I was walking with a friend Monday night and went to cross the street at the corner of Spring Garden and Barrington, we had the little man so I looked both ways and proceeded to walk, halfway across the street my friend grabbed me and pulled me back, saving me from being run over by the bus that had decided to turn right on a red light without checking for pedestrians since he was too busy looking behind him to talk to the girl sitting at the front of the bus. I’m pretty sure if you’re driving a bus you should be paying attention and not almost hitting pedestrians. I know I’m slightly at fault for being of the airy nature and not paying attention but when I checked you were stopped at the red light and there was nothing else around which told me it was safe. Thankfully my friend caught me or I would have been just another mark on the pavement. But seriously, a pretty girl is not an excuse to run another girl over, pay attention to what you are doing when you are driving, especially a bus with passengers. —Sick of Almost Getting Hit By a Car or Bus Every Day
This article appears in Sep 27 – Oct 3, 2012.
They really should crack down on bus drivers socializing when they’re driving. I’ve never seen one nearly cause a death, but I’ve often seen bus drivers failing to stop to let someone on/off while they are busy chatting up a random stranger or their significant other.
he knows who he is, and probly doesn’t give a fuck either.
Everytime I hear about a bus driver who’s a horndog, the vomit rises in my throat. Glad your friend is safe.
Damn that ‘Take Your Ho to Work Day’…
it always sneaks up on us, doesn’t it?
I’m not excusing the Bus driver’s actions, or lack thereof.
Good thing your friend was paying attention, and watching you back.
But why did you stop paying attention in the middle of an intersection?
He had his blinker on, so he had the right of way! Besides, union protected douchebags don’t have to worry about following the rules of the road. Right, Wheels? Ya douchebag!!!
I blame City Hall for allowing the FN bus driver’s to get away with anything.Shit,it’s not HRP or City Hall that run this GD city,it’s Metro Transit.ASSHOLES.
It was negotiated in the last contract; 3 kills per year, 4 abuse complaints per week, failure to live up to the abuse quota is grounds for discipline and a $500 bonus.
jebus tommy, you weren’t sposed to tell that. now they’ll have the fairview g-unit gang( ha, fucking, ha) out to get you, or maybe the girl guides, they are far fucking tougher.
“But why did you stop paying attention in the middle of an intersection?.”
Because she is of an airy nature, Hugo.
I blame City Hall for allowing First Nations bus drivers get away with shit too! But, seriously, in the words of the Iron Sheik: “Fuck the Metro Transit!”
The Iron Sheik rules.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7OvU5JIcI
Don’t forget Col. Mustafa and The Great Hossein!
nah man, you had every right to cross.
I had a run in with an idiot driver myself recently. I was in my car going by scotia square and one of them pulled out in front of me, nearly side-swiping me. Now i KNOW they have ultimate right of way over cars. And i APPRECIATE and am ok with that – but i was nearly past him and wouldn’t have been able to stop in time. Luckily the opposing lane was free of traffic and i was able to scoot in there at the last second to keep from being flattened.
having right of way like they do doesn’t mean the rest of us are impossibilists that can defy laws of neutonian physics at the last second to accommodate for their brainlessness.
And… it should also be known that while they DO have the right of way over drivers, they do NOT have the right of way to cut off pedestrians. Nobody in halifax does.