Loud music from ipods on buses
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if you have ever been on a bus in mississauga there is sinage that CLEARLY outlines what behaviour is acceptable and what behaviour is unacceptable.MLAM said:
the douche-bag wasn't following the rules and the driver was doing his job.
i'd rather have an over-zealous driver that will be there for you when there is real trouble, than an oblivious driver that will ignore all issues and just drive the bus.
And I ...
...rather have a driver whose priority is to make sure everyone gets to their destination safely.
The music was neither hindering anyone's travel, nor endangering anyone's safety.
Stopping the bus absolutely did one and created the potential for the other.
It was STUPID....rules or not rules.
The better way to deal with it would have been to either a) call the authorities to have the person removed from the bus if it was such a big fucking egregious rule violation, and thus eliminate the possibility of the matter getting out of control, or, much better still b) just ignore them until they got off the bus.
No justification whatsoever for creation of a confrontational situation without the authorities present to keep things under control.
destillat said:
...rather have a driver whose priority is to make sure everyone gets to their destination safely.
The music was neither hindering anyone's travel, nor endangering anyone's safety.
Stopping the bus absolutely did one and created the potential for the other.
It was STUPID....rules or not rules.
The better way to deal with it would have been to either a) call the authorities to have the person removed from the bus if it was such a big fucking egregious rule violation, and thus eliminate the possibility of the matter getting out of control, or, much better still b) just ignore them until they got off the bus.
No justification whatsoever for creation of a confrontational situation without the authorities present to keep things under control.
Yeah the same stupid bus drivers who clearly seen an elderly woman get on a bus. If not how on else did she get on the bus without paying in the first place? Then when the poor old lady asked for a transfer because she had forgotten it when she got on (which was only two stops before) clearly told the lady no way. The little old lady looked next to tears when she said I am on my last 10 dollars and that was my last spending change. The rude bus driver said that is not my problem lady the rules are posted right here. I think it is blantantly rude when people can forget and especially little old ladies. 
The ones who want to be big bosses of the buses they drive will be rude to everyone and enforce every single rule and the ones who are more kind and considerate will ignore minor rules and only enforce major ones that are really troublesome.
Maybe that driver took his take it easy pill in the morning while others clearly do not. Overall however I would say that Mississauga bus drivers are more helpful in giving out directions etc... than Toronto bus drivers. I have encountered them maybe twice in about 5 years and must say getting on a Toronto bus is not first on my to do list.
The ones who want to be big bosses of the buses they drive will be rude to everyone and enforce every single rule and the ones who are more kind and considerate will ignore minor rules and only enforce major ones that are really troublesome.
Maybe that driver took his take it easy pill in the morning while others clearly do not. Overall however I would say that Mississauga bus drivers are more helpful in giving out directions etc... than Toronto bus drivers. I have encountered them maybe twice in about 5 years and must say getting on a Toronto bus is not first on my to do list.
Maybe someone already did - the guy who got decapitated on the Greyhound bus in Manitoba was listening to headphones...canada-man said:
smiley1437 said:Maybe someone already did - the guy who got decapitated on the Greyhound bus in Manitoba was listening to headphones...
the man who did the decaptitation allready have some form of mental illness
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OnTheWayOut
Since the province is closing all the provincial run care facilities for mental patients those folks are living all around us. The guy or girl on the bus next to you may just be a psychotic ex-resident from one of them. Not funny.canada-man said:
wait a sec...aren't you the guy who started this thread?!?canada-man said:
(backs away slowly and turns off his ipod...)
smiley1437 said:
getting tired of shit music being forced down your throat is not a mental illness
RemyLeBeau said:
yes they are serious about thier shitty music which losing popularity and sales but are too lazy to vote
MLAM said:
Spoken like a true pussy.
1) The driver was totally within his right to stop the bus until the passenger complied with the TTC rules and regulations. I guess from pussies like you, we should allow any and all rules to be broken "in case a fight breaks out". Well, thank god you're not in our military else the Azores would invade and you'd be the first to surrender.
2) If the passenger DID become unruly, then they'd be on their way to jail.
In this situation I'd pop one of the earbuds out of the offending person's ear and remind them that with as little as a couple hours listening at that level per day they will (not can) WILL suffer permanant hearing loss.....
I remember back when I had to take the subway bus downtown everyday and while one incident can be overlooked, when it happens everyday it does become more than a one time nusiance.
That's one of the problems in our society, we allow so many to break the rules in fear of "what might happen" that it becomes the norm to bother everyone else instead of trying to get along.
This SO reminds me of the ads for littering: once one person does it another sees it and uses it as kind of "permission". Next thing you know there's a pile of litter a foot deep...same as noisy IPODS, next thing you know everyone is turning theirs up and those that just want some peace and quiet and read their book, can't.
