585
      @ianhill4585 Před rokem

      That was her downfall, thinking a pocket size Smart car would be comparable to a doubledeck bus.
      Back in the late 70's I spoke to a woman doing her HGV 1, because she couldn't get a test date for a car test, so she went straight to class 1, because the car licence (at the time ) came automatically with the class 1 pass.

  • @myrtle12able
    @myrtle12able Před 5 lety +29

    With a calm and motivating instructor like Gopal anyone would be able to become a good bus driver. Gopal wish you could be my instructor.

  • @BusesinLondon345
    @BusesinLondon345 Před 4 lety +145

    I still see Claire everyday on my way to school, she drives the 166 sometimes.

    • @joshiee8150
      @joshiee8150 Před 3 lety +9

      Cool

    • @TheLambSauce659
      @TheLambSauce659 Před 2 lety +6

      I wanna see Yasin drive my local one day, or maybe Alvin

    • @southlondoner7169
      @southlondoner7169 Před 2 lety

      I usually see her on the 60 or 264

    • @ChatminAC
      @ChatminAC Před 2 lety +5

      That’s cool that means she’s been doing it for 5 years then

    • @ryanjones4554
      @ryanjones4554 Před 2 lety

      I heard some of the instructors shagged that and that's how she passed

  • @flmmaz
    @flmmaz Před 6 lety +305

    Woman on street approaches training bus...instructor mumbles under breath "You don't want to get on here love, trust me". Bahahahahahahahahaha

  • @robertibbotson409
    @robertibbotson409 Před 6 lety +98

    Being to stern of an instructor can and does affect the learners confidence and ability to learn. In school if a teacher makes the lesson boring and constantly stresses at you then you don't learn anything but when you are having a laugh with them and enjoying yourself you are put at ease and learn much quicker.

    • @NextSound170
      @NextSound170 Před 5 lety +1

      EXACTLY.

    • @NextSound170
      @NextSound170 Před 5 lety +3

      I've worked in the garage and some of the old English behave this way and it doesn't improve morale at all

    • @idienigheuku5815
      @idienigheuku5815 Před 5 lety +1

      Well said

    • @jetster4117
      @jetster4117 Před 4 lety +2

      This is why cartoons are trying to be entertaining. I dont think they would be such hits if would just be lessons upon lessons.

  • @victord5868
    @victord5868 Před 3 lety +10

    I got my bus license 3 years ago. The first stage of process was culling down 67 applications, then medical and physical assessments. Afterwards, heavy vehicle license test. Once you passed, you go through test assessment with trainers. The assessments was rigorous, only 5 out of 21 made through. Now, I have the opportunity to experience drive both single and double deckers. The first year I struggled, because I haven't driven large and heavily vehicles before. Now, I'm very comfortable driving busses. The minors are your best friends and apply the hand brakes while you're stationary especially talking to trainers, slow down you're in a bus and it takes longer to stop none all the candidates use it. You have to get behind the wheels to get experience. Here's the difference between single and double deckers. Double decker busses are limited to and certain routes it can go including accidents and road diversion, and heavy and slow. Single-decker busses much faster and can go anywhere.

  • @MrPagul
    @MrPagul Před 5 lety +19

    I lived in Bristol and was a TV repair man. Went to Australia where my qualifications weren't accepted, so got a coach license - after 3 one hour lessons ! Drove coaches for a year, then decided I wanted to drive buses. Did the 3 week training course, including driving lessons and drove buses in Adelaide for 29 years. The best job I ever had. You meet lots of people, out in the fresh air all day (unless you shut your window !) - it's a no pressure job and most of the people you meet are very nice. I'm retired now, but bus driving is a really good job to have.

    • @uteadawee51
      @uteadawee51 Před 4 lety

      Thanks for your honesty and positivity I am passing my practical test tomorrow hopefully I get

    • @tessexplores1601
      @tessexplores1601 Před 3 lety

      I'm also from Bristol, I begin training for First Bus out of Hengrove tomorrow. I'm terrified, but I'm excited too.

    • @Emilia-ej7bn
      @Emilia-ej7bn Před 2 lety

      @@tessexplores1601 How did it go?

    • @tessexplores1601
      @tessexplores1601 Před 2 lety

      @@Emilia-ej7bn I passed it, I've been working as a driver ever since. It has its moments, but like any job, it also has its bad moments too. If you're not a people person (Which I'm not), this Is a job I wouldn't recommend. If you enjoy being around people, it's a great place to be.

