Running a red light.

[Timeh]

Is it worth reporting a bus for going through a red light this morning? There was no accident or anything but he still went through a red light. Should i bother?

If i should then who best to report it to, the bus company or the police?

Thanks

[smithy266]

I would. At least phone the bus company and speak to the Transport Manager.

[Vegas1]

Although be prepared to have details about which bus it was. They wont do nowt otherwise.

[LeMaquis]

I reported an 87 bus last July for dangerous driving including going through a red light into Abbeydale Road and getting honked at by a lot of cars. I gave all the details - time, bus number, location, etc - and to this day I'm still waiting for a response.

[Daven]

I reported an 87 bus last July for dangerous driving including going through a red light into Abbeydale Road and getting honked at by a lot of cars. I gave all the details - time, bus number, location, etc - and to this day I'm still waiting for a response.

 

Who did you report it to ?

[Berberis]

Buses are always going across the new junction on the wicker.

[adamf]

I reported an 87 bus last July for dangerous driving including going through a red light into Abbeydale Road and getting honked at by a lot of cars. I gave all the details - time, bus number, location, etc - and to this day I'm still waiting for a response.

 

There may be employee-confidentiality or similar reasons why the bus company can't tell you exactly what they've done about it.

[The Joker]

I wouldn't bother reporting a bus going through a red light, if there was no accident.

 

When I'm a bus passenger (which is rare but not unknown) I actively want the bus driver to run red lights and skip bus stops.

 

Otherwise it'll take a million years to get to my destination*, even with all the bus gates and bus lanes sccattered about the city.

 

*slight exaggeration there

[watchcoll]

I'm sure a bus driver told me that if the option is to brake suddenly & harshly/emergency stop to come to a stop & potentially hurt people on the bus, or drive throught an amber-turning-to-red light then they drive through - only doing an emergency stop if they would hit something.

 

How many use that as an excuse to amber gamble, i don't know.

[DT Ralge]

I'm sure a bus driver told me that if the option is to brake suddenly & harshly/emergency stop to come to a stop & potentially hurt people on the bus, or drive throught an amber-turning-to-red light then they drive through - only doing an emergency stop if they would hit something.

 

How many use that as an excuse to amber gamble, i don't know.

 

You reminded the driver, no doubt, that Amber = Stop.