But you are a fucking imbecile. You chased a bus from Scotia Square, down Barrington Street—in traffic—to the stop before Prince Street…almost two blocks.
When you darted out in front of me, I had to slam the brakes on to avoid flattening you out like a pancake.
You risked your safety and the safety of every other driver who had to compensate for some idiot running in traffic. All because you missed the god damn bus, you fucking idiot. Realize this, once the bus pulls away from the curb, you missed it. Pick up a rider’s guide (hint: they’re FREE) and invest in a watch for the future.
The next time that you dart out in front of a multi-ton vehicle, you may not be so lucky. —Driver
This article appears in Sep 6-12, 2012.
wow, that bus must have been real important for this idiot to even run after. considering that there are a bunch comes there all the time. you should have creamed them.
do we have a match? http://www.thecoast.ca/Lovethewaywelove/ar…
I wouldn’t think someone that irate would sit and stew for a half-week before posting this.
Those young students new to the city are invincible and you can’t tell ’em, otherwise.
Hmmm, didn’t someone get killed a couple of months ago chasing a bus on Barrington? Ya only get squished the once.
OB, I agreed 100% with this bitch until this statement:
“Pick up a rider’s guide (hint: they’re FREE) and invest in a watch for the future.”
Because quite frankly, I have NEVER been able to use a Metro TransHit Rider’s Guide and a watch to accurately predict whether a bus would be on time. Oh, right, because they never are…
Having said that, it is NOT always the driver’s fault that they can’t keep to a schedule (roadwork, traffic, slow passengers, unrealistic fricking schedules), so I still agree with you on 99% of your bitch.
Maybe that person had somewhere they needed to be, like an important appointment. Them damn bus drivers pull away so fuckin fast you gotta be an olymian to get on one. And you’re forgetting, pedestrians have the right o way byitch.
Did he look anything like Forrest Gump? Run Forest… in traffic, you crazy nut
“Because quite frankly, I have NEVER been able to use a Metro TransHit Rider’s Guide and a watch to accurately predict whether a bus would be on time. Oh, right, because they never are…” BULLSHIT
“Them damn bus drivers pull away so fuckin fast you gotta be an olymian to get on one. And you’re forgetting, pedestrians have the right o way byitch.” BULLSHIT
Any other stupid comments out there
wait for it… wogdog hasn’t added her particular brand of ‘wisdom’
nf, are you trolling really hard today, or did you just have an extra Cup o’ Stupid this morning?
If they do not have a rider guide then there is also a thing called go time where you call the number and put in the bus number you want. Also helps to be early so you know you don’t miss it. Yeah I know there are times when things are not going right so you have no choice but to hope you didn’t miss the bus. Serioulsy its transit, don’t expect special treatment. Be happy you don’t have to pay for a cab.
The only legit reason I can see for one to chase a bus down like this is if they can’t affrd a cell phone, missed out on getting a rider guide and were on the way to a job interview.
Idiot also could and may have caused injury to the people already on the bus by you having to brake hard and fast. Once the bus leaves the curb consider it missed. We are not supposed to stop once we have left the curb, we are taught this in trainning. Some drivers do, but it’s their ass on the line for a nice 400.00 dollar fine.
Catching the bus is never worth the price of your life or livelihood. It wasn’t that long ago that a 16 year old learned that lesson the hard way (from what I can tell, he’s alive, but having your legs crushed isn’t an easy injury to recover from).