Bus drivers have a saying: An empty bus is a happy bus
Driving a bus is a great job, with only one drawback.
Passengers
The ones who blame the driver for every delay. Who cannot find their money or their pass or expect the bus to wait if they have not reached the stop yet. Who fail to see any connection between the latter & the former
Then there is going-home-from-school time. And Friday & Saturday night drunks
Well, happy buses are going to be a thing of the past if a recent press report is anything to go by. Bus company shares are holding up well. Most bus companies have hedged their fuel costs. Contracts for regulated services have clauses to claw back higher fuel costs. And the rising cost of motoring is likely to attract more passengers for those essential trips to work, school or shopping
The over 60’s will be disproportionately tempted to switch to the bus as petrol prices rise, thereby just adding to the pressure on council tax
