First Group - The Drivers First Use Check

First Group - The Drivers First Use Check.

[@JulianShagworthy]

So much responsibility for such a pittance of a wage... Huge respect to bus drivers, lots of people appreciate what you do.

[@trickifichd2939]

What you talking about here in London first year u make 30k

[@jasonSTILL5]

In reality some bus drivers are so fuckin lazy they just sit on their phone on their breaks. They don't check for sharp objects or food and shit on the floors

[@squeaksvids5886]

@@jasonSTILL5 It’s their break, why should they be working?

[@jasonSTILL5]

@@squeaksvids5886 I'm saying some buses are just dirty and no one cleans it or checks for sharp objects

[@beyondnow1600]

@@trickifichd2939 thats London not the rest of UK. Try 23thousand a year everywhere else

[@Nali2772]

Brilliant , learned allot from this, been driving buses since 1999, and allot has changed over the years 😃

[@barrytaylor6565]

when i was a bus driver in the 80s you were lucky to get a heater that worked let alone a demister!!

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Great to see 'bus driver' videos! 😊👍

[@markbriza8325]

DoubleDeckerAnton hello, big fan

[@thomasshields5848]

Fake lol.

[@thomasshields5848]

He would have a emoji thing next to his name

[@ThatYorkshireBusDriver]

One of the best videos for information atm

[@tothbotond5927]

@@thomasshields5848 check his channel...

[@cam43002]

Bloody hell some of them buses I haven't seen for years

[@philipalldred333]

When I was a bus and coach driver, we had 15 minutes on clocking on to sing on with your ticket module and get your bus ready for the road, i,e top up with water at the same time the engine was running to build up air pressure, you were told of if you didn't leave the garage on time. So there is no way one could do all this in 15 minutes so I cant see this being done each day.

[@cumnockmerc-2563]

Probs the best looking first bus ive seen

[@colliecandle]

My 'first check' is to make sure the diesel heater works ( and the heated drivers seat of course ! )

[@edubbs5556]

Facts lol

[@NZfabrock]

lol

[@colincampbell2072]

we get 10 minutes to do this check, you'd need about half an hour to check all this!!

[@lewisscott5014]

Colin Campbell yes I have noticed that the geminis ( original) take a little while to check fully

[@markpollard9202]

Colin iwent through driver recruitement ..had 6 bus routes to learn...each day for the week...was naturally falling behind .the trainer jumps in..arrogantly throws the seat back ..floors the bus i saw 20 km over the speedlimit..passengers were experiencing ..more than a mild inertia ..dont mention safety for this corp...they chose aguy ...what ate heavily..and nicely crashed out..on the way back to depot..trainer driving...Good luck to u...this is the gov for u🍉🍉🍉

[@josephodonnell8982]

@@markpollard9202 first isn’t government ran mate

[@markpollard9202]

@@josephodonnell8982 is in where i am boss bunch of hopeless public servants big noting on themselves fuck them all fuvk the industry as a whole when a female bus driver trainer hits 20km/h over limit whole bus vibrating ..enjoy ur shit people enjoy the fatalities stick ur job in my asshole the real bus drivers are resting. In the ground..as long as i live not one cent to trams or buses id rather walk thanks happy new year 2021 🇦🇺🇦🇺🥰🥰🤗🤗🤎🤎☕

[@Minnyvraltacc]

@@markpollard9202 20KM is 12MPH

[@gabrielsavarge1301]

Highlighting defects on the defect card is very important to ensure that defects are remided to ensure roadworthiness.

[@ScotOfTheDay]

God if they actually did this thoroughly at First, none of their buses would be allowed to leave the depot!

[@gravemind6536]

Most defects get ignored by bus companies unless its either very easy to put right or downright illegal. You can have a dashboard like a christmas tree but if there are no red lights or brake warning lights you are deemed safe to go. Things like headlights and most exterior lights get replaced immediatly upon failure or if not later that day.

[@paradoxicalcat7173]

@@gravemind6536 You mean anything obvious gets fixed immediately, but hidden dangers are not? :D

[@maverick4220]

All of these checks to be done properly has to take about 30 minutes - 1 hour.