    • @westerlywinds5684
      @westerlywinds5684 Před rokem

      I suggest not drive with a window open or a crack even, as it will suck the air from the back of the bus to the front. That means all the exhausted air from your passengers gets sucked out right past you. A great way to catch any bugs.

  • @nanaboroo
    @nanaboroo Před 4 lety +10

    I like the Asian instructor, don’t worry 😉 don’t worry about it. He so amazing n cool 😎

  • @gamingboi1158
    @gamingboi1158 Před 2 měsíci +1

    oh the nostalgia i get from watching this

  • @VibrantDesigns
    @VibrantDesigns Před 5 lety +53

    It's 3am... how tf did I end up here😂😂

    • @BenjaminRodandwhoopi
      @BenjaminRodandwhoopi Před 5 lety +5

      You feel asleep and missed your stop.

    • @implode5279
      @implode5279 Před 4 lety +1

      Legit.... its 2am rn for me

    • @abusalem411
      @abusalem411 Před 3 lety +1

      I hope you came across at least a hair straightener and a 5000 pcs LEGO Lamborghini review, after a brief overview of the North Korean economy.

  • @davidwilson9568
    @davidwilson9568 Před 11 měsíci +3

    I came down to London in the 80's from Scotland had a great time got a job driving buses for London buses was trained to drive the routemasters at the London transport training school in Chiswick it wad great we went all around centre London on driver training it was very thorough we allso done our training at the training school reversing around parking cones and learning to control skiding on the skidpad i passed my test first time after 3 weeks of training i was 21 years old i was stationed at westbouren park garge drove the 7,28 31 bus routes all around central London in heavy traffic it was great the pay was good to with plenty overtime to boost your pay

  • @HulkHulkster
    @HulkHulkster Před rokem +23

    Clare is definitely a delivery driver, going through zebra crossings n lights. Speeding away.

  • @solidbanjobanjo9367
    @solidbanjobanjo9367 Před 5 lety +26

    Oh my god some of these instructors talking like this is the hardest job in the world, big respect to the Indian guy he actually was chilled an made the situation enjoyable,

    • @poorlittlebiker6476
      @poorlittlebiker6476 Před rokem +4

      Driving a bus isn’t hard. Being a bus driver is.

    • @Azzabeaks59254
      @Azzabeaks59254 Před dnem

      @@poorlittlebiker6476 3 years as a bus driver me, and this comment in on point !! The job is easy, its everything that comes with it that makes it difficult !!

  • @LJ07EBP
    @LJ07EBP Před rokem +2

    peak how all those training buses are all scrapped now. Really stayed strong throughout they're life roaming London

  • @Jokero_YT
    @Jokero_YT Před 6 lety +1

    This is really cool, thanks for posting. I'd love to drive those double deckers.

  • @paulgarrett1622
    @paulgarrett1622 Před 5 lety

    I remember my training way back in 1997, I loved it, best job in the world, 182s and the 83s 2 different companies and I love it.

  • @remcoleusink986
    @remcoleusink986 Před 6 lety +43

    1:30 she thinks becoming a bus driver is a smart move 😂😂😂

    • @ryanjones4554
      @ryanjones4554 Před 2 lety

      I went through training with her, she had many passionate encounters at school especially with the ethnic men

    • @westerlywinds5684
      @westerlywinds5684 Před rokem

      @@ryanjones4554 Upper rear seat in the bus?

    • @thereeceforbes
      @thereeceforbes Před 11 měsíci

      ​@ryan jones wht ethnic man speak up what's that

    • @thereeceforbes
      @thereeceforbes Před 11 měsíci

      ​@ryan jones you mean some one who's not white ?

  • @twangdu
    @twangdu Před 5 lety +5

    One thing i have learned watching this: Driving in UK is a mess and kudos to you all do it well. Jesus.

  • @Zodliness
    @Zodliness Před rokem +5

    It's not too difficult to drive a bus if you've had any experience with long vehicles, but it is extremely difficult to find drivers who can maintain professionalism and a cool temper with acrimonious passengers and other road users. That guy was just as argumentative with his passengers as he was with his instructor.

