ARRIVA Bus Driver Has Skills 👏 No Thanks To The Police Officer 👮♂️
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- The police have blocked off the road in Dunstable (Bedfordshire) next Asda. The bus was forced to turn around on a roundabout that was not designed for buses. The driver showed his skills and got himself turned around whilst the police just watched him.2021
I have recently recorded another video of a bus with the exact same problem, exact same place.
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I noticed pedestrians walking directly behind the bus as it was trying to reverse. I am disgusted at the lack of support from the idle occupants of the police car. And these guys are always setting themselves up as guardians of road safety. It's time we had a dedicated Highway Patrol (to serve and protect ) and get the police to concentrate on crime
Unfortunately the police aren’t what they used to be. Is it because of the way that they are trained nowadays or is it the type of people that have joined the police force sending it this way?
we only see and know very little about the incident; Copy might sit in the police car but what you don't see or know if they actually had sth to do at that moment;
Pesdestrians, even in this era, are still not educated on vehicles' blind spots
They're trained to swagger, not be helpful. They're just chavs, really. Not unlike the scumbags they're paid to arrest. Like in every facet of our society these days, they're out for themselves and their own advancement... A sense of honesty naturally gets in the way of that.
@@MiG2880 great comment 👍
Who was driving this bus? - Stan Butler? Someone call Blakey!😂😂😂
I had a similar thing happen to me whilst operating a late friday night bus service. I asked the police to stop traffic ahead so I could get my bus round an incredibly tight spot. The police didn't help but managed to get the bus through, the police were just stood there chatting. I was pretty fuming and wanted to get off the bus and vent my anger.
I think you did the right thing by not getting off the bus even though the officers deserved a good roasting. They would of probably nicked you for gobbing off. A lot of people don’t bother asking the police for help anymore. I thought that’s what they are there for, helping the public.
Always On Foot The police here in Warwickshire are just as stupid… lots of crimes happened one month, did I see a single police car? Eh no
I'm a bus driver too. This will sound obnoxious but I say just stop, do a code blue and tell them the police have refused to help you. Either you'll leave the bus where it is and go home or they send someone else. Trust me they'll send someone and the police will get in trouble. I don't mess about with anyone anymore, I just play exactly by the rule book and it works a treat.
@@Chris-vn2nf you clearly work for a Transport for London contractor, as do I. This bus, and most others, will not have a radio system - and certainly not of the sophistication of TfL's, however much we sometimes curse it!
@@Chris-vn2nf A truck driver friend did that.
When the police directed him into a narrow one way street and got him stuck, he threw them the keys and told them to extricate the truck quickly as he was going to the pub for a drink (or few) and they had to get it out before he was incapable of driving.
same happened to me whilst driving local bus service. RTC blocked two lanes, traffic was patiently taking turns to pass the obstruction and was still flowing, when plod arrived he parked in the only remaining live lane, meaning traffic had to also snake around his van. I wasnt having any of it, I parked the bus, got off and explained to the police officer he was now part of the problem, pointed out that he was "stood In a car park" but his van was in the only live lane on the road. He looked a little puzzled, so to I made it a little easier for him to understand, by demanding at volume, "Shift that obstruction, your van, out of the live lane and into THIS car park where you are standing Idiot", before reminding him his 1.5 Ton van would offer no resistance to my 13 Ton bus, should he need my help to move it. 2 Minutes later said van was indeed in the car park. Hopefully he learnt something that day.
He learnt not to mess with you. Fair play telling him what’s what, too many people think they should just do what the police tell them to do.
Thanks for everyone commenting on this video. I’ve recorded another bus incident in exactly the same location.
Premieres 19.30 tonight uk time, here is the link:
czcams.com/video/RRrM9LdXdEY/video.html
Had a similar experience in London with driving a bus, police closed the road due to another bus being in an accident caused by failed temporary traffic lights. I had to turn back due to the radio call was made after I'd already entered the road. Police told me to wait for my controller to come out - my controller had told me turn around and get on the diversion, which I told the officer. The officer then told me she would not help me and was going to walk behind the bus back to her car and that I'm on my own. My only passenger ended up helping me avoid the low hanging tree obstacle and I finally got back on route.