[@MrCRBell]

Your so right, 23 minute video and they give you 5 minutes to actually do it!

[@normanschlongdongovic4124]

Hope Firstgroup considering Singapore for the Bus Contracting Model

[@mrandmrsfreeman236]

4:40 Checks begins...

[@CosgroveNotts]

Big companies should have proper inspection areas by now. Safe working space around the vehicle with barriers. It's all a blame game now. Book stuff off because you know what you doing and you become moaner. You can't win.

[@Longs81]

"Sufficient time will be allocated and this will be negociated locally with the trade union" We get about 5 minutes to do all this and if we leave the car park where the buses are stored (this is a good 6 minute walk from the depot) they will pull you into the office and bollock you.

[@Tuppoo94]

All this is done just to keep the lawyers quiet. If something goes wrong and there's an accident, the driver can be fired for "endangering passenger safety", and the company can hope that they only have to pay a slightly smaller compensation bill because they "had a comprehensive safety program that the driver shamelessly ignored".

[@fetchstixRHD]

@@Tuppoo94: Definitely the case, "we would never expect our drivers to act dangerously (despite us effectively asking them to)" and all. I find it very hard to believe any safety program that gets brought up...

[@Tuppoo94]

@@fetchstixRHD 4 years later, but the topic is still relevant! All safety regulations are written in blood, and exist for a very good reason. Unfortunately, companies often seek a competitive advantage by skimping on safety.

[@cayhanosman7316]

Really injoy this so helpful

[@shanestockton3871]

What a laugh what i see from our buses is does it start yes then bloody drive it don't worry about anything broken as long as it runs then get on with your job. That's cut backs for you. That's why I don't use public transport. They also would need a bigger card than shown at the end. As their is also something wrong with ours

[@jonathangraham9989]

I've had the steel wire cords showing on the wheels, it's OK to drive its just boarderline 🙈 🤡company run by bully's.

[@paulcarruthers2431]

They don't use the ticket machines in vid they use ticketer now. Work great unless passengers use contactless then you are always short paying in.

[@paulcarruthers2431]

Ha ha checking all the weeklys are holding it all together

[@SmashThat2013]

I want this DVD!!!!! :D

[@bluestarTed]

At 3:01 the bus on the far left 42546 I have a model of that bus but in the Olympia livery it’s numberplate is R426WPX

[@millomweb]

11:54 bottom right - "Dennis Guildford" - he was my history teacher !

[@Jimbo-gi7xn]

I don't know why they call it a first use check, EVERY driver should do a full walk around check everytime they get on a vehicle and that should only take 10 min...

[@chrishines6048]

One of the buses in my area has a big defect as the window on the top deck is coming away from the bodywork

[@richardnicholson3912]

I wonder if the driver reports a very minor defect from a first use check how many times will it actually get fixed straight away at the expense of that bus being late for service or will shift managers still send it out anyway

[@gravemind6536]

If it is deemed still roadworthy they send it out. You can report the same thing for weeks before its fixed. Had a Bus in a my fleet that was running rich and pouring soot everywhere drinking fuel like mad and they waited 3 weeks to sort it.

[@claire_stapley]

I'm thinking of becoming a bus driver.... hope I'm not too crazy

[@Turkiye958]

Claire Stapley are you a bus driver now?

[@TheMcooper17]

im thinking about it too, i remember these, wayfairer, black mirrors

[@swanseabusvideos9465]

12:10 He didn't have the hazards on, breaking their own rules in the instructional video!

[@markpollard9202]

Lol...when ireversed mack bus ..out of depot..with hazzards..i tapped horn twice to warn poss pedestrians im coming...But ooooh. Nooo...female no it all said nooo turn them off...fine idid...just letting u know the high standard bikkering type of bus trainers employed today ..are killing the industry...never reapply. Or see one ticket from me...until i amalive...🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🍉🍉🍉✌️✌️✌️👇👇👇

[@bluestarTed]

What the hell is that reply from 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧✌️

[@QT480uk]

LOL bus parking area is very dangerous. It's just like a car park!!!

