Bus Driver Bashed.

**Ausfree** · 23rd November 2014, 06:11 AM

We have a protection barrier on the drivers door, you can reach around it though. There is a duress button for the driver to discretely activate and the bus Operational Control Centre can hear everything that is going on, it is also recorded. Plus there are several cameras both inside and outside the bus that are recording all the time.

All this doesn't help when you are getting your head bashed in though!!!

**Outback 1** · 23rd November 2014, 06:47 AM

they need to make them so you cant reach around , ohs issue me thinks

**AllTerr** · 23rd November 2014, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by Chenz

Bring back hard labour and chain gangs. There are plenty of environmental projects like removing noxious weeds along watercourses and bushland or removing litter and dumped rubbish from bushland instead of sitting in jail, getting tattoos and working out in the gym.

A common practice in the USA. Not really a deterrent, but the roads are a little cleaner!

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**disco man** · 23rd November 2014, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by Ausfree

We have a protection barrier on the drivers door, you can reach around it though. There is a duress button for the driver to discretely activate and the bus Operational Control Centre can hear everything that is going on, it is also recorded. Plus there are several cameras both inside and outside the bus that are recording all the time.

All this doesn't help when you are getting your head bashed in though!!!

G'day Mr Free

Bloody disgraceful news mate. What is your companies policy in regard to these situations? I guess the other passengers safety is a huge factor.

**Ausfree** · 23rd November 2014, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by disco man

G'day Mr Free

Bloody disgraceful news mate. What is your companies policy in regard to these situations? I guess the other passengers safety is a huge factor.

G'Day DM. Basically the policy is stay in your seat and do not be confrontational with the person causing problems. Press your duress alarm and you are in direct contact with OCC who can hear everything and advise as to what action to take. Naturally police are called by OCC straightaway.

Fortunately, we do not have many problems that can't be sorted by talking calmly to the guy, this particular case at the start of this Thread is an extreme example that (thankfully) I have never had the misfortune to face.

**disco man** · 23rd November 2014, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by Ausfree

G'Day DM. Basically the policy is stay in your seat and do not be confrontational with the person causing problems. Press your duress alarm and you are in direct contact with OCC who can hear everything and advise as to what action to take. Naturally police are called by OCC straightaway.

Fortunately, we do not have many problems that can't be sorted by talking calmly to the guy, this particular case at the start of this Thread is an extreme example that (thankfully) I have never had the misfortune to face.

Thanks mate,a few drivers up here have copped a bashing this year also. You should be able to go to work without the fear of some crack head going off.

**V8Ian** · 23rd November 2014, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by Ausfree

Interesting, the TWU is talking about giving bus drivers self defence lessons, so they can defend themselves against these morons. What is the world coming too.

The problem is a large portion of bus drivers are in their sixties, makes it difficult to defend yourself against an imbecile who is off his head.There is a call to increase penalties for those who assault bus drivers, similiar to the penalties for those who assault the police or ambo's.

Better off issuing the drivers with high powered tazers.

**Ausfree** · 23rd November 2014, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Better off issuing the drivers with high powered tazers.

I tell you what, Ian......that might be just the answer!!!!

**BMKal** · 24th November 2014, 07:49 AM

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Better off issuing the drivers with high powered tazers.

This model would be appropriate ....................

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**DoubleChevron** · 24th November 2014, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by olbod

If I was a bus driver or one of those attacked, if the DH had been identified he would be waylaid in the dark and left a bit bent and broken.
It has always worked in the past.
Wont change anything but makes ya feel good.
I like the Israelies approach to revenge.
IE: fight your own battles and stuff the bleeding hearts.

I'm with you ... If i was attacked it would be pretty easy for the cops .... they could just get the ambos to clean up the very damaged bent and broken nutter from the floor infront of me.

Cops: "What happened here"
Me: "He was trying to bash poeple" ... point to person laying on unconscious on the ground.

I've never had an issue being attacked by someone.... Due to the fact its NEVER been just one person. A few years back I was jumped by a group of teenagers in the supermarket carpark .... I counted 13 of them. Luckily there was only two that wanted too fight and show off infront of all the others. So I just blocked hte attacks from those two as I worked may way backward into the supermarket where there was a lot of people at which point they all run away. I didn't lay a finger on them though, 'cos I didn't want to have the other 11 join in.

The not so funny bit? Once I was back in the supermarket a heap of poeple come over and asked if I was OK ?? WTF ?? Where were they all when it was 13 against one out in the carpark ??. If I saw one person being attacked through the windows of a shop .... I'd be grabbing every person capable of standing in the supermarket and saying "Lets go guys" .... and head out there.... I don't understand the "stand by and watch things happen" stuff that goes on these days

seeya,
shane L.

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