Thread: Defender - 1 Bus- 0

Originally Posted by George130

If they are anything like ACTION busses in the ACT then get ready to fight and don't take no for an answere.
I was hit by one back in 1997. Ran half my car over and dragged it round the corner with the bus. Company did everything to not pay a cent and I ended up fotting the medical bills and half the cost of my car when they wouldn't pay it all out.

I did teach me value of insurance though.

BCC must have mentored ACTION, but not very well. BCC wouldn't have given half.

The police may not be able to give out information but qld transport will. Go in, pay your $16 or so and they will provide the registered owners information from the number plate. Obviously you know the registered owner is the BCC but the bottom line is that in 99% of rear enders the driver who does the rear ending is at fault.

BCC should take these things more seriously. Maybe its the changing times and driver conduct means nothing now, but 18 years ago when I was on my P licence (that makes me feel old) a bus driver leaned out his window and abused me for being in his way, driving a mini moke with the top down made it easy for me to hear everything he said, yelled out to get my f##### piece of s#### out of the f##### way, well you get the idea. The traffic wasn't moving, I was next to the bus so nobody could go anywhere.

Well this guy was looking for a new job the following day - amazing what a difference it makes when your high school French teacher was married to the BCC transport executive, a quick phone call and it was sorted with a written apology following a couple of days later. Not what you know but who you know!

Originally Posted by V8Ian

*Sorry, not where BCC bus drivers are concerned. As they work under pay and conditions that a professional driver would not accept, BCC drivers are trained by BCC in a crash course..

theres the problem, theyre teaching them to crash!!

Lets not tar all BCC bus drivers with the same brush... A couple of former LROCB members were BCC bus drivers, and they were fully licenced drivers, as skilled and professional as they come.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Lets not tar all BCC bus drivers with the same brush... A couple of former LROCB members were BCC bus drivers, and they were fully licenced drivers, as skilled and professional as they come.

did they happen to drive defenders........

Originally Posted by weeds

did they happen to drive defenders........

One did. The other had a defender and a couple of RRCs.

In defense of the humble bus driver........

Having spent the past 20 or so years riding a bicycle on Brisbane roads as a commuter, courier, and a road cyclist, I can say without a doubt, that Brisbane Transport bus drivers are far more patient and courteous to cyclists than they used to be. Sure you get the odd bit of aggression, but generally speaking I feel they are far more understanding these days. Good on them for doing what they do and keeping their cool. I know I wouldn't.

bit of an update

had the defender assessed by RACQ and the knock back repairing the small dents and spraying the back of the car, fare enough to as it was cause by the accident but they are replacing the land rover badge which doesn't look marked to me. they did however cross off replacing the towbar which i was not happy

dropped the defender off tot he smash repairer tuesday, they called me around yesterday to see if i was happy with there adjustment of the rear door.....which i was. they had also painted the towbar and what surprised me was now you could really see that the towbar look bent. just so happen a towbar fitter was assessing another car so i asked him to assess mine, he confirmed it was bent and needed replacement........will wait and see what RACQ say