[@michellesamson7521]

They don’t do this on the num 16 in Glasgow on the seats there are big lumps and on the roof some panels are hanging of

[@1peter1180]

don't need to deploy a tax disc now

[@cam43002]

69434 I am sure that is at first Halifax on the Calder connect service

[@jackpicton9631]

Cameron Law no it’s not. As I live in Halifax

[@cam43002]

@@jackpicton9631 hmm where is it i know halifax todmorden or bradford/hiddersfield im sure it is some where in west Yorkshire

[@juliesmith5567]

There is so much to go and do about expecting about a bus before traveling on bus all items you do but the ramp was strange you don't put it out like that it comes out with a button behind driver side have you had any trouble anytime hope not😢😮be safe

[@alien-vx2bj]

Check the time kids finish classes and run early to not get your bus filled up

[@davelowe1977]

What's a 'veartle'?

[@millomweb]

10:54 What do you break the glass with to access the glass-breaking hammers ?

[@wetlettuce4768]

If you can't figure that out it's best you leave the fire extinguisher alone

[@bluestarTed]

XD

[@millomweb]

11:29 Appears opening instructions are missing.

[@rumwilliam2767]

Vehitles

[@edubbs5556]

We call it a pre-trip

[@daniellewisaberdein1998]

6:54 is good to for prams and wheelchairs boarding and unboarding

[@mrlegs1544]

I come in a bit earlier to do the checks

[@allanatton9118]

moo uno

[@millomweb]

9:28 Fire extinguisher. What does one break glass with ? Missing instruction ?

[@Longs81]

I checked a bus one morning and found the fire extinguisher installed back to front so I was unable to see the pressure guage on it to check it was still in the green. Radioed the depot got told "they have a shelf life of 5 years carry on"

[@millomweb]

@@Longs81 As the contents decompose, some extinguisher pressures go up !

[@prambo4653]

Time he's done shift be over

[@sijokonnackal3558]

How to apply

[@rogrosgo8239]

Pay respect to those who work in the first group bus garage

[@kubby7638]

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[@markpenn4831]

What an outrage ! These are engineering specifications and not a driver duty bound obligation surely ? Being a "driver" surely you drive and "not" be responsible for technical and engineering based legal technicalities ? Surely company's have technical expert have a look at the vehicle for road worthiness first and not leave this to the driver ?? I am very concerned and thinking twice about using the local bus service !!!!

[@cjmillsnun]

The driver is ultimately responsible for their vehicle. It is potentially their licence at risk. None of this is rocket science.

[@dantebingham6043]

The driver is the person that should check because i'm sure the mechanics are busy Probably Fixing buses or refurbing them or what not therefore they can't do it. Also as it said they need to answer the questions (not exactly) Is it safe? Well on the inside trip hazards can happen at any moment it ,might only take someone to catch themselves on something sharp like a nail out of a seat and that's it it's a fault i rode on a E400 Arriva (in bus terms its a make and model) a seat wasn't on correctly and therefore fell off and it had just been repaired the day before and i almost Cracked my head open and that happened because of a loosened screw... Just goes to show that drivers need to be observant coz faults don't happen just in the depot... they happen everywhere

[@michaelmillar845]

Mark Penn it's a legal requirement that the first driver of a large vehicle bus or truck must complete a first use check Drivers of all buses complete these daily it doesn't take long and most of it is common sense

[@MrCRBell]

It's the usual management cop out, if DVSA find anything wrong on the road it's the Drivers fault and the company gets off scot free.

[@lozzyholland]

if it was me I would want to make sure when I take over a vehicle that it is safe, I am happy to do a quick check

[@Trek001]

Is that a Wayfarer 3 being used to load fares up?

[@bruceleighton4948]

First Aberdeen had the upgrade twice before I left and that was 2006

[@craigymarsh7176]

First bus Southampton run every bus routes in town

[@bluestarTed]

Do they still?

