We are all supposed to be a little greener these days, trying to reduce our carbon footprint, we recycle our paper, not so much as a scrap gets past the bin lid without being shipped off to the paper recycling bin, it’s the same for everyone, we have a planet to save after all! My husband usually uses his motorbike to go to and from work, yes in the winter too, it’s cheaper and uses very little fuel and only costs £15 a year in road tax, however, recently my husbands shifts changed and rather than suffer the freezing temperatures at 2am on his bike he would finish in time to catch the last bus home in slightly more comfort and quite a bit warmer too as well as helping towards a better public transport and a smaller carbon footprint, instead my husband stood and waited for his connecting bus in the freezing temperatures at 11pm, he saw the number 27 round the corner and put out his arm to hail the bus to stop. The bus did not stop. The bus driver looked directly at my husband, ignored him and carried on going! This was the last connecting bus to the metro station/bus stop, my husband had to walk 15 miles in the freezing cold at night walking an average of 2 miles an hour, he got home at 6:30am frozen and with a wife telephoning every hospital in a 50 mile radius, and every police station within 30 miles. exactly what is the point of purchasing a one week pass at the cost of £15 per week if the drivers do not know how to use the brakes and stop to pick up a pre-paid customer, my husband wanted to be a little greener, instead he lost a nights sleep and wasted £15 on a bus pass that makes you walk everywhere!
I had just been at the elephant and castle bustop and stopped in front of the 35 bus at 16:33 the bus code at the front was 316, the traffic light was red yet even when me and one other person knocked on the door the driver just looke at us and did now open the door, it would have been understandable if the traffic lights were green and she had already left the bustop. This was not the case. I feel like i am paying for my bus services and some drivers in particular just dont want to show any consideration what so ever.