To the deaf woman on the 34 bus this morning who got angry at the driver for what you perceived as missing your stop in front of the TD Building, you owe her an apology. While I appreciate it is frustrating trying to communicate with someone who doesn’t know sign language, you totally overreacted. The bus driver was very apologetic, and she didn’t do anything wrong. There was no stop between Scotia Square and the stop you ended up getting off at. That’s what she was trying to explain. You getting off the bus and screaming f-bombs made you look like a spoiled child. It’s not like you had to hike 10 miles to get to where you wanted to stop…it was literally a 3 minute walk. Grow up! —34 Regular
This article appears in Jun 30 – Jul 6, 2016.
How is the fact she was deaf relevant to the situation?
When I read it, it sounds like there was a communication barrier.
How was the fact iT was a woman relevant to the situation?
Storm in a teacup. Bus driver knows it’s just another bad apple out of the barrels of ’em they have to drive around 5 days a week.
Absolutely agree. This story (or lack thereof) would have the same impact (or lack thereof) if 34 Regular had not mentioned that the woman was Deaf. I suspect hundreds of people yell at bus drivers every day; it is often uncalled for and unfair but it happens. Maybe the woman was fed up having to constantly navigate an inaccessible city at she hit her breaking point, maybe she is just a cranky person, maybe her dog just died, but it really doesn’t matter. If the complaint is about how people really shouldn’t yell at bus drivers who are just doing their job, that’s completely fair. Otherwise, not so much…