Kev wrote:
Had a run in with a nice employee of Arriva this morning who called me
a ****ing moron because I didn't know that PSV drivers aren't allowed
to reverse. Now I am not an expert on the law regarding PSV drivers so
can somebody confirm that it is a fact that they are not allowed to
reverse. Seems bonkers to me.
Whether thay can or can't reverse I take it that they can't call
members of the public ****ing morons or threaten to punch them in the
face.

"No reversing on the public highway with passengers onboard". Comes in
handy when dealing with other motorists who expect you to reverse back
10 yards instead of their reversing back half a mile. Well, actually
normally reserved for when that situation is, itself, reversed.

Bus station land is not the public highway. Other vehicles without
permits are invariably banned from it.

In practice the "No reversing" rule is widely ignored by drivers when it
suits them. Mostly because of sympathy for the other driver who either
doesn't have the skill, has a trailer, or has a bigger bus.

Sorry if he was rude or threatening. Not a good idea as passengers tend
to report such things. It can, I'm told be quite stressful driving a
bus. I found it the opposite. Getting the bus through Moretonhampstead
on a market day in Summer was like this super game of chess with dozens
of players, plus the joy of solving this 3D dynamic jigsaw puzzle,
whilst allowing for the massive overhang on the back of the bus. I
really felt like turning the bus round and going through again - just
for the fun of it..

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Sue