Well done to you and the passenger that assisted you
Hats off to the bus driver, very sensible decision not to push on with going round the roundabout
Did I hear somebody thinking that police officers are supposed to help?
Hi joe, do you disagree?
Maybe .
Or was it a dream ?
What skills. Give that guy a promotion
Skills pay the bills
@@alwaysonfoot indeed
And the police wonder why we don't help them
I’ve always tried to stay clear from the police, don’t engage and don’t get into any contract with them
Maybe they hadn't finished eating their doughnuts.🍩🙄
What is it with coppers and doughnuts? Round my way they are always queuing outside the chicken shop.
Well done police, I can see now why we pay you , first class work.🙄
And yes, I'm an ex bus driver,who had to put up with the police's stupid road closures,and diversions.
I was there when it happened the police closed the road due to a shop have a electric explosion
Was you driving a bus the day this happened?
@@alwaysonfoot no i was on foot
Did you see any buses struggling with the road closure? I wish I’d stayed around to see what happened with the other buses. You know it’s a very busy bus route right there
So you're one of the morons that suffer from myopia, drive defective and dangerous vehicles, pull out without looking and cause untold problems on the roads. I'm pleased to say that I impounded hundreds of buses that were driven by self righteous people like you.
They block off the road with no regards for the public
The road had to be closed off somewhere but it was the wrong place to do it. I don’t think they wanted to disrupt Asda.
Police !!! More of a danger than a help
They should have shut the road a lot further back. Do they not look out for the public anymore?
Clearly the police don't realize how stressful bus driving is and by sitting there and not helping the bus to turn around they are just making the bus drivers job 10 times more stressful than it already is and this shows that police nowadays don't give two hoots and whenever I see a bus driver struggle to turn around I step in and help the driver to turn around so he/she can get back on schedule
"Why aren't the old bill helping"? Cos they are wankers!
They are above helping the people nowadays
most helpful police officer in england 💀
Police would have come out if the passengers weren't wearing masks
🤣🤣🤣
Problem is most countries' roads are built as small as they can, just enough for two small cars to squeeze through, which is the main cause of accidents. Yet, the largest and longest of trucks and buses too use the same roads with barely inches to spare. Talking of farsighted governments
I'm an ex copper.
I'd have either let the bus through (If permissible) or
Jumped out, stopped the traffic and "banked" the bus backwards.
I did leave the job 20 years ago, before you had to be a University-educated idiot to join up.
PMSL.
It’s changed a bit since you was a copper. How do you think the police have dealt with the whole lockdown situation?
@@alwaysonfoot hard to say, I've been out for 20 years now.
The public "have their rights" and their rights over-ride anything the law States, backed up by the justice system.
It's a job I'm more than glad to be out of.
I wouldn't have attempted that. I'd have just stopped handbrake on switched it all off and waited. Can't be at fault then. Any angry people could just deal with the police.
Covering your own back. That’s the first time someone has mentioned that in a comment.
Neither would I, part of me would be paranoid that they'd be trying to set me up and will come down on me for any mistakes made or laws that end up getting broken in the progress.
@@fetchstixRHD wouldn’t put it past them
Same here I'd say to the police they need to watch me reverse or I'll wait here until someone arrives from the depot to be a banksman
@@jamesporter4749 I don't trust anyone without the licence to see me back, police or not.
Our police are so wonderful, so intelligent. Not!
Anything for an easy shift
They are assholes
@@jamesmcnair4242 Ye theyr asshols
Some coppers are.just plain arrogant. Like the tories, they think they're God's precious gift to humanity! As in all walks of life, they let down all the rest.
Bus drivers aren't allowed to do that in our area , they're not allowed to reverse without a company banksman.
That does seem to be the rules everywhere. Safety first 👍
It’s the same everywhere, unless you are in a bus station
Thanks for everyone commenting on this video. I’ve recorded another bus incident in exactly the same location.
