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Last Tuesday my bus driver took a nap at a red light
Was on the 7:15 AM city bus through downtown Portland when we stopped at a light that went green then red again. Driver didn't move. After a full two minutes, a guy from the back walked up and tapped the glass wall. Driver jolted awake, apologized to everyone on the intercom, and we rolled on. Whole bus was dead silent the rest of the ride. Made me wonder how many drivers are fighting burnout like that but nobody talks about it. Has anyone else had a driver nod off on a route?
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abby_robinson5811h ago
@adam_robinson missing the point. Drivers choosing to nap on the clock is just bad work ethic.
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adam_robinson13h ago
My uncle used to drive long haul trucks and he'd tell me stories about falling asleep at red lights in the middle of nowhere... woke up once to a cop tapping on his window thinking he was drunk. Kind of makes you realize how much these drivers push through when they shouldn't be.
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