    • @thereeceforbes
      @thereeceforbes Před 11 měsíci

      I would be the same shut up and let me do my job ffs

    • @Zodliness
      @Zodliness Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@thereeceforbes And you'd be looking for another job soon enough. The right attitude is everything when you represent a company or service.

    • @springtrappetrifier3699
      @springtrappetrifier3699 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@Zodliness well said, it requires extreme cool temper and to ignore the idiots and take everything on the chin

  • @jaykaria4776
    @jaykaria4776 Před 6 lety

    Loved watching this programme.

  • @mercyrosefunmi7355
    @mercyrosefunmi7355 Před 2 lety

    thanks for sharing. very helpful

  • @jiinx72
    @jiinx72 Před 3 lety +1

    Learned on a DLD then got a week on the VLP. Three routes through London and two local. It was a experience and when people started flagging down our bus my instructor said I must be improving 😂. Tbh easier driving a bus than a car cause you can see down the side. A bit stressful at times but loved it for the four year's before I moved and changed job's.

  • @ora2j251
    @ora2j251 Před rokem +2

    I've been to England during the last vacations and i was amazed of how WILD traffic can be.

  • @davidsweeney111
    @davidsweeney111 Před 5 lety +4

    "You dont wanna get on ere luv - trust me!!!!"
    I love this series :)

    • @zippymo672
      @zippymo672 Před 2 lety +1

      That is Bob. I learnt off him too. Brilliant instructor.

  • @Cypher791
    @Cypher791 Před 5 lety +12

    Its such a shame that after passing the test which took a lot of work, so many new drivers quit within a matter of weeks due to the long and unsociable hours and how overwhelming it can feel to be given 20 routes, a strict timetable and huge volumes of passengers in rush hour traffic with almost no support at all.

    • @idienigheuku5815
      @idienigheuku5815 Před 3 lety +5

      Crap pay is the main reason for the poor retention of drivers

    • @acceptableandbornind80s32
      @acceptableandbornind80s32 Před rokem +2

      It's a demanding Job mentally and sometimes emotionally, London is not a great place To Drive Buses anymore especially more and more cars more traffic in the road every year

  • @aaronporter8024
    @aaronporter8024 Před 6 lety +21

    The one thing I have been told as a school bus driver is that you can't be in a rush for any reason !! Because anything can and will always happen....

    • @fargeeks
      @fargeeks Před 6 lety

      Aaron Porter yeah I agree
      One key thing to safety is to always take it slow
      Heck I was told do not worry about anybody behind you
      But yeah you never know what Hazzards could happen

    • @fargeeks
      @fargeeks Před 5 lety

      Oh and Aaron
      I failed to take it slowly and I ended up tailswinging the rear end of the school bus right into a fire hydrant and that was because I did not even notice it and I was focusing on making sure I had room to go around a car that was right in front of me and was parked
      So now I saw for myself what happens when you don't take it slow

    • @EnjoySackLunch
      @EnjoySackLunch Před rokem

      @@fargeeks ha ha ha

    • @fargeeks
      @fargeeks Před rokem +1

      @@EnjoySackLunch ha ha my ass , still bussing it

    • @EnjoySackLunch
      @EnjoySackLunch Před rokem

      @@fargeeks rock on

  • @juliesmith5567
    @juliesmith5567 Před rokem +2

    Have all respect for all the learners who are nerves as look shaky so hope things go well with all the Wheely good passing of learning in time

  • @Justaman183
    @Justaman183 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I’m shocked to hear Claire is still driving. She must have greatly improved! She couldn’t even see a bus directly in front of her or see a pedestrian on the road.

  • @mendhamsmusicmoviesmovemen8075

    Bless her!

  • @alfazi749
    @alfazi749 Před 5 lety

    Good instructor nice. Give confident. To student. I am also instructor from Dubai

  • @hamzaesam9782
    @hamzaesam9782 Před 6 lety +37

    I loved that indian instructor

  • @lewiemcneely9143
    @lewiemcneely9143 Před 6 lety +1

    I can remember when I got my chauffeurs license and thought I was doing right well in a dumper. And THEN I started driving a concrete mixer and had to relearn everything I knew before. This was in the days before pumps and you had to just put the truck where it needed to go. And keep track of a top heavy load and get it the right consistency and try and keep the truck clean and not freezing in winter and everything else involved, but I'd rather do that than drive a bus. It was just me and the finishing crew and you learn to make it easier wherever you could. And every job was different. And you see a LOT of country an a short time.