Premieres 19.30 tonight uk time, here is the link:
czcams.com/video/RRrM9LdXdEY/video.html
Reversing without a banksman in a busy area like this was careless.
That’s what the majority of people say that have commented.
I used to love driving that style of Volvo powered bus.
You used to be a bus driver?
Interesting...If I had just started my shift I would have driven as far as possible and stopped, asked the police if they can let me through, if they said no, then I would have contacted control and explained the situation and sit and wait for supervision to arrive and they take charge and the responsibility too! If I am in the situation where by I am at the end of my days work....improvise and try and get done on time! lol....I am a retired PCV driver (39 years work).
That’s good, I like it. I think you are the longest serving driver that has commented.
So you would be deliberately awkward? Pathetic!
Thanks for everyone commenting on this video. I’ve recorded another bus incident in exactly the same location.
Premieres 19.30 tonight uk time, here is the link:
czcams.com/video/RRrM9LdXdEY/video.html
Appart from it’s illegal to reverse a PCV with passengers on - I’m an ex coach driver and it’s what we were told. He should have stopped the bus and asked how long the police were going to be, if a long time then park the bus till they move.
He would have been waiting a long time for the police to move, it’s was blocked for hours. Thanks for your comment, there have been quite a few from drivers/ex drivers
@@alwaysonfoot yea I appreciate it may have been closed for sometime, if he needed to reverse like that he should have at least got somebody to watch him back and keep pedestrians out the way that seemed to be oblivious to the reversing bus and just carried on regardless.
@@aquanick2001 I always find the reversing ‘beeper’ on my ambulance seems to make folk want to walk behind me - like moths to the flame 🤷🏻♂️
@@roddyk05 yes that’s very true 🤣
@@aquanick2001 thanks for your comments. I think at the end of the day, the plod should have got involved and helped driver.
Mr Plod at his best...
Too busy chatting in his nice warm car
He's got the moves like jagger. Can't understand why he didn't see the road was closed and go left.
The left turn would have taken him into Asda, he would have got stuck trying to get into the car park, it’s a tight turn.
@@alwaysonfoot should have stayed where he was then and spoke to the police about his dilemma...im sure they would have moved the vehicle momentarily.
@@johnredpath lol you really think they care?
I’m not so sure he would have helped. I may be wrong.
They don’t care. Just there to collect a wage.
I'm not getting out of my warm car.
You’ve got that right mate. The policy enforcer should have helped the bus driver but was too busy talking and looking for the easy shift
So many experts with so little knowledge. A skilled driver would know that manoeuvre would not suceed and stop short and seek help (yes I have HGV and PSV) however the driver did manage to extricate themselves and no help was needed nor asked for. I blame Always on foot for distracting the diver by videoing and not offering to help !
I’m to blame, please tell me how it’s my fault?
@@alwaysonfoot You bit nicely then!
Must admit, he shouldn't have even attempted that turn, he should have realised he wouldn't make it round.
Why does the copper have to help the bus driver.
Because it’s the right thing to do, he can see the driver is struggling.
reaper0159: You nutcase
@@1harryrobert 🤣
Lets be honest when do the police ever help any member of the public?
Not so often nowadays
What bludgers. Can't even assist after causing the issue in the first place.
Nice to see a hubbo on the rear wheel. I have a collection of 40.
If somebody on that bus had, I dunno, pulled out their phone and posted something deemed 'offensive' on social media, the police would have been all over the damn thing.
A often wondered how the skirt panels get damaged when busses come in now I know lol great driving
Do you work on the buses?
Thanks for the reply. Yeah we build them a work at adl Scotland. The buses 🚌 are brand new we get service work back on 2019 vehicles and the panels are in horrific condition now I know lol am in paint and body
Thats a wrights bus ....competition 🚌 polis 😂
Thanks for everyone commenting on this video. I’ve recorded another bus incident in exactly the same location.
Premieres 19.30 tonight uk time, here is the link:
czcams.com/video/RRrM9LdXdEY/video.html
Reason I packed the job in sick to death of the constant roadworks making me late and the nonsensical road closures going on plus the injury I got from the long hours.
