MTA bus driver gets in stand-off with other bus driver who refused to move
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- čas přidán 18. 03. 2021
- As a B35 bus tried to turn the corner on 13th Avenue at 39th Street in Borough Park, Brooklyn on Thursday evening, tempers flared in a New York minute.
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That’s crazy because bus drivers never beef with each other. They usually team up to make you late for your destination.
Never have I heard truer words 😂
Word I cuss one out the other day smh
Lol facts
So True Lamoooo
You guys make y’all selves late
"Doesn't get more NY than that"
right lol
🤷🏾♀️
Facts
Ok
@@blacklyfe5543 You would know, eh? They eat their own.
The fact that both guys drive the same line means they both possibly clashed before in the past working in the same garage or route & it blew up to this as a work confrontation.
But why. The top ceos of mta are laughing at them. This is the reason they will not get anything when it comes to contract bc they are not together.
^^^^^this
Agreed but no excuses. Unprofessional.
@@Kolistwaky9161 They just got 10٪ over 4 years and they get another dollar an hr to drive the extended articulated bus... Whatever happened here has nothing to do with contracts...
@@istaycatchingfish2552 Wow! they actually get a differential to drive the "tic's"? Pretty good 👍
The bus that was straight has a better chance of backing up safely.
Best comment. Dude was being ignorant for not doing so. Good judgement on your part
@@fcan222 I don't think it's a strict no no, it's one of those that only do it if you absolutely necessarily have no choice but to do so but use a spotter.
It is the same thing I was thinking.
@@Martin199320 driver turning right was way too far out, no need to go that wide even with a 60 foot bus.
@@alski200 no it's definitely a strict no no
Sometimes your biggest enemy....is yourself lol
So true
It takes strength to be the first to yield when it will eliminate a problem. Both acted selfish and inconsiderate.
It's called self control, you can't teach that
MTA drivers aren't allowed to go in reverse strict rules
Yes yes
In this case it would have only took professionalism and common sense to eliminate that issue.
@@romeredubost6971 absolutely
This is embarrassing for the MTA and unprofessional behavior of the two drivers.
I’m wondering if they were fired.
@@SanteeTV MTA are not quick to fire, they spent a lot to train employees.
@@drone1028 I guess MTA wasted
time and money on the wrong people 🤦🏽♀️ Meanwhile, people who won't act like kids and embarrass themselves can't get the job
@@ericaxavier7630 Over emotional ppl, who are quick to call for ppl to lose their employment are the worst. It was a misunderstanding, that's all. They didn't throw blows in the middle of the street. Its not easy trying to back-up (or manuver) a huge bus in the middle of the city. You can't just easily replace a busdriver (LOTS of training and special license/ certifications needed) like the person working cashier at McDonalds.
@@ericaxavier7630 anyone can apply. Just take the exam when it's available.
Yea the guy at the end didn’t wanna say a lot of doubled parked cars and trucks and vans blocking stuff .
Sense of entitlement is all time high
update: after this incident B35 buses were rerouted so they didnt have to pass eachother on the turn. Sunset Park bound buses were routed via 14th avenue and Old Utrecht Av while northbound Brownsville bound B35 buses stayed going up 13th Av
When an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.
Dam both of them got the accordion buses, that's hard to back up.
Yeah but the driver who was straight had the chance to back up. No the other one who was making the right turn.
Especially those buses specifically. And when you turn past a certain angle, it locks to prevent damage to the hinge and won’t move anywhere.
This is probably the underlying reason; but both are insecure to admit it.
We used to call them “ bendy buses” in London. Got rid of them about ten years ago.
It’s called an articulated bus.
If thats the response of the MTA then we can see why the behavior of the drivers is what it is. Two individuals behaving like that at a company in front of customers would lose their job.
You gotta love how the MTA is trying to shift blame and not holding the two BABIES driving accountable.
Mta is one of the most corrupt agency, I hope you know that? They are constantly raising tolls and fares robbing and looting public.
Lmao you’re clueless. MTA loves firing its employees.
They aren't accountable tho because their policy might be that drivers are not allowed to back up
It's not entirely shifting the blame if you've driven in borough park before drivers there are wild and illegally park everywhere
Why can't everyone just get along! C'Mon Man!