    • @fargeeks
      @fargeeks Před 5 lety

      Huh a chauffeurs license to drive a truck??
      I thought that was for driving limos
      I don't about you
      But in the US you need a Commercial license to drive a truck

  • @stephenrozario5742
    @stephenrozario5742 Před 4 lety

    Good video.I am taking my test on Friday for my CAT D.Which is for bus and coach.

  • @The_Legion_of_Fire_Ants

    When i was training to get my PCV license, we trained in pairs, and the guy i was training with never checked his mirrors, our instructor said to him one day "you just hit a car" in an attempt to make him check his mirrors more, he slammed on the brakes and ran back thinking he did hit someone, when we got back to the depot the guy went nuts at the instructor and i think he was right to put him in that position, but it made sure he always checked his mirrors in future, when your in a bus that weighs 10+ tonne, you may not feel very slight knocks or bumps, a tip to those going for their PCV license, Mirrors are your best friend when your on the road.

  • @princealmighty5391
    @princealmighty5391 Před 2 lety

    This is fun to watch 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @angelvalencia3989
    @angelvalencia3989 Před 5 lety +5

    12:26 Rip camera dude

  • @mrcat5529
    @mrcat5529 Před 4 lety +2

    Pmsl love it. Been a bus driver 4 years, They dont tell you about the weight gain, piles and a bloody ass, pricks of other drivers and then theres the passengers

    • @misplacedkiwi9498
      @misplacedkiwi9498 Před 2 lety +1

      Lol weight gain and piles - that is so true lmfao 🤣
      I was a size 12 when I started in 2007. I am now a size 20. Long hours and irregular eating patterns are not good for weight!

  • @jamesgale9096
    @jamesgale9096 Před 6 lety +43

    “ What’s a bus lane for” yeah you walk your dog on it 😑

    • @AJAnewage
      @AJAnewage Před 5 lety +1

      @Rico Plays service buses*

    • @sydtaylor5421
      @sydtaylor5421 Před 4 lety +1

      Rico Plays he’s being sarcastic

    • @nigelport7845
      @nigelport7845 Před 4 lety

      @@AJAnewage He's British So Don't Correct Him I'm British Aswell

    • @AJAnewage
      @AJAnewage Před 4 lety

      @@nigelport7845 so am I not my fault he is wrong is it

    • @goobsta8906
      @goobsta8906 Před 4 lety

      Nigel Port What’s a bus lane for?

  • @bencrosbie
    @bencrosbie Před 5 lety

    Dabu Dekahbas and Jamaican music. hell yes!

  • @totallymara123
    @totallymara123 Před 5 lety

    the instructors are so sweet

  • @dtb4394
    @dtb4394 Před rokem

    If you get the job, always try to keep friendly with as many bus and coach engineers as possible. They are the ones you rely on, if your heater breaks down in the winter etc. Mobile cashier on wheels, driving a large till with seats. When the fares increase and or bus is late due to traffic, drivers get the flack.

  • @capcompass9298
    @capcompass9298 Před 3 lety

    My thanks to Tony Wiltshire on the south coast.
    Tony & I are still driving double deckers.

  • @carolinedownes8601
    @carolinedownes8601 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Well done girl🙌💖im scared t9 death of training 😅

  • @lastarm
    @lastarm Před 4 lety

    I love this video

  • @patrickrichmond9896
    @patrickrichmond9896 Před 5 lety +1

    This Double Decker driving school is a challenge since you are not only learning how to drive a public bus but also driving a great big piece of machinery. Double deckers are heavier than the regular single deck bus. Driving a public bus is challenging since unlike a car where the dome light is used for finding stuff in your car such as the seatbelt when it's sitting still, you have to drive these big buses with the interior lights on and mostly at all times. And when you have them on, it paints a glare on the windshield at night. Maybe in the UK you might get off easy with your interior lights off if you are on a pretty sunny route where you have a only a few trees and you are driving during the daytime. You sometimes have to put up with loudly talking passengers.

    • @doncoleman4938
      @doncoleman4938 Před 5 lety

      I've often wondered how different a double decker would be to drive. I've got a 41ft (12.5m) 500hp V8 motorhome which I imagine would handle differently to a DD bus.

