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frank tokin

Sep 19th 2012, 11:14

bring back the old and so called unsafe buses . they was safer than these modern r cheap unsuitable buses we have now

Mrs Maria Rosaria Brincat

Jul 14th 2012, 21:59

Today I went to Mellieha and desided to use the Arriva buses. I was afraid for my life cos the drivers, drives at high speed. And even when they turn you feel as if the bus is going to turn over. That is not how the customers should be treated especially those who are standing up. You can notice them trying to make an afford not to fall. i dought it that I will be using them again after today cos it not the first time that I ve been through this experience.

Roy Schembri

Jul 11th 2012, 15:35

Agree with Dr Bezzina. Government should act now before a serious incident occurs. We now have the warnings that these buses are accidents waiting to happen. Mayor Johnston had the guts to order their removal from London's streets. Unfortunately decisive leadership is missing when it comes to Dr Gonzi.

Thomas Rubicon

Jul 11th 2012, 12:47

WHY is Arriva Malta Ltd. always in the News?

Charles Muscat

Jul 11th 2012, 02:23

This would have been unheard of if it happened by a maniac.

JOE CUTAJAR

Jul 10th 2012, 22:21

These dangerous modern bone shakers should have never been allowed on our roads.It is never too late to make them history.

DR EMMANUEL BEZZINA,MA,MAG.JUR.[EU Law],LL.D.,

Jul 10th 2012, 22:18

LUCKY SO FAR THAT NO FATALITIES HAVE OCCURRED....................do we await till some fatality occurs so that we remove from our roads these bendy buses ?

R Zammit

Jul 10th 2012, 19:44

Why am I NOT surprised???

Rocco Camilleri

Jul 10th 2012, 19:33

State of the art transport qalilna Dr.Austin Gatt. 'Arriva' breakdown u iehor iqqabbduk. Get of their way or else pull you along.

Ronnie Callus

Jul 10th 2012, 17:20

Nahseb li x-xufiera ta' l-ARRIVA' tant ikunu ilhom jaqdu fit-toroq - hafna drabi ghalxejn li qed jispiccaw jistordu u arblu, hajt, karozza etc; ma' jarawhx. Jekk mhux l-arblu hareg ghan nofs. Kollox jista jkun. Saru komuni dawn l-incidenti madwar Malta kollha forsi biex iziedu x-xoghol tal-Mechanics, Sprayers u Panel Beaters ukoll. Warbilna ha naddu jghidulek, ghax alla hares ma' tkunx attent ghax jigbduk maghhom ! ghax id-DRITTA TAGHHOM.

tyson vella

Jul 10th 2012, 17:19

Lolll now that is very funny, waiting for more pics like these they make me laugh, in the mean time i'll keep my distance from arriva. Loll

Victor Pulis

Jul 10th 2012, 16:32

According to a recent survey we've had an average of four accidents involving Arriva buses a day since Arriva started operating.

Jonathan Scerri

Jul 10th 2012, 15:22

How creative are Arriva! They managed to divide the number 12 into a white "1" and a yellow "2". This company is one big joke.

Angelo Vassallo

Jul 10th 2012, 14:50

@ Francis Attard

Lil liema ministeru rrapurtajt xi tlett xhur ilu? Mhux lil ministeru imissek irrapportajt izda lill-Enemalta.

Enemalta hudu nota. Grazzi.

Francis Attard

Jul 10th 2012, 14:32

Imissa ma taqalawx l'arblu, l-aktar jekk kien diga mmermer bis-sadit bhal ma hemm wiehed hdejn ir-' roundabout' ta' Hal Kirkop kief tohrog minn taht il-mina ta' taht l-ajruport u li jien irrapurtajt lil-ministeru xi tlett xhur ilu!

Charles Zammit

Jul 10th 2012, 14:31

The biggest mistake in this Arriva saga was introducing these stupid Bendy Buses on a little rock like this more so after bigger countries have and are doing away with them . It would have been more safer and profitable to have more smaller buses for sure . TheArriva vehicles are too big for such a little Island with restricted roads .

James Dewar

Jul 10th 2012, 14:18

I think that this is the start of a sinister campaign by drivers to rid the island of the dreaded "bendy bus"! Good start but please don't plunge the island into darkness in your efforts!

Darren Aquilina

Jul 10th 2012, 14:00

In my opinion all these accidents are fault of the drivers who most of the new ones have no idea about how to drive a car let alone an 18 metre buss!! They should ask for training as in a week you don't become a bus driver. People used to complain about the other drivers of the old buses, for being rude or clumsy. They were right!! But id rather have a rude and clumsy driver then always ending up on the side of the road due to an accident or the bus braking down!! Absolutely rubbish service!!! The goverment should not back this up so he is responsible as well. Shame on him!!