In this case I would of blocked the road and not moved until the cop moved them cones so I could of got a wider swing he’s one of many ignorant people you come across when driving a bus unfortunately.
How long was you a driver for?
@@alwaysonfoot 20 years
@@jasongoulden2938 20 years is a long time sitting in that drivers seat. Have you got back problems now?
Thanks for everyone commenting on this video. I’ve recorded another bus incident in exactly the same location.
Premieres 19.30 tonight uk time, here is the link:
czcams.com/video/RRrM9LdXdEY/video.html
I’m surprised Arriva didn’t stop the service. They did in the village I used to live in. The village has a roundabout similar to this one and Arriva claimed it was impossible to turn the buses round. This was no problem to the company these cowboys took over.
Another surprising thing in this video is that this Pulsar is clean.
Police have an urgent facebook emergency
🤣🤣🤣
Not sure if it is still the law,, but as far as I knew/know it is illegal for a bus to reverse unless an authorised person is in attendance to see him back!
Its never been the law but essentially if you fuck it up you're done for.
Few things had been noticed by myself...
01. Buses aren't allowed to reverse on public roads unless a banksman is present. Police should of help.
02. People walking behind a large moving vehicle, note these Saloons have 4+ blind spots show, driver not aware of his side. Personally he should of got out, observed and then go from there, but from watching the video, the police hardly did nothing to assist this driver. It makes my blood boil, 🤬🤬🤬
The driver may have got out and assessed it before I started to record. The police definitely helped in no way at all
Yes that's correct, however the route I did for 12 years required me to back into a residential road at the end of every trip! Go figure. I think he should have realised in advance that he wouldn't make the turn, taking the bus over the kerbs isn't a good idea, I've seen fuel and air tanks pulled off by people doing similar manouvers.
Luckily no damage was done to the bus on this occasion.
Thanks for everyone commenting on this video. I’ve recorded another bus incident in exactly the same location.
Premieres 19.30 tonight uk time, here is the link:
czcams.com/video/RRrM9LdXdEY/video.html
Why didnt the cameraman tell the plod to move I would without hesitation " oi you plodhead move your car"" ex RSM.
Because I’m the cameraman I’m not there to guide traffic. The copper shouldn’t need telling to get out of his car and help.
@@alwaysonfoot But you would have made the clip far more interesting if you had told the copper to use his brain and reposition his ill placed car. I doth think youest frightened of big bad policeman?
@@bertiewooster3326 I wasn’t scared to talk to the policeman I just don’t like engaging with those clowns about anything. It would have made a better video if I’d given him some jib.
To be honest, the police car is parked like a moron, but the bus driver should have either stayed put and called it in, or went round the other side of the roundabout, it is allowed if if it's done with cautionm
He did go around the other side of the roundabout didn’t you watch the whole video
Should have called it in 🤣🤣🤣🤣 ffs.
@@deliverwho2184 what's wrong with that then?
Nice to see a professional driver getting so wrong. 🙄🤔
I’m seeing a lot of comments, people think the driver made the wrong decision
Oh god as a Portuguese fellow those UK roundabouts scare me
Check out the roundabout in Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire), the first time you go round that it will blow your mind
@@alwaysonfoot What?! 5 smaller roundabouts inside a roundabout?! Im actually scared to go there now lol
@@imalke3171 it scared the hell out of me the first time I used it.
Hook a right and bump it over the traffic islands. I'd only go round if I wanted to cause a bit of chaos to make a point to the copper.
Now that would have been funny to watch
@@alwaysonfoot tbh I've done it before on estates where you have to left turn onto a road, and then there's been a tight roundabout with traffic islands. It's either go the wrong way and bump it over the islands or do a risky 56 point turn.
What if we didn't respect those blue lights and cones bet he would have been out of that car smart enough
Not without his backup he wouldn’t.
You’d probably stop when you got to whatever was blocking the road further up…
@@velcrotrouserpress there was an explosion in the shop round the corner that was causing the road closure. I have the aftermath of the explosion on another video.
