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ravenfire
Over 90 days ago
Bisexual Female, 50
Straight Male, 50
0 km · Dublin
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Zaza, Teddy here,
As a private coach driver may i say that the standard of bus drivers in this country was never the best and has gone down in recent years. Saying that, the standard of coach drivers has also dropped to my dismay, as i have seen children as young as seven without seat-belts and also without adult supervision, as it is no longer the drivers responsibility, it should be the school and bus company's responsibility to provide adequate supervision, company's i have worked for in Dublin have had this in place and also check lists of children to travel,so no one would be left behind.
If you are having problems with a particular company, i suggest you talk to other parents and then approach the company to put such measures in place, if they refuse i suggest you approach another company as in this economic climate there are plenty to choose from.
Just to add my point i think you are judging all drivers on the likes of cie drivers, some drivers care more about their jobs and their safety and take measures to ensure they do a damn good job. Raven
Sean that is a great idea, we have been on sites with a time limit if your just sitting there and not typing and we found it great,we have found in chat here a lot of rooms can have loads in them but no one is chatting openly, they are either whispering or just sitting there doing nothing, we don't stay in those rooms long....so yeah a time limit for inactivity is a great idea.
The main reason the cost of school buses is what it is now, most likely is due to the fact that the company's have higher rates of insurance,fuel costs, up keep of buses, wages to pay to drivers, D.O.E, tax for a large number of buses, repairs to interiors of buses,the list goes on and on,in an industry that is badly affected by the recession and due to the level of tourist dropping, they have to ensure they meet the costs of all of the above and can not do that if they charge prices from two years ago never mind ten. A lot of very good coach and bus company's have had to sell up due to lack of work, making a lot of good drivers unemployed.
Like every business they have to be able to keep running if possible and if it means a price hike within reason they have to do it.
And personally if i knew my child was getting to school safely in a well maintained bus driven by a professional with proper insurance i would beg borrow or steal the money to pay for it.
