
Monday, 27th October 2008
Catch them on film
We read a lot of letters in this newspaper about bus drivers and their silly behaviour. May I point out that bus drivers may not be aware of what is written about them.
I have an idea! Nowadays every man, woman and child passenger has a mobile phone with photo and video capability at the ready. Start recording such antics in sound and wonderful colour and download to YouTube so that one can see them at work on the buses.
Shock tactics could be the answer to solve this problem, so go on citizens - start recording and start downloading under the heading Maltese Bus Drivers. I look forward to seeing some of your masterpieces.







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Yet I seem to care of what goes on more than many people on the islands.
I admire all the new modern developments in Malta.....Hotels & so on.
But , when in Malta , I am surprised to see people not complaining of the bus service......
Dangerous fumes of the old buses ( some I remember from the 1960's ).
Bus drivers that seem a law to themselves....behaving like "captains of the ship".
One , I nick-named " High-Noon Boy scout " , taking corners on two wheels while his radio was blustering country music.
A gentleman , while getting off , hissed at him.....Hmar !!!
"High-Noon Boy Scout " took it a a compliment..
I'll cut it short.....a decent comfortable bus service would eliminate many cars from the roads.....to go working / shopping a few miles away ?
I'd bet my last penny that a different bus service would attract many more visitors
It does surprise me that whoever in power does not see this. I'd bet my last penny ,even bus drivers, would become more cheerful.
Your idea makes a lot of sense, but it will be about as effective as me writing this!
What Malta needs is a bus company run along the lines of a commercial company, for example, where such behaviour is not accepted and the drivers have to be nice to the customers. Failure to comply would mean being dismissed. Those who wanted the job would soon learn and those that didn't would soon leave.
You will, however, realise that this will never happen. It's like all other problems in Malta, from the disgraceful shacks around Valletta entrance, chairs covering the streets and illegal immigrants. No-one has the inclination to do a proper job to solve these issues on a permanent basis.