Bus Drivers "can be" the WORST Killers...

It is nobody's fault. It was an accident, right? Filipinos always find people to blame when something goes wrong, they like to point fingers.

My father in law is a former bus conductor he always told us that whenever a bus have been accident the driver will always take the blame but we didn't know how heavy is his responsibilities. He always told us that this bus drivers are well trained and being a bus driver it was always been a burden for them so they need to triple their awareness in order to avoid accidents but they are always the one who is being blame whenever there is an accident.

Maybe another reason why bus drivers often fly and not rather than drive is because they are not paid salaries but earn only on commission basis. They have to speed on the road so that they will be able to get more passengers and get to their destinations quicker. More passenger...more earnings. Other reasons that cause road accidents are not just the bus drivers but also poor road conditions and lack of proper maintenance of vehicles.

Are you referring to the accident that happened yesterday in Naguilian Road? That was terrible. So the driver was avoiding a dog. The paper said that the brakes failed and so he tried to hit a tree but missed and fell down the ravine. I agree with you. I am afraid of riding in provincial buses especially at night. The drivers go in and out their lane and I just sleep so that I will not see the oncoming cars and scream. Despite all the accidents, the drivers still feel invincible until it happens to them (too late).

The main reason why bus drivers try to out run each other is because they earn on a commission basis. This means that the more passengers they have, the more take home pay they'll get. If they're paid on a monthly basis, chances are these drivers would not care whether the bus is full or not since their salary is fixed. With this arrangement, even the flow of buses, especially in our main thoroughfares will be controlled. This is ideal but works more for the drivers than the operators. Another factor is training. When i go home to the province, i usually take the bus and my observation is the lack of training in some of the bus companies that i ride with. These are normally colurum buses. so when i'm in a hurry and in a budget i take these colurum buses and pray to god that nothing drastic is going to happen. On the other hand, you can see that drivers in well known bus companies like piltranco really went through a thorough screening, they're arrival is even timed which means they can't go much faster than the allowed speed limit otherwise inspectors will question them when they arrive at their destination earlier than scheduled.

Sometimes nothing can stop an accident from happening. There was one not long ago in Minnesota with two buses, a semi and a pickup truck that was bad. The pickup truck cut the buses off and they did not have time to respond. However there was one in Cleveland not long ago where a driver picked up her kids from school and she was driving drunk. One of the older kids rounded the younger kids up when she stopped to drop a passenger off and they all went through the back and out so nobody was hurt because the bus driver wanted to do her route even though she was drunk. One of that kid's parents blocked the bus in when she tried to turn around and the cops came and arrested her but I think that the kid who got all those other kids out of the bus is a hero because they probably saved all those kids from a bad accident.

I agree of that if you drive safety you gain more leasing to Jehovah God if not then many are killed because of what you are doing your life would be to punished in him.

eh,i think if pay not very attention on driving ,every driver can be the killer. not only the bus driver but also others. in china ,metro ,bus ,private car ,truck ,van ,train ,all have some accidents, mostly due to the drivers ,and i don't know how to prevent them ,because it is up to person ,if he/she ignore the traffic ,then maybe a disaster will happen so when i am out ,i often look around ensure that no vehicles is running when the red light is working ,pls be careful everyday ,god bless us all

I agree to that...

Compare to finding out who shoud be punished ,i think it is more important to find out the effective solution.But what we can do to prevent this phenomenon?Those drivers with no sence of responsibility do bring a great damage to the society.Did they really trained strictly before they got their license?Perhaps the systerm of selecting drivers itsself dose exist leaks.It deserves our doubt.

They really need lots of trainings to avoid this kind of accident that kills people

Just had that experience last night when I rode a mini-bus with a very reckless driver. On my way home, he almost hit the big truck, he almost hit a man crossing, and he almost hit a car in an intersection. I kept on telling him to drive slowly for three times, still he didn't listen. The passengers were all in panic. Thank God we're all safe in the end.

well... bus is one of the hardest vehicle to be driven of (aside from truck). you can say this even if your not a regular driver by playing GTA. By thinking manipulating a bus in a cliff, it takes a lot of skill for a bus driver to pass that. And in addition, thinking of the event you said, Drivers are concentrating on manipulating the bus and suddenly a dog pass and he was shocked so it happens....

Yes! I partially agree with you that drivers have the sole responsibility in whatever accident they mey incur. But then, sometimes the road condition and the weather condition too have also a fatal influence to accidents. Its really an irradiating thing to note that accidents are prone to bus drivers for a reason I think on my personal opinion is on the built of the vehicle since they are big compared to ordinary cars as well as the irresponsible drivers itself who don't care for their passengers. Just be careful man.

it is not easy to be drivers. but you can not just blame the drivers, some bus company do not have their monthly check of the bus so some are defective already but still running around the city. there are a lot of incident in the streets that are not just drivers to be blame but also the owners of the vehicle. there are also drivers who thinks that they are the king of the road. it very sad to see innocent people die because of rudeness and negligence.

Here in Australia, where I live, we don’t have many bus accidents although bus drivers seem to take ownership of the road and expect right of way at all times. I guess it is the size of the vehicle that has something to do with it. I haven’t come across too many reckless drivers except on a tour bus in Corsica many years ago; the guy was crazy and everyone on the tour bus was terrified! The roads in Corsica are very narrow with a steep precipice on one side so you can imagine our fear! We found our later that he was drunk too! I hope my bad experience on a bus is a one off, I really do!

I dont think that is just the passengers that distract them. There was an incedent here where a bus driver hit an old woman that was crossing the street. It was partially his fault but he couldnt see because of the sun. At that time in the morning the sun rises towards us and we end up getting blinded by it. That makes us need to drive more carefully. But i dont think that it is their fault also buses are big vehicles and be able to stop or dogde from something it is kind of hard. That is why here they are trying to make the buses more efficient in stopping but without the risk of anybody inside getting hurt and the risk of the buss sliding to wherever they are dodging from.

Yes I agree to it. I was just experienced riding on the bus which is very careless. When I was on that bus I experienced something was just like a roller coaster ride and the vehicle was really close to other vehicle that is why I am so nervous maybe it will stick to the other bus and have an accident but thank God it did not happen. So If I am going to ride a bus, I want to see if the bus has a security that it will not bump into other vehicles. The ride was in the high way of EDSA.

we can't blame the bus driver all the tame..... but some drivers are also present with rough driving,drunk driving ,,,, we have to take some serious actions against them.... but before going to blame on driver we have to study how the accident happen...... i think only 25% of drivers are bad.... remaining 75% doing well but unfortunately accident occurs ..

Its another lesson learn for the bus drivers out there.. They should not be be verbal to tell the people that they will be careful for their travel they should have an action for that..