'Cause the majority of people like to think out loud and have huge egos.
something about Brooklyn that makes people wanna fight . same with queens maybe it's the air temp or the smell
That's Queens with a capital Q just like you spelled brooklyn with a capital B
@Bamboo Training shut up.
These drivers didn't want to fight. They engaged in a mild argument at best.
@@cutefeet63 queens doesn’t deserve that kind of respect 🤣
@@xtrey19x Queens deserves way more respect then brooklyn.
THE WORST DRIVERS ON EARTH LIVE IN BOROPARK
Try to drive that big bus day after day... You'll lose it sooner or later )))
Reminds me of a certain episode of Seinfeld
😆
Lol yes!!! I just commented the same thing!
Only in New York 😏😂😂😂
I believe that there is some sort of MTA Bus Driving Rule that prevents them from backing up, unless there is some sort of spotter. It's the reason why both drivers didn't want to back up. Their GPS would show their bosses that they backed up and they would get written up for not following the rules. Yeah, I know it's silly, however some of these rules are for safety and ensuring there are no accidents or someone getting run over.
They had people offering to watch them back up not run over anyone you can hear it on the video
@@thetruthandonlythetruth8184 people will set you up. They know the rules better than the drivers.
@@thetruthandonlythetruth8184 Yeah
And am gonna trust some random on the street and not so,body certified to lead an articulated bus in reverse
You can't make that turn without leaving your side of the road. The supervisors (the City) is the one at fault for approving the route in the first place.
Are you at all familiar with the area? My guess is no.
@@azul8811 I deliver along Church ave everyday.
@@tonycotto8073 Which side of Ocean Parkway? Church Avenue runs from 37th street all the way to E. 98th street.
They need to enforce illegal parking laws and this won't happen
Thinking the Shipping Container and double parked mini-vans along 39th ST are the bigger culprits hence saving both Drivers from Suspension, knowing it would be worse to reverse the bus with GPS Tracking. Some are hinting that is a Passover Container, if so don't expect anything to change until the owners are ready to move their own container and vans.
Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode when George Costanza and Jerry's friend were fighting over the parking spot and all the passerby's were getting involved lol very NYC
Regular day in NY! 🤷🏾♀️
MTA is always perfect, they never do things wrong. Now we know why buses come 3 or 4 at the same time after waiting 40 minutes or more. Buses get crowded "social distance".
If there's 4 buses going the same direction seconds from each other, I call that a brigade.
How to explain the mtas flaws in one way: the signals
This is why I DRIVE. I don't want my commute in the hands of egos.
Lmaooooo
Other drivers have egos and can block your way.
They know each other and have meetings as fellow route drivers. They had some type of beef even before their shift started.
They're were on time so in true nyc fashion they to had to maintain the status quo and make sure everyone late.
It's NYC not nyc
People have lost their minds these days. I'm calling it rona mind.
One of the complications of the virus is damage to the brain and behavior
@@qjtvaddict Agreed. I've been following some of the research. At times you can't even stay out of their way when they maraude the streets.
Only in bklyn. 🤦🏼♀️ Thank the heavens this wasn't in the BX. We have enough bad press. 💯
lmfao thats a fact
They’ll both be spending a couple days at zerega
They sure will
Ummm this isn’t The BRONX this was in BK.
@@GABRIELADAWSON the whole MTANYC bus training facility/headquarters is at zerega Ave in the Bronx , sweetie😏...even staten island drivers go there.☺️
Why they’re following protocol we’re not supposed to back up without a spotter
@@benzito397 the beefing part
this is no surprise to me, borough park needs more street traffic enforcement
Facts
The judges are little hat wearers so the tickets will get dismissed lmfaoo
The cops out there are a joke
MTA bus drivers ain't allowed to reverse
This is the funniest news story ever!
You must have an very exciting life if this is the funniest story you ever seen.
Only in NYC you can find the best entertainment! 👌🏽
For free
😂😂😂😂 I can’t wait to visit!
You're my favorite entertainment...bklyn
Yooo, 2 drivers beefin in 2 buses. Only in New York City.