  • @pablocruise678
    @pablocruise678 Před 6 lety +10

    Here in Vegas we need to know how to drive all buses: 40 ft., 60 ft(articulating) and the double decker. And if you have driven the strip, you know how difficult it is, number one hazard: always getting cutoff.. ALWAYS... so hard breaking is a no no... gotta be scanning the road and live in your mirrors.

    • @markcaldwell2831
      @markcaldwell2831 Před 5 lety

      Don't play the ego card I've driven bi-articulated Van Hool AGG300s around Holland and Volvo B10LA, B7LA and Mercedes Capacity bendies.

    • @BaldMancTwat
      @BaldMancTwat Před rokem

      That is one good thing about the UK I suppose. In general, people let busses out and do not cut them off.

  • @Josesandersjourneys
    @Josesandersjourneys Před 6 lety +1

    When my friend let me drive his simi fully loaded to the brim i was eager too.. i only drove it in the wide open road with no one around.. for the very and only first time i did well

  • @kevinarnold651
    @kevinarnold651 Před 2 lety +1

    Claire is an absolute ride she's gorgeous

  • @HPsawus
    @HPsawus Před 2 lety +1

    I get a local stotts bus to college every day and the drivers are all lovely, much respect for the shit they deal with on the daily. I understand why a driver would feel intimidated by a bus but some people drive like divs

  • @commodore665
    @commodore665 Před 6 lety

    love to see a bendy bus drivers school , now they are a challenge to drive , but a lot of fun at the same time

    • @fargeeks
      @fargeeks Před 6 lety

      commodore665 you mean the Articulated buses?
      From what I understand, they are easier to turn than 40 foot buses

    • @commodore665
      @commodore665 Před 6 lety

      fargeeks
      that's them,they are a bit easier to turn , it's all about scale , mind you , you do not want to have to back one up

    • @fargeeks
      @fargeeks Před 5 lety

      commodore665 yeah
      And also I was thinking how challenging it is to see to the back of the bus to know when it's safe to change lanes

  • @melaniamonicacraciun9900

    Go champs go for it, let them web technologies work for you & connect people in order to have all the tourists of the world to have fun with, l am the biggest supporter of yours guys, never let any evil dare to harm you, God Bless awesome BRITS

  • @Kitkatliss06
    @Kitkatliss06 Před 5 lety +13

    11:21 was the guy in completely wrong lane and that GUY honked at the driver????

    • @kingalex29339
      @kingalex29339 Před 5 lety +3

      Kitkat Liss He was in the totally wrong lane 😂 wtf

    • @thebestalan5685
      @thebestalan5685 Před 4 lety +1

      He was on the opposite side of the fucking road like I’m sorry but who gave him/she a pass

    • @mohsinali1983able
      @mohsinali1983able Před 4 lety

      Yea but general public can drive how they want if I do I have to see the garage manager you cant get annoyed you cant correct others and you have to fix their mistakes and smile golden bus driving rule eventually you learn to hate people ✌👌👍😄

  • @Tube-Shots
    @Tube-Shots Před rokem +2

    What a great series this is ❤

  • @markcaldwell2831
    @markcaldwell2831 Před 5 lety +6

    Funny how when they pass they immediately are of the belief that as long as you have no instructor behind you you can make up your own rules. Poor Yaz has a lot to learn. When I passed 16 years ago I still drive in the manner in which I was taught.

    • @Lucario0007
      @Lucario0007 Před 4 lety

      Marc Veldman my sister learnt that the hard way when she nearly crashed

    • @markcaldwell2831
      @markcaldwell2831 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Lucario0007 Can't be a good driver then.

    • @Lucario0007
      @Lucario0007 Před 4 lety

      Marc Veldman well she is it’s just that her car can be sensative

    • @markcaldwell2831
      @markcaldwell2831 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Lucario0007 Well unless it's a Porsche Carrera GT then I doubt it's the car that's at fault.

    • @Lucario0007
      @Lucario0007 Před 4 lety

      Marc Veldman it’s a Vauxhall Corsa energy limited edition

  • @ErikVolkov-yj1fi
    @ErikVolkov-yj1fi Před 9 měsíci +2

    Women getting away from more mistakes then men definitely not equal rights!