Bad routing by bus company, road signs need to restrict vehicles, local authority need to remove roundabout and paint one on road if no other option. Have all the professionals left the workplace since covid-19 or are people born pre 2000 just more intelligent 🤔
I agree that the roundabout should be done away with and just painted on the road.
there probably stunned at what he is doing and trying to work out perhaps instead of just standing there and recording it you could also have ran up and guided him back anyone could have at this point
As a bus driver with over 12 years experience that is bad driving and decision making from the driver
A lot of the bus drivers that have commented have said the same thing
What he should have done is contact his depot for advice. We don't know if he's a long serving driver who should have know better or someone who is only just in the job and panicked
Thanks for your comments
Thanks for everyone commenting on this video. I’ve recorded another bus incident in exactly the same location.
Premieres 19.30 tonight uk time, here is the link:
czcams.com/video/RRrM9LdXdEY/video.html
I'm a bus driver and fair play to this driver for getting himself out of an awkward situation without any help from the Police whatsoever! As for the numptys walking behind a reversing vehicle; words fail me!!
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He did well, it didn’t look like the easiest of manoeuvres to pull off. How long have you been driving the buses?
@@alwaysonfoot 21 years.
That’s a long time sitting behind the wheel. Are you retired now?
@@alwaysonfoot No.
Thanks for everyone commenting on this video. I’ve recorded another bus incident in exactly the same location.
Premieres 19.30 tonight uk time, here is the link:
czcams.com/video/RRrM9LdXdEY/video.html
Bus driver could have asked the filth to move their bacon wagon so he could go on his usual route. Police are a waste of space now.
The road was closed because of an explosion in one of the shops round the corner. It was closed for hours
Why did he not just turn right straight out of the bus stop?
It’s not a bus stop it’s Asda car park he’s trying to reverse into. The bus route is straight over the roundabout and go past the police car.
Wouldn't even have attempted that...so much that could have gone wrong. Handbrake on engine off and phone depot. Police would soon have acted.
The driver did well. Just had a look on your channel, are you still driving the buses?
@@alwaysonfoot yes I'm still driving. I can just hear my ops manager screaming what were you thinking. Yes he did well to get round...but look how close those skirt panels came to the roundabout and island...not to mention the tree (which he was probably focused on the most). Oooh no I think I'd have waited for assistance.
@@national1075 if you watch when he was reversing, he was close to hitting people crossing behind him as well
@@alwaysonfoot omg, it really doesn't bear thinking about.
@@national1075 I should of hung around for a bit because a lot more buses would have faced the same problem. It’s a very busy route for the buses and road was shut for hours due to gas explosion in a shop.
Skills at kerby
Skills pays the bills
He a new driver
Hey Paul, I’m not sure if he’s a new driver but he did well to get himself turned around. I should of hanged around for a bit to watch how the other buses dealt with it.
Why didn’t the driver wrong side it in the first place on the island
WTF is that cop doing 🤔🤤😲🤣
He’s chilling
Lol bus driving fail. I CAN DO IT (two secs later) dang it I’m stuck ::
He got stuck but got himself out of it.
That driver shouldn't have reversed at all he should of waited for the banksman from the depot to make sure that's its safe to do so
yeah and delay the service even more? it was done in safe and professional manner with a quick turn around
Fuk im glad im not getting on your bus. So its better for him to just sit there like a plonker?? There's no reason in hell that what he done was a issue. Health and safety gone stupid
bus spotter around Merseyside 72: You nutcase
@@deliverwho2184 it's the banksman job to make shore its safe
@@1harryrobert how am I because they are roles
It would have helped if the busy police officer had got off his/her backside and helped 👍
It was a bit too cold outside of the nice warm car
Well, funnily enough, whatever the cause that the bus can't take its only available route, in this case the police flexing there powers of non-consideration, it could have been any long vehicle, the lack of foresight amongst the road planners is naive, it should be a drive over roundabout, and not having an unnecessary tree planted in the middle...I suppose we could not expect anything else from our custodians of all things traffic...
What I would like to know is who planned the bus route and/or designed the roundabout for it to be a proper one, rather than a mini painted one. Almost as if they couldn't foresee something like this happening...