Heisen Berg

Jul 10th 2012, 13:20

This is disgusting, u know what could have happen if one of the cables broke ... all the passangers would all have been toasted.. imagine having your family on it on their way to Valletta eh... they would have ruined our life. What kind of drivers are they hiring ??? the only solution to get rid of these buses is not to use them anymore. WE DONT WANT ARRIVA!!! Bring back our old buses and DRIVERS!! PLS!!!

D. A . Agius

Jul 10th 2012, 13:03

Judging all the trips they do, accident statistics are probably minimal. Don't compare them to your average 40min daily driving. These drivers do 8 hours or more driving a day.

In this particular spot as well, the road is very tight, even for cars let alone buses or bendy ones. Which means nothing for most of those commenting below but for drivers wil lmean that they have to keep extremely close to the kerb so that if they happen (this is a bend as well) to find some random idiot driving in the middle of the road they try to avoid the accident as much as possible.

This could be a driver error, but then again, let's remember that many have enjoyed seeing some other "experienced" drivers go away! Judging by the damage on the front, the impact was minimal, in fact even the rear view mirror is still in place!

1cm/2cm could have been all the difference! Arriva could educate some of the below commentators by taking them for an hour's drive on Maltese roads with buses. Even if it is the short ones.

Another commentator was also right in reminding people of the idiocies these drivers go through on their daily work. Case in point, not far away from this accident site is in front of the Bakeries on Mosta Road in St. Paul's Bay. Every day cars double and triple or park perpendicularly on this main road. I feel sorry for the drivers of the buses who have to wait for opposing traffic to pass or who have to wait for the common idiot to come out of the shops and drive off, obviously, at the idiot's leisure!

I'm sorry, but if the bus drivers are inexperienced or incapable of driving these large buses, what shall we say about the rest of us on the roads who cannot understand what is a parking space and that you are not meant to park your car in the middle of the road??? The only solution is on the spot astronomical fines.

Mr Clayton Mangion

Jul 10th 2012, 13:02

Arrive Could Consider Doing A Calender From 2013-2050 With All The Damaged Buses ! Im Sure They Will Go Up To The Next Millenium !

albert aquilina

Jul 10th 2012, 12:51

MR FARRUGA WHO DESI END THE ROAD IS MALTA TRANSPORT WHO MADE THE ROOTS M T WHO BROUGHT THE BUSES M T SO IS THIS GOOD PLANING KEEP IT UP VERY GOOD SERVICE

John Scerri

Jul 10th 2012, 12:48

Looking at this from another perspective , there is a saying in Maltese ''Kull deni hudu b'gid''

That pole seems to have had too much to handle and might have been the cause of a more serious accident had nothing been done to relieve some of the tension from the many lines pulling in various directions.

Eve Axiaq

Jul 10th 2012, 12:45

Il- bierah fic- Cirkewwa kienu qed jiggieldu ix-xufiera ma ta' fuqhom ghax hadd minnhom ma ried isuq il- bendy bus! Aghmilna siegha nistennew no: 222.

Mario Camilleri

Jul 10th 2012, 12:35

Dan l-aċċident il-kemm-il wieħed???
L-ARRIVA aktar issemmiet għal-kummidji milli għal servizz tajjeb. Kemm taqta Sur Ministru Gatt!!!

Anthony Arpa

Jul 10th 2012, 12:32

X'tistenna hu dan min Vettura li taghmel gurnata shieha taqad madwar Malta. Wara kollox hafna xufiera jonqoshom jiehdu ftit aktar esperjenza ukoll ... Pero ta min wieghed jinnota li Hafna Xufiera Nisa issa ukoll qed isibu l-impjieg taghom ma l-Arriva u dawn sejrin tajjeb hafna ukoll jekk Alla irried .
Kif qall xi hadd iva l Accident min dejjem kienu fit transport kemm mil kumpanija li kellhna u kemm mil Arriva ... Waqt li nistennew iktar attenzjoni mix xufiera j-Alla ma jkolniex accidenti aktar gravi ...

Ronnie Callus

Jul 10th 2012, 12:26

l-Arriva spiccaw mhux nies biss jghabbu, imma anke xi arblu !!!

Charles Caruana Carabez

Jul 10th 2012, 12:22

Minus One.