  • @ryanchow2165
    @ryanchow2165 Před rokem +4

    25 grand seems like an unlivable salary

    • @ChrisMaunder-jk4oy
      @ChrisMaunder-jk4oy Před měsícem

      This video was 8 years ago things were cheaper then wages haven't got much better but costs have gone way up

  • @weazeldark3983
    @weazeldark3983 Před rokem

    I could drive busses esay myself
    Im used to driving cars Towing alsorts of overloaded loads and I pick up stuff exceptionally fast and learn it deeply

  • @Marcos-qq9dw
    @Marcos-qq9dw Před 5 lety +5

    Why no seatbelts for driver and instructor?

  • @SSEnrich
    @SSEnrich Před 5 lety

    We have double deckers at my job in Sweden. I haven't driven them, but there is nothing extra or more difficult with them compared to normal 3 meter tall buses.
    They are more expensive so the bus conpany does not want any damage to them. There is also the thing with low bridges. So the one's driving them must be well known in the area where they are driving. In case they drive the wrong way or are diverted they must know not to be caught under a bridge.
    Apart from that there is no reason to have driving school for double deckers. 15 meter buses have more damages. A lot more.

    • @zombieguyproducion
      @zombieguyproducion Před rokem +1

      Well, double decker busses aren't the norm in Sweden, they are in London. This is more just normal bus training, but it makes sense to do it with double deckers since they're the typical bus used

  • @monicazamudio7234
    @monicazamudio7234 Před 2 lety

    Lol watching this to feel better about first time driving an amazon vehicle on friday...

  • @marcconyard5024
    @marcconyard5024 Před 6 lety +4

    I've been driving buses for 30 years-this scares me!

  • @JohnFryman
    @JohnFryman Před rokem +1

    Well done to all bus drivers I think they are low paid and deal with a lot

  • @jpdfive
    @jpdfive Před 5 lety

    im probably gonna do this some day, starting with nx west mids single decker

  • @ryans413
    @ryans413 Před 5 lety +1

    The buss looks like if you take one sharp turn it's going to tip over.

  • @Liberator975
    @Liberator975 Před 6 lety +38

    I don't trust anyone with a clean hi viz

  • @bestestusername
    @bestestusername Před 5 lety

    Good effort especially with cameras

  • @Michelle_Schu-blacka
    @Michelle_Schu-blacka Před 5 lety +1

    11:30 - You have do _'The Hand of Question'_ in situations like that.
    It would also be acceptable to add the _'Sebastian Vettel Tantrum'._

  • @charlottemoondrop3418
    @charlottemoondrop3418 Před 6 lety

    I live in Cornwall and the balls that the bus drivers down here is insane tiny bendy country lanes and the ladies and gentlemen driving don’t bat an eyelash!

  • @caerleon9176
    @caerleon9176 Před 6 lety

    Pedestrian crossing has an island, so it's two crossings. Ped has to stop and to use a crossing you have to put your foot on it.

  • @vikramhere771
    @vikramhere771 Před 5 lety

    I am learning a car not a bus. but enjoying this video

  • @catlover4971
    @catlover4971 Před 5 lety +4

    I was appalled at Clair's temperament - Sh;s too nervous to drive on the road at all let alone the stresses and responsibility of driving a bus in London

    • @OldFlapper
      @OldFlapper Před 3 lety +9

      Yet Claire's still driving at Arriva and has an exemplary record, popular with her employer, colleagues and passengers alike...

    • @officialcavz
      @officialcavz Před 2 lety

      @@OldFlapper yep she works at south Croydon garage

  • @LivegoodWilliam
    @LivegoodWilliam Před 7 měsíci

    Tony mason was my instructor...if he insulted you you knew he liked you lol top bloke

  • @sixstonks9385
    @sixstonks9385 Před 6 lety +2

    His mum didn't answer 😂😂

  • @LivegoodWilliam
    @LivegoodWilliam Před 7 měsíci +1

    see the man shouting at his passengers and having it with other road users??? that's one of the reasons why drivers get assaulted. when i was with London general, i never had any issues with anyone. hes going to have to learn how to speak to people

  • @doncoleman4938
    @doncoleman4938 Před 5 lety +3

    Reminds me of the days of training and assessing intern paramedics. Encouragement is a key factor in boosting confidence. "That wasn't bad, but try this way next time" is better than "geez, you nearly killed them! What the f*ck were you doing???" during scenarios.
    GBP25k as a salary? Is that a base salary or average including shift work? That's only AU$46K, not even a grand a week. Maybe free bus travel on days off is a perk.

