Almost hit by a bus this morning

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Diddums said:
Just to make this very clear, I was crossing the road when the bus started moving, not I started crossing the road when the bus was moving.
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I understand that you're angry but it still sounds like you ran on to a dual carriageway (!!) when you knew the bus had started moving. An argument worded like that will be given short thrift by the bus company I'd imagine.
 
[FnG]magnolia;29181925 said:
I understand that you're angry but it still sounds like you ran on to a dual carriageway (!!) when you knew the bus had started moving. An argument worded like that will be given short thrift by the bus company I'd imagine.
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I might just let it go. Right now I'm so wound up it's unreal, it just beggars belief that these guys get away with this kind of behaviour, whilst responsible for all the people on that bus.

On the other hand if nobody does anything about it it'll just get worse, and having been on the receiving end of these very expensive ********* for ten years now really makes me want to make something of this.
 
Commuting in London means that I have to deal with idiot bus drivers every day. I don't suppose that the requirements for the job are particularly high, so it's no wonder that a large percentage of them appear to be really quite stupid.
 
I've had this a few times when they close the door on me and drive off when he wasn;t originally moving, the driver also turns his head as much as possible away from me to pretend he doesn't see me.

Maybe the same driver, what route was yours on? Mine is the cocks on the 381 route.
 
133.

I'm used to that though, that I just put down to the guy being in a crap job with no prospects and taking it out on the very people who pay his wages.

This was a completely different incident though, this guy went out of his way to make a point rather than just pretend I wasn't there, which is why I'm reluctant to let it go.
 
Dear Transport for London,

Please could you provide me with the CCTV footage containing myself crossing the A23 between 6:10 and 6:20 on 17/02/2016. The footage I am requesting will be of myself crossing the road in front of the bus, I was wearing blue trousers, a grey jumper, grey beanie, brown shoes and I had blue rucksack on my back. I can provide a photo of myself in the exact attire if required. The bus was bus no. 133, reg no. LJ59 LYK. The bus was pulling off at Streatham Hill train station bus stop at the time, heading towards Liverpool Street.

Yours faithfully,

Diddums
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And now I wait.
 
While I agree with the OPs sentiment I do think this will be more trouble than its worth and its unlikely to get anywhere. Either way the difficulty for him now is what to do tomorrow when he gets the same driver. Meekly suck it up or throw a tirade of abuse at the driver and probably get thrown off?

I would probably be inclined to leave my phone camera running while I challenged him (not aggressively). Then wait for the torrent of verbal abuse that comes back and use that footage to put in a complaint instead.
 
It'll be everywhere when I get it, make no mistake.

That's if these spineless bar stewards don't find a way to get out of it.
 
Bus drivers are *****, just like taxi drivers.

I can't see you getting anywhere with your complaint, unfortunately it's just one of those things you have to suck it up and move on.
 
Hades said:
While I agree with the OPs sentiment I do think this will be more trouble than its worth and its unlikely to get anywhere. Either way the difficulty for him now is what to do tomorrow when he gets the same driver. Meekly suck it up or throw a tirade of abuse at the driver and probably get thrown off?

I would probably be inclined to leave my phone camera running while I challenged him (not aggressively). Then wait for the torrent of verbal abuse that comes back and use that footage to put in a complaint instead.
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I regret not recording him, he was behaving like a rabid monkey, even the other passengers on the bus were all "wtf is this".

I sincerely hope I catch another bus with him driving, I really do. I'll be more than happy to stand at the front of the bus and just stare at him all awkwardly for the entire journey.

There are also 6ish other routes serving that exact stretch of road every morning so I'll have no problems finding an alternative if I do get put in my place somehow.

TL;DR: Nothnig to lose, going balls deep.
 
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