Andrew Scicluna

Jul 10th 2012, 12:06

The pole was hit from the front of the buses this seems to be the drivers miss calculating the pole.All the new buses big or small are full of dents , scratches, damaged paneling etc.. within a short time these will soon need to be replaced again.Maybe the company is responsible for all the damage being done on the buses.Some form of supervision needs to be made so to reduce these accidents.This accident could have been very serious if the electricity making contact with the bus resulting in an electrocuting the passengers on board. Luckily no one was hurt hope some form of action will be taken before it is to late.

A Cardona

Jul 10th 2012, 11:16

Gie impjegat hafna studju u ricerka qabel ma iddahlu dawn it-tip ta vetturi.

Min gabhom u iddecida vera ghamel xoghol bir-reqqa u ta livell gholi.

Keep it up!

M Farrugia

Jul 10th 2012, 11:14

prfopaganda kontra l-arriva u xejn aktar meta kellna l-pbuses l-ohra kien hawn accidents, u jigu liema buses jigu f'Malta jibqa ikun hawn. Hemm hafna fatturi ghal dawn l-incidenti, mhux il-kobor tgal-bues biss imma t-toroq minflok twessaw djiequ, certa drivers mhux imharga bizzejjed kif juzaw dawn il-karozzi, parkjar hazin, toroq li ghndhom bzonn tiswija u affrijiet ohra.

A. Mizzi

Jul 10th 2012, 11:10

Il-BUZZOLLOTTI ( bis-sussidji mit-taxxi taghna) jkomplu, altru milli kif qal l'Onor Austin Gatt, li kellhom jispispiccaw bl-AVENT TA' l'ARRIVS bis-second hand bendy buses li wikkew il-pajjiz bih!

Raymond Sacco

Jul 10th 2012, 10:13

I could see this accident from my back window. Enemalta workers were there in two minutes and cleared the mess in less then an hour, in this blazing sun! And some idiots post comments complaining that Enemalta workers do nothing!!!!!!!!!!!

George Cremona

Jul 10th 2012, 10:08

Qabel kellna sidin tax-xarabank li kienu arroganti u maledukati pero kont tasal kwazi dejjem fil-hin u rari li kont tara trakk wieqaf,

illum ghandek xufiera impjegati li wara sena isuqu dawn it-trakkijiet ghadom anqas drawom u barra minn hekk xufier ma jimpurtahx jekk jiqafx jew jahbat bit-trakk ghax filkas jitfa mal-genb u jhalli lil kulhadd jistenna ghax il-paga dihla xorta.

Kemm konna ahjar meta minalina konna aghar!

Marika Fenech

Jul 10th 2012, 10:01

I was a passenger on this particular bus 703 on route 91 from Marsascala to Valletta. It is not air-conditioned and tempers flared because of the impossible heat. Do us all a favour, Arriva, and stick to your contract. Thank you.

adrian agius

Jul 10th 2012, 09:51

i think double decker buses would be better for malta

Dennis Zammit

Jul 10th 2012, 09:49

Scrap them immediately as the Mayor of London did. Have we changed to hoarders?

Jonathan Scerri

Jul 10th 2012, 09:44

This bus didn't live its time to get a coat of Aquamarine paint. It is still in its white plastic wrap covering the red London Transport livery!

leli farrugia

Jul 10th 2012, 09:39

If local councils have the power please ban these bendy buses from our roads especially from tower road sliema and paceville cause they are causing rebus in the traffic system . they are too big and heavy to be used in the inner parts of the towns , they must be used only for outskirts .

John Zarb

Jul 10th 2012, 09:37

Now we had enough of these bendy buses. These are causing havoc in our streets/roads.
If these were not good for London then definetly are not good for the narrow streets of Malta. And what about the seriousness of the colour of the bus where it should be torqouise like the others and also the mirrors, one in black and the other in yellow!!!!!!!!!!!!! One year old and still with the same problems.

anthony sultana

Jul 10th 2012, 09:07

Bad drivers that is, not bad buses.

Victor Laiviera

Jul 10th 2012, 08:57

Mayor Boris Johnson called them the "Writhing Whales of the Road" before he banned them from the streets of London.

How right he was!

Paul Smith

Jul 10th 2012, 08:51

Konferma ta kemm ghandna servizz 'ahjar'! Sa anka jqacctu l arbli tad dawl qeghdin! Pajjiz tal mickey mouse!

R Axisa

Jul 10th 2012, 08:50

dawn il-bendy buses hlief perikli mhux qed joholqu! Ftit ilu rajt wahda ddur mar-roundabout tal-airport - u ha nghidilkom trid twarbilha min-nofs u allahares tghaddi minn mieghek ghax il-bicca ta' wara tghidx kemm tixxejjer!