  • @bowmin1
    @bowmin1 Před 11 měsíci

    Being just a passenger in a bus stresses me out sometimes, on the stagecoach route I take there's some tight turns where cars tend to park on, 8 times out of 10 the bus has to drive over the pavement to make it.

  • @raagte231
    @raagte231 Před 5 lety +10

    Just passed my theory tests last week( theory, hazard and case studies). Passed them all on one go. Tomorrow I will for the first time drive a bus in London with an instructor. I'm so nervous hahah

    • @dill5500
      @dill5500 Před 5 lety

      @Rawler94 think he died

    • @raagte231
      @raagte231 Před 5 lety +2

      Pretty good. Been driving for 5 days now (3-4 hours per day). It's not easy at all. I still struggle with corners, but it's getting better and better each day. I always thought driving a bus will be easy, but it's not. You also notices so many bad drivers out there. But I still got 3-4 weeks training and hopefully I will pass my last practical test.

    • @raagte231
      @raagte231 Před 5 lety

      @Rawler94 Little update. Passed the test today!!! 43 driving hours and passed on my first time on the exam.

    • @pussybaka5872
      @pussybaka5872 Před 2 lety

      @@raagte231 how going now ? Did you quit or a master now ?

    • @raagte231
      @raagte231 Před 2 lety +2

      @@pussybaka5872 Hey! Funny to read old comments I made here. But unfortunately I left the job after, since I moved away. But I still miss it alot.

  • @BlueSky_fur
    @BlueSky_fur Před 11 měsíci

    i honestly sometimes don't see bumps as well. when you have a LOT of traffic and people wakling around you dont notice small holes on the road quickly sometimes.

  • @cannadineboxill-harris2983

    Extended Bodies for Most of the Buses
    Much as I am not comfortable to ask the depot why they stopped running the London Suburban Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW’s on routes N26, 30, 121, 230, 271, 349, N279 And 158 why can’t we make the same make of the Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW Buses but Modernise the insides of these Buses. Also make it low floor up and down and also extend the middle body part of these vehicles a little bit more so there will be more space for the wheelchair users. By the way, if you could remake and Modernise these vehicles could they also make it into a Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW Version’s that if it will be possible and to Modernise the insides of these Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW’s make it low floor up and down and also extend the middle body part of these vehicles a Little bit more so there will be more space and even a London Suburban Scania N230UD Enviro 400 MMC and also extend the middle body part of these vehicles a little bit more. Why couldn’t we have those London Suburban Buses Pale red on the top roof Pale red again on the top middle Milk Chocolate brown on the middle Creamy white on the Bottom Middle and Milk Chocolate Brown again on the Bottom on most of those kind of those Particular Double Decker Vehicles. Could you put the Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox in the Scania N230UD Enviro 400 MMC and also put the Loud 3-Speed Voith Diwa Gearbox in the Volvo TD102KF Engine East Lancs Olympus and also extend the middle body part of these vehicles a little bit more and also turn most of them to a London Suburban Buses. By the way could you also make the routes N26, 349, 121, N279 and 271 into a London Suburban Buses and have a mixture of a Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Scania N230UD Enviro 400 MMC and Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW Version’s. Could they also transfer the Arriva Bus Depots from Hackney to Stagecoach company so they can replace all the Arriva buses so that all of them can go to Birmingham and Leeds and they can be replaced by Stagecoach Loud 3-Speed Voith Diwa Gearbox Volvo TD102KF Engine East Lancs Olympus and also Extend the Middle body part of these Vehicles and that includes A Mixture of a Stagecoach Loud 3-Speed Voith Diwa Gearbox Volvo TD102KF, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 6LXCT Engine Northern Counties Palatine One and that Includes a Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Scania N230UD Enviro 400 MMC Vehicles A Little Bit More. Can Arriva London Bus Company’s Replace Most of their Wight Buses so they can also transfer them to Birmingham and Also Manchester so they can be Replaced by Loud 3-Speed ZF Ecomat Gearboxes Volvo D10A Engine East Lancs Olympus and also Extend the Middle body part of these Vehicles A Little Bit More Thank You Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Much. Oh buy the way could the bus Factory Companies also Make More of Those Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel engine Olympian ECW Vehicles And that also includes Those Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Cummins L10 Enviro 400 MMC And also Extend the Middle Body part of those Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel Engine Olympian ECW Vehicles and the Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Cummins L10 Enviro 400 MMC Vehicles and that also includes The Loud 3-Speed ZF Ecomat Gearboxes Volvo D10A Engine East Lancs Olympus A Little Bit More And Paint Those 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX Enviro 400 MMC Vehicles and also those Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX and Gardner 6LXC Diesel engine Olympian ECW Vehicles and that also includes The Northern Counties Palatine One with a Volvo TD102KF, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 6LXCT Diesel engines with a Loud 3-Speed Voith Diwa Gearboxes and The Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Scania N230UD Enviro 400 MMC Vehicles and also The Loud 4-Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Gearbox Gardner 6LX Enviro 400 MMC Vehicles to the Grey Green Colours Just Like The Other Original Scania Grey Green on the Bus Route 313, 125, 168, 167, 275, 24, 20, and the 103, If all The Leyland Titan B15’s are Fully Red and even Mostly Red, could they also Repaint All of The Leyland Titan B15’s into Grey Green Colours Just Like The Other Original Scania Grey Green on the Bus Route 313 so they can Reuse them for Only Every 6 and a Half Months and also Reuse them on those Rail Replacement London Bus Routes if that will Be Alright for Only Just Every 6 and a Half Months and also Reuse Those Buses Only on the London Bus Routes witch are The 341, N41, 34, 123, N29, 149, 221, N73, 121, 86, 30, 262, 147, 396, 41, N26 so Please make sure that the builders can do as they are told!!!! And Please do something about these Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Important Professional Ideas Please Please Prime Minister and also Includes the Mayor of London.😉😉😉😉😉😄😄