[@addinall7375]

cool

[@interestedErvini]

Translink hi has this same model of bus and it's a Scandia but this is a Volvo?

[@felixfiresecurity9884]

Legendary Farmer yes the bus in the video is a Volvo Wright eclipse, The Scania buses that translink have are almost exactly the same but they’re called the Scania Wright Solar Wright bus make the body of the vehicle and Volvo/Scania make the engine and chassis etc that’s why they look similar

[@democracyisdefinitelydead7064]

Tell us how unreliable the hybrid buses are.

[@TheArkamedBat]

Standard fuel buses are very reliable.

[@patrickmurphy4383]

Pat.murphy. this guy will have forgotten how to drive a bus by the time he has finished

[@paulcarruthers2431]

What a load of rubish they never gave enough time all they were worried about was the run out in the mornings . we all know that . they will never change last bus

[@londonbuses1841]

The plaxton preisdent is ex london

[@londonbuses1841]

I drive for Tower transit on the 328, 31, 28 & 23. They still show this video, lol.

[@DazJeffo]

is it a Vehitle or a Vehicle LOL

[@Busboss1811]

SORRY!

[@paulcarruthers2431]

They do not care as long as they get bus on road. I worked for them for 13 yrs. HS is not important to them. Nor is cleaning. Lowestoft depot the buses are filthy and never been any different. It should not say first bus it should be called last bus.

[@Longs81]

"Sufficient time will be allocated for this check" bullshit.

[@tonypotter5338]

The do not do bus checks in leicester

[@DOUBLEDTRAVEL]

I think they do otherwise they wouldn't be on the road. Oh and where in Leicester are you? I'm on the 18 route so I think the new buses are getting checked just a little bit..... Jeez

[@nathanwallace6817]

Can you make a new enviro 300 this year

[@johnhalbert2150]

White First Bus Coaches Seat Belt

[@TheArkamedBat]

Lol. Just lol.

[@transportationuk7656]

Don’t drive crazy like on OMSI 2. Real life driving needs to be nice and smooth.

[@roldanbalajadia2290]

Hello. I want to apply to your good company us public bus driver I'm working on now in Europe us bus driver..thank you

[@grahamreeve673]

But these buses are not fit for use. Ask any cyclist has been run off the road. The excuse, blind spot. Why do we have buses with blind spots. We have the technology.

[@alandew7150]

cyclists should be held responsible for their actions so perhaps then they wouldn't put their selves in danger and use buses as an excuse also they should be TAXED £50 per year as a starter and also have insurance for damage to other vehicles as they scrape there way past

[@grahamreeve673]

@@alandew7150 what a shame you couldn't think of something intelligent or new to say. Why should cyclist pay fifty pounds when cars coursing the same amount of pollution go free. I've been run off the road by a bus that was overtaking but didn't complete the overtake before pulling in, I've been knocked off my bike by motorists who just don't look, nearly killed so many times by poor drivers who haven't read the highway code since passing their test. But I go out in my son's Mercedes and it tells him there is something or someone in his blind spot but it's to much and to expensive to fit to a bus?

[@gravemind6536]

@@grahamreeve673 Blindspots are slowly being eliminated. In the new MMC buses the mirrors if adjusted properly reduce the blindspot to only being the nearside door. Some buses are being fitted with cameras instead of mirrors that will display on screens so these 100% eliminate blindspots its new technology though and plenty of old buses going to be around for some time. The MMC electric buses and Volvo Tri Axle double deckers in my area both have these camera/screen combo. As for the blind spot sensor in the mirror like you mentioned that will never happen with bus mirrors its a financial thing the mirrors will cost more and believe me plenty of nearside mirrors get destroyed on tree branches and bus shelters by drivers who are not being aware enough. The digital screen and camera combo will be the future of bus mirrors because they will last the life of the bus and not get sheared off by branches etc and they improve safety.

[@charlieghirl]

lothian buses are better

[@flumpyflumpy3515]

Very dry

[@terrycarter1262]

What a load of rubbish

[@kubby7638]

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