Joker: I'll show you. When the chips are down, these... these civilized people, they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve. hahahaha
Amazing how they both had to move eventually. I guess it comes down to who has to go to the bathroom first
(Sigh)...Welcome to New York city...😩😔😒😒😒
Hey bro, long lost brothers, you and I?
The little hat people always double park in that spot on 39st , go there right now and you'll see many mini Van's double parked . Mta buses have cameras so mta knows
Yeah... they also believe they don’t need to wear face mask either. 2:02
The BIG hat people always double park all over the city so shut up
@@mandiedukes What does mask have to do here unless you just looking to complain
@@thetruthandonlythetruth8184 you must be the jdf
@goldenwind 😂 😂 😂 the little hat people 😂..you made the truth an only the truth mad when your only speaking facts 🤷🏽♂️..bro in them parts of brooklyn the little hat people do what they want an police does nothing about it 😂 😂
Now innocent ppl are going to pay for their actions..They should fire both for acting childish
I drove a bus briefly in Chicago. We were all on the same team...looked out for one another. This simply would not have occurred.
So I guess you’re familiar with CTA?
@@brandonlightfoot5631 Big Time. Lived in Chicago 28 yrs & always visit. I drove Archer Ave & 76 California route
@@jonsmith848 My dad retired from CTA and I used to ride the bus with him when I was younger so I saw this incident from an operator’s point of view. It’s already hard enough to make a tight turn with a standard 40ft bus, so it’s extremely challenging making tight turn with an artic. I think the artic that was making the left turn should’ve somehow maneuvered their bus to the right when it was safe to do so making room for artic that was turning and it’s hard to back up with a bus.
Great job by the 2 bus drivers, who handled their disagreement so maturely, instead of acting like babies and throwing a tantrum and inconveniencing their passengers and other drivers by refusing to back up, so that everyone can go about their day...
2 Grown Men Acting Like Kids 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
People like to say stuff but never understand the daily life of a busy driver... It is hard to back up the bus
You drive bus where? and u right though, it'd be easier for the heavier dude to back up tho cus his bus was straight
@@Martin199320 it's not easy
@@Martin199320 I drove took a bus driving road course in colleges. The job is really stressful and all the passenger on the bus is very distracting. it is so much easier backing out a truck comparing bus backing out. The truck front is movable unlike a bus
The bus that’s turning correct, he can’t turn into the street without the straight bus backing up
What are you talking about, one bus is making a right hand turn, the other is making a left. They should have no conflict with each other, the problem is that people either park illegally or double park to make it harder for buses to turn.
The MTA always try to blame somebody else for their problems
No it's miserable people like you who blame MTA for your problems getting places late when you should leave earlier and catch an earlier bus
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭🤣🤣🤣🤣CRY BABIES 💓he did buy him lunch that week they fighting
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
the B35 is a crowded and rowdy line with heavy fare evasion, now the drivers are loosing it lol
The bus I was going straight didn't even have to backup he could just move over to the right a bit
MTA ran by remedial adults. Blame everything instead of behaving like matured adults and work together.
Those Streets in the 5 Boroughs are Smaller & the 60 Footers Are Harder to Back Up & Move Around, here in L.A. Metro has 60 Footers, I was on One Last Decade in the Valley on Ventura when the Operator had to Turn the Bus Around in the Middle of Ventura Blvd & it Took him 10 Minutes to Turn that 60 Footer Around I the Middle of the Wide Street.
& Also, Metro has Issues with the 45 Foot Busses, on Turns Also here in L.A.
If you know the area you know exactly why those two buses get stuck in there . business owner set up a big containers in the street takin mad space .
I dont blame the bus operators for not Bucking up those double buses.
it may get them in alot of trouble if they hit someone
And nobody noticed? Was he allowed to? I don’t know any city where they can just put containers in the road.
He had people offering to help him back up and watch for people so that would be no excuse
A classic, "HI, I DON'T HAVE A CLUE" comment, they have to have a permit to legally place a container on a street in NYC, they DON'T place them where they would block traffic, if they do, the container company that owns it would would get a major fine.
