The wheels on the bus go round and round and keep going round and round.

[KellyHabersham]

The bus companies here in NZ have started modifying their signs so that if they have a "full standing load" (the maximum amount of passengers they are allowed to carry by law) the driver can punch in a code that will make the sign say "FULL BUS" - in this situation the waiting people will sadly have no choice but to wait for the next bus, the company can be fined up to $100,000 for carrying above the maximum allowed amount of passengers, with the driver themself also being fined $10,000.

I think our bus system here had something like that a few years back, but I'm not sure if they still do.....seems like they go more with having more frequent trips and using "double buses" (as I refer to them, anyhow......can't recall what the right word is)

[Kagato]

The bus companies here in NZ have started modifying their signs so that if they have a "full standing load" (the maximum amount of passengers they are allowed to carry by law) the driver can punch in a code that will make the sign say "FULL BUS" - in this situation the waiting people will sadly have no choice but to wait for the next bus, the company can be fined up to $100,000 for carrying above the maximum allowed amount of passengers, with the driver themself also being fined $10,000.

The reason for this is if the driver had to slam their brakes on in an emergency, chances are the people standing at the front of the aisle (through no choice of their own) would go flying straight through the front windshield due to inertia.

That being said, if a driver simply goes past without stopping, it is always worth phoning through to the bus depot to find out exactly what the situation is, whether it was due to driver error or whether the bus had reported earlier to the depot that they were full

(side note: Depending on the depot and how busy that particular run is, they may choose to run an extra bus on the same route to pick up any missed passengers, particularly if there is a large number of them)

[MoonCat]

Yep, had that happen. I've waved at drivers, had them look right at me, and drive past anyway. Makes me want to scream a lot of foul words.

Recently I was waiting at a stop, the bus was about 50 ft away, and I glanced down as I reached into my purse for my bus pass. The bus kept on rolling by! He must have heard me yell "HEY!!!" because he slowed down and stopped. I got on and it was all I could do to keep my mouth shut. I just gave him a look.

[Golden Phoenix]

That happened to me and a bunch of other kids once.

We were waiting for the college bus which was specially chartered just for students and had a set route, we were the very last stop.

There's probably about fifteen to twenty of us waiting, plainly visible, and the bus just blew on by. Cue a frantic round of phonecalls to the college to inform our tutors, our parents to tell them and the bus company to complain.

We were all two hours late and missed at least a full class.

[Monterey Jack]

If I were waiting for a bus or train that didn't stop at my station (providing I was clearly visible to the driver), I would be INFURIATED. It doesn't matter if you're the only one at the station waiting to get on, you HAVE to stop.

[Argabarga]

My Grandma once had the TRAIN do that to her, while standing on the station platform, ticket in hand, it just blew right though town, the conductor apparently believing that since nobody was getting off, they didn't have to stop....

The folks at Amtrak got an earful over the phone and bought her a bus ticket.

And they wonder why they had to discontinue service on that line.....

[Jarlaxle]

That!^^^^^

[strawbabies]

I'd call the bus company and report that. The driver needs to get in trouble.

[Mr Hero]

Still a bit peeved about this and I wrote a strongly worded letter about it.

Last night I was waiting for a bus. When I travel at night, I wear reflective clothing so I can be seen by drivers. All drivers but one. The bus driver didn't even slow down at my stop, let alone stop. I then ran after the bus in a futile attempt to get it to stop. I was late for work.