Driving a Bus in the Rain - Easter is Over

Easter weekend is over, so peak travel southbound is back again. Lots of rain was in the forecast for the drive back.

[@berylwhite2983]

Congratulations Albert you did a wonderful job!! You did a job that would have made my grandmother proud she drove school bus for about 40 years. 😊

[@alblua]

Thanks! Wow, that's a lot of time behind the wheel!

[@berylwhite2983]

I wish you the kind of joy and luck that she had in her years. She never had a wreck. She never had a student hurt. She did have one fire on her bus and it was large. But she got everybody off including a teddy bear that was important to one of her small students. Also she got me into it for a little bit while I was in college. And she got me to drive to California. On trips with her. And drive regular routes.​@@alblua

[@alblua]

Those are some awesome stories

[@DariusMorgan-fr7fs]

Fantastic vlog. Love night driving!

[@alblua]

Night driving can definitely be very calming 😊

[@expressyourself8000]

I love your content, Night Driving in the rain is so relaxing!

[@alblua]

It really is, thanks for watching!

[@robertfinley6288]

Great video Sir I felt like I was driving and I haven't driven since 1992 when the company I worked for closed its doors. I have a question is the lot in Chicago where your new division is located or were you just parking your busses there for the weekend. I can relate to driving in the rain and fog also busses of yester year didn't have very good defrosters. Thanks for leavimg the captions up longer it worked great.

[@alblua]

Yes, that lot is currently where our Chicago buses are based currently. I was lucky there was an open spot for me to use that weekend. Thankfully, my defrosters were in good working order and I had just changed my wipers the day before! Glad the captions were better, thanks for watching :)

[@christophercddelrosariocoish]

Why don’t you collaborate with J. Wang Vlogs as he has his sturdy view of the drivers seat and you have the head mount

[@alblua]

We already do! Some of his videos I've helped film some B-roll 🎥

[@christophercddelrosariocoish]

@@albluaok, I love your videos and you working with James Wang

[@SamuelDean-cx2kj]

​@alblua I love your blog

[@hufjournallife7218]

Like Japanese style hand glove driver

[@timbuktug3321]

I am very fascinated by your coach videos. I subscribed to your channel. I feel I’m there riding with you but soon I need to make it reality and get my passengers endorsement and drive too. My name is Tim and I am watching from New Jersey.

[@alblua]

Go for it! It's a lot of fun 😊

[@Ash-pm2bl]

We need more driving like this

[@joshchu2832]

Awesome video!

[@joshchu2832]

You should work with Mr. James Wang! Seems like an awesome dude!

[@alblua]

So should you 😂

[@garybaker4751]

Albert, I really want to watch your videos all the way through, but I'm getting seriously motion sick from the camera on your head. The perspective is very cool, but the movements are too quick and jerky and I have to look away so much I can't enjoy it... plus the nauseous feeling. However, I seriously appreciate the effort you are going through to produce these, but I think a different camera mount is warranted. Unfortunately I don't think there is a mount that can be on your person that will be steady enough. Thanks for your work man! (and I love the Japanese style white glove approach. This is something I will seriously consider when/if I start driving. :)

[@alblua]

I always look around while driving to be aware of what's around me. Unfortunately I can't really improve the mount situation; a static chest mount is too low. The white gloves is definitely something I picked up from Japan and also help with grip and ventilation for me; they're actually baseball gloves but work very well for driving!

[@sixsierra]

I'm on Albert. On this kind of weather, even you're just driving a sedan, you HAVE TO look around like this to be extra careful. Views on side window and rear mirrors are much more limited due to the raindrops.

[@Clouds75]

Loved your video! Call me crazy, but if you were to video an entire trip, and just post raw footage, I would watch it! It's like bus ASMR! Very relaxing

[@alblua]

Next time I do a deadhead I'll be sure to just post that! :D

[@LifeOnCoach]

Relaxing. ✌🏾

[@jepoydaninja]

So this run 'scheduled' is like a line run or transit run? Good driving btw and vlogs!

[@alblua]

It's like a line run! We run a daily schedule service 365 days a year between Chicago and Champaign-Urbana as well as Chicago and Peoria via Bloomington-Normal. Thanks!

[@tonyvlip7645]

So how long did you drive the company cars/vans before moving up to the motorcoaches? 10,000 miles is pretty far... did you have to travel far away to like bump points, etc?

[@alblua]

I work full time as a front end developer and assistant schedule coordinator at the company in the office. Our insurance has a minimum age of 23 for driving motorcoaches. I always wanted to drive a bus, so when I turned 23, I went through our training program to receive my CDL. It was about 2.5 weeks for me since I was already well acquainted with company procedures, but usually takes around 3-4 weeks training from scratch. Now, I fill in when we are short on drivers and can escape the office.

[@davorlekenik9563]

🇭🇷 ❤ 🇺🇲

[@football11248]

At 4:33, is the orange bus brand new?

[@alblua]

Nope! We've had that for a few years now

[@gianpro]

Is it easy to drive these buses?

[@alblua]

It's quite different from driving a car; you need a commercial license and undergo special training to legally drive a bus. Buses are also much heavier, wider, and longer. You are also responsible for the safety of all the passengers on board behind you. There are also strict regulations on hours you can drive and safety checks required before, during, and after every trip. In the end though, it can be good fun and you're different from everyone else on the road!

[@gianpro]

@@alblua oh

[@gianpro]

@@alblua I’m gonna try to get the cdl so I can apply for one of these jobs

[@alblua]

Best of luck!

[@gianpro]

@@alblua Ty