@@fetchstixRHD thinking on...I've changed my mind, I put the blame on the police, they must and obviously know its a bus route, they should have set up a diversion well before, no one minds if a road is closed for good reason, which I trust this was?
Had they done that this conversation would not be taking place!
Wow.
The Italian job ,,,,,
James brown would have told the police officer to get up off of that thing
"Skills" - I don't think so - if his forward observation was up to standard he would have assertained his bus would not go round the roundabout. Quite simply, he should have turned left, stopped & then contacted his control for further assistance/instructions.
Also, he mounted the kerb & reversed without de-bussing his passengers (unless they have removed that requirement).
This particular driver should stick to the guided busways.
Are you a bus driver?
@@alwaysonfoot - no, but I'm a HGV driver who drives much bigger vehicles than a single decker. A couple of friends are bus drivers & they were quite horrified at the actions that this particula driver took.
@@pedantik left goes into Asda which would've been more difficult due to impatient cocks driving cars. IMO the only good driver there was the bus driver, great observations and reversing skills, no doubt.
@@ShyloGaming - I think not - his observation on approaching the situation was bad - he should have stopped to fully asses the situation before he got himself into the situation he did.
@@pedantik I can't be bothered arguing with people like you, it's pointless, you don't get anything out of it.... that's not an insult btw!
Where is the bus drivers skills. 🤔
Do you think you could have got out of that tricky situation, what would you have done?
They aren't there to help. They are there to hinder. But as a professional driver he should have chosen that option before he attempted a turn like that, so I'd say he wasn't very professional either.
Thanks for your comment
It should be advanced warning signs before you crawled down no go zone
It would be too much effort for the police to put any warning signs out
@@alwaysonfoot it is too much for me to kill someone not seeing behind that bus no help from someone
@@Global.Nature1 are you a bus driver ?
@@alwaysonfoot yes iam
@@Global.Nature1 I bet you’ve got a few stories
Skill? More lack of it!
The driver should have weighed up the option on the approach to the roundabout and not when on it.
Back in the driving school.
To be fair to the driver, he could have stared at it all day and still not made the turn. It’s not designed for the buses to go round it only to drive straight on over it.
Obviously never driven a large vehicle in your life.
@@Martin4963 many times indeed. You should not assume!
Lack of skill? Phone it in?? Lol get a grip. It might say in the bus drivers hand book that you need a banksman. Imagine the delay and even more trouble that would have called. The bus driver reversed in a safe controlled way and found the solution. Whats the issue
@@deliverwho2184 I thought he handled the situation very well.
Why didn't you help him, be a banksman instead of videoing it for CZcams
So the vehicle is unstable for that road then.
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I think it would of been worth the bus driver asking the officer politely if they could drive through due to the difficulty turning round. I've always had polite exchanges with police.
The road ahead was blocked. A shop window had exploded all over the road. The bus driver had two choices either try and turnaround or wait for the reopening of the road which was actually not for another 6 hours.
Well instead of filming and making sarcastic comments, YOU help him. No because you wouldn't have a video to make sarcastic comments about!
Sarcastic comments?
:/
Are you a train driver?
So it wasn't obvious that the road was closed? Another blind bus driver who is unable to see beyond the end of his nose.
What if the road had just been closed without notice as he got there. You're just another fuckwit with a keyboard
Easy spaniel. Why don’t you like bus drivers?
@@Bean2306 the road had been closed at least half hour but the police should have closed it a lot further back, once the buses crossed that point it made it very difficult for them to turn around.
@@alwaysonfoot cos they're fay myopic wankers who should not be allowed out. Next stupid question please..
From one bus driver (First) too another, that was some good driving.👏🏻
And, he did it without snapping off a “guide wheel.”🫡
@Jones607. The driver did a great job, thanks for your comment.
Check out this video from the same location but different day:
Arriva Bus Driver Shows His Reversing Skills 👏
czcams.com/video/ErZOyBfZ0iI/video.html
@@alwaysonfoot
Yep, “steely eyed” driver.🤙🏻