British Buses are shit.

[autisticgeordie]

I'm not blaming the bus drivers, not at all. But, as a customer, its so f***ing annoying how damn late the buses in my area can be.

It's a f***ing joke! the Swiss and the Japanese have public transport and buses that run flawlessly and yet it seems that British public transport, especially buses, are the dirt f***ing worst!

[eJm]

I used to think this way.

Now I'm in Dublin.

To put it simply, I will never moan about British Public transport again. Buses especially are the most inconsistent things you'll ever find in Dublin outside the balance between "keeping the culture" and "we need to build SO MANY hotels!"

Except Trains, they suck in both places.

[thechase]

I still update my bus pass, though I don't think I've stepped on one all decade.

[BlackoutCreature]

Try to catch a bus on Staten Island one day, then you can complain.

[Gerard Gerard]

Nov 12, 2019 8:12:46 GMT -5 eJm said:

I used to think this way.

Now I'm in Dublin.

To put it simply, I will never moan about British Public transport again. Buses especially are the most inconsistent things you'll ever find in Dublin outside the balance between "keeping the culture" and "we need to build SO MANY hotels!"

Except Trains, they suck in both places.

Preach.

I'm convinced they only sold off some routes to GoAhead so we'd quit moaning about Dublin Bus.

[eJm]

Nov 12, 2019 10:10:34 GMT -5 Gerard Gerard said:

Nov 12, 2019 8:12:46 GMT -5 eJm said:

I used to think this way.

Now I'm in Dublin.

To put it simply, I will never moan about British Public transport again. Buses especially are the most inconsistent things you'll ever find in Dublin outside the balance between "keeping the culture" and "we need to build SO MANY hotels!"

Except Trains, they suck in both places.

Preach.

I'm convinced they only sold off some routes to GoAhead so we'd quit moaning about Dublin Bus.

At the moment, I live right in the city and pretty much 5 minutes from where I work so I rarely have a need to use anything else but a Luas if I really need to but the times I used a bus made me pretty much never want to go on one again. Or even the times I'm dropping off friends at the stop and buses don't come at least 5 minutes after when they're supposed to be there. It's ridiculous.

[MrElijah]

Nov 12, 2019 8:54:30 GMT -5 BlackoutCreature said:

Try to catch a bus on Staten Island one day, then you can complain.

MTA: Going your way.....To Hell.

[Ultimo Gallos]

At least you have public transportation. I don't think the town I live in has Uber or Taxis. Much less a buss.

[Push R Truth]

Nov 12, 2019 10:33:36 GMT -5 Ultimo Gallos said:

At least you have public transportation. I don't think the town I live in has Uber or Taxis. Much less a buss.

Got a dude in my town that gets raging drunk a couple times a week, climbs on his horse and passes out... and the horse walks him home and into the barn.


I don't know what this contributes to this thread but it's too late to delete it now.

[Hit Girl]

They've been shit since they went private. Nationalise them and bring back the conductors.

[Alice Syndrome]

If I didn't get buses for free (being autistic is enough for a disability buss pass after 9:30) I wouldn't get buses at all. I've freuently been left on the outskirts of Leeds for an hour because a bus decided to drive past, and just last week had to take a £25 Uber home to my mother's because First decided it would be really funny to replace the last bus of the night with one driving the exact same route but out of service.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Okay

Lads

Today was a shitty day

Buses were a huge facet

Please someone like this post so that when I have a keyboard I am reminded to come back and burn buses to the ground.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

Where I live buses are either late or blow through several minutes early and don't wait, which is even worse.

[Bo Rida]

Whisper it but mines pretty good. Every 7 minutes during workdays. Fairly regular outside then, even a viable option Friday and Saturday night.

Of course it's still often late and overcrowded but could be worse.

I didn't think that the time there was a road closure and the driver drive around in a big circle for an hour before dropping us off where we started. Would have got off and went to the pub earlier if the driver told us.

[Hurbster]

Yeah, every 10 minutes for me. Can't complain, been using them for 9 years now. I just buy a monthly ticket.

Plus they have WiFi and USB charging sockets. Handy.

[Welfare Willis]

Living in Korea and I can't complain about the buses. They just added wifi and the protocol is to be quiet while on the bus.

[crashmatsbazz]

they took all the bastard double deckers away from my route, so now everyone has to get on a mini bus type deal. its always packed and usually stinks of piss. the trams are no better either.

[SmashTV]

I live on a busy bus route and the buses here (Rochester in Kent) are regular and consistent. However, the fares have gone up an extortionate amount since I moved here 15 years ago, at least 150%. Hence I walk or drive everywhere.

[paulbearer]

Try taking a bus in Norway , very costly...might cost 5-600 krones back-forth airport (2 hr bus ride)

Trains are often delayed in Norway

Uber ?

Aint legal in Norway

((i heard french taxi drivers rioted against uber , they went bananas lol)

[Tenshigure]

Nov 12, 2019 16:07:46 GMT -5 "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay said:

Okay

Lads

Today was a shitty day

Buses were a huge facet

Please someone like this post so that when I have a keyboard I am reminded to come back and burn buses to the ground.