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Re: Fare Beaters..what's the driver SUPPOSED To do? |
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Posted by Brooklyn67 on Thu May 31 02:23:49 2012, in response to Re: Fare Beaters..what's the driver SUPPOSED To do?, posted by futurekbarticop on Thu May 31 01:04:57 2012. Reminds me of a day I was training a student driver along the Q83. I got a chuckle the first couple of times he muttered "the fare is two dollars", but didn't interject until someone said something to him and he didn't know what to do.Passenger gets on and tells him he has no money, but can he ride anyway. Gary, my student, glances at the farebox and mutters "the fare is two dollars". Passenger says, "I know how much the fare is, I'm asking if I can ride." Gary says, "fare is two dollars". Passenger starts getting annoyed and "challenges" Gary, asking him, "Why you trying to make me look stupid?". It was at that point I told the passenger to have a seat and that I was training a new driver. He thanked me and had a seat in the back of the bus. I then stood up at the bar and waited for Gary to stop at a red light. Once he did, I leaned over and whispered to him, "Don't ever say that again while I'm on the bus or while I'm training you. I don't give a gosh darn what the school room wants, this is my bus, your my student and I'm training you to drive this bus in the real world. Don't worry about a violation, I will handle that if it comes. Just do what I say, and never say that again with me on the bus". He asked what he should do the next time someone doesn't pay and I instructed him to hit the F5 key and forget it. Further, I told him, if anyone else actually asks permission to ride free, just wave them on with your hand and a smile and make a note on your trip sheet that I instructed him to do so. Further, if he felt okay about it, a "get me next time" as a CYA thing. A few months later, Gary, now a probationary bus driver on his own, came over to me, extended his hand and said "thanks for helping me with the farebeats". I asked why he was thanking me, and he told me another driver (in the Bronx who was training with him) "went by the book" and informed a passenger of the fare reminder and was subsequently seriously assaulted. He told me the training I gave him was the best advice anyone had ever given him on the road or in the school room. I shook his hand and told him I was glad to help. I trained my students with one goal in mind: maintain your health, well-being and sanity to go home to your family at the end of your tour, and back to work the next day. |
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