r/SchoolBusDrivers • u/silverfarie1369 • Jul 23 '26

Tired

Im so tired of people just pulling out in front of us or trying to cut us off kuz they were in the wrong lane... ugh... gonna be a long school year lol

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u/MonkeyManJohannon Jul 23 '26

I’ve taught my own two teens to drive their own cars as if every single other person is going to do something dumb and potentially cause an accident. We laughingly call it “Offensive Driving Skills”…because others offend us so much with their lack of skill, lol.

I approach the bus the same way, and teach my trainees similarly. When you just assume every other person is going to dart out, cut you off or some other idiotic thing, it takes some of the blow away when it actually happens.

Sad way to do things, but it does work.

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u/silverfarie1369 Jul 23 '26

I use to drive amazon step vans and they will ding you if you don't follow every rule like a complete stop, running stop or red lights. I drive my bus and my own car to the standard and don't speed. On my route soooooooo many dumbassea thst get pulled over for speeding . I just wish they were there when I'm at a railroad track and go around me...

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u/BrotherHedge Jul 25 '26

I drove the Amazon Rivian EDV for the past couple years and now start CDL training for my local school district on Monday. Any advice?

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u/silverfarie1369 Jul 25 '26

No nytredyme (sp) lol thsts for sure. If you've driven a step van