  • @bayoukidd1
    @bayoukidd1 Před 4 lety

    All motorcoach operators are special people. God bless us everyone

  • @elliottsparkes6626
    @elliottsparkes6626 Před 5 lety +3

    Okay CZcams, I watched it.

  • @ItzDogo
    @ItzDogo Před 6 lety +27

    My dream job 😍😍😍

    • @thegoaheadmpire7825
      @thegoaheadmpire7825 Před 6 lety +1

      same

    • @Gencturk92
      @Gencturk92 Před 6 lety +15

      just to drive a bus ?

    • @S55M3
      @S55M3 Před 6 lety +1

      All I hear from bus drivers are complaints about management so if you can keep your temper under control go for it

    • @Gencturk92
      @Gencturk92 Před 6 lety +4

      i rather be a tube driver, better pay but more experience needed.

    • @sidewindersid2029
      @sidewindersid2029 Před 6 lety +1

      Gencturk92
      yes' a bus.!
      Problems???

  • @akelalex7583
    @akelalex7583 Před 6 lety +2

    in Eastern Europe , if u get out of driving school car or bus etc you are dismissed lol

  • @lananiaqui7152
    @lananiaqui7152 Před 4 lety +1

    The female driver shouldn't be so nervous she needs to relax she is making me nervous, that instructor gets a kudos for his calmness.

  • @chungus9854
    @chungus9854 Před 6 lety +87

    I prefer a FAKE driving school 🙄

  • @uenoe233tatrkbussid
    @uenoe233tatrkbussid Před rokem +1

    11:26 The Cameraman yeeted himself because of Claire 🤣

    • @adammoorby99
      @adammoorby99 Před rokem

      Poor sod was stood up with no seatbelt or anything to protect themselves 😅

  • @bayoukidd1
    @bayoukidd1 Před 4 lety

    I wish i could go to London and try the 6 weeks training

  • @thebestalan5685
    @thebestalan5685 Před 4 lety

    Apparently buses and high vehicles underneath the arch Bridges are supposed to use the middle of the road

  • @lazerzz.9563
    @lazerzz.9563 Před 5 lety +2

    1:05 that camera man was going into a diffrent dimension...

  • @alexantrokampoutsi5766
    @alexantrokampoutsi5766 Před 6 lety +14

    The most stressful job in london .

  • @natashabratley5218
    @natashabratley5218 Před 7 lety +1

    good
    cool

  • @marychristmas4911
    @marychristmas4911 Před 3 lety

    I work for a large UK bus operator and I got nine days to learn to drive, training vehicle was a big 'orrible coach with a gear stick.

  • @jacksugden8190
    @jacksugden8190 Před 5 lety

    Either Brixton, Norwood, Thornton Heath, Croydon garages, as seen some red service buses there.