@@TheBooban
They can't, they have to get a permit to do it, I live in NYC and have had to deal with it.
Ridiculous
The bus driver who was straight should definitely be fired....looks old and miserable. Plus he saw the other bus that was turning get jammed up ,he could easily moved.
This right here is one driver not respecting another fellow driver that all that this boils down too
MTA would have called backup for another bus to arrive on the scene. 😅
This is why I want to leave NY.
The problem is simple, stop hiring anybody, raise your standards for employment with mta
NICE , That's going to be a fun depot locker room 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️.
And if you think that area is going to get Ticketed, THINK AGAIN !!
This two bus operators should be ashamed of them self
Arguing with coworkers this would have been my depot this will never been tolerated
They shuold both receive violation for interruption of service
That happened to School Buses too That Container Shouldn't Be There But The one that's worst is the one by Boston Road where you have ambulances Block the Whole intersection with Double park Cars as Well that's why I never go there I Don't blame those 2 Drivers your license come first before listening to the pedestrians 💯
😂 wasn’t this on episode of Seinfeld involving George fighting over a parking space?
This is an illustration of how steering wheel holders handle driving situations. This is also an illustration of the trainers/ training that some of these drivers get. MTA blames it on a shipping container that is always there and illegally parked cars that are always illegally parked there. Lol . Good job drivers
It all starts when the top. No wonder the MTA doesn't work..
They can't even work cohesive together as an actual unit.
We as New York straphangers are doomed‼️‼️
See why articulated buses don't belong on that route!
If u tell other person what to do they’ll get frustrated they’ll feel they don’t wanted to be ordered by you
Just apologize and why u both did not back up at the same time
It sounds easy but it’s not that simple. They have to have a spotter and it would have to be a police officer or the fire department.
This is why older guys will tell you never get your CDL and drive in NYC one of the worst places to drive.
MTA Bus drivers are some of the biggest Bullys on NYC streets...first time I seen two of them try to bully each other.
you can't back up without supervisors permission, especially the xd60s/xn60s
This is a Seinfeld episode!🤣🤣🤣🤣
Why don’t that bus that was turning move back so they could continue their work
HOW STUPID CAN A SITUATION BE? MATURE PEOPLE ARE MORE CHILDISH THAN THE CHILDREN.
Cue the music “The Double Dutch Bus”
😄😄😂😂😂
They were both drunk, give them a
Liquor test
Now they want to blame other cars when the drivers should have more respect for one another the customers, & just like we are suppose to have a respect for them. This should have happened
And this is what we pay $2.75 a ride for 😑
The bus thats turning basically CANNOT backup or else he would turn too much and end up hitting a pole
The MTA should talk about the incompetence in there drivers.
I can't imagine how risky it is to back up a bus.
I thought they were on the same team!!
I love those Artics . i cant wait till we get some at my system
Someone had no life giving this to the news. They prob got $20🤔. When ur broke ur broke🤷🏾♀️.
This is exactly why they shouldn't only xn60s on the b35 smh
PRAY FOR PEACE
Grown men can be childish too.
Give the bus drivers a break. They are working hard when cars are parking and blocking the streets
2 grown men acting worse than babies!!! Smh
You know it’s bad if port authority drivers are getting into it
Those aren't port authority drivers. Smdh
That's crazy because bus drivers never beef with each other they usually team up to make you late for your destination
That's NY for you 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Longest standoff since George Costanza vs Mike Moffett
WHat's that Dr. Suess the two stubborn grinches or something like that. Where neither wanted to move. LOL.
2 XN60s, 1103 & 1107 on the B35 & B35 LTD
That was funny I needed that 😂🤣😅
Come on MTA, my 2.75 is not for this.... you can do better than this.
If the real problem is double parked cars then why are they suspended 20days
Because the double parked cars are operated by gods chosen. They have impunity or else
And of course no mention of the unprofessional behaviour from their employer, even after 1 driver tried to hit someone, smh
A shipping container in the streets of New York is normal???😐😮🙄
For construction work every public space around the site is taken, so there isn't an alternative really. It's temporary and it's probably approved by the city board.
Pride comes before destruction
You can’t just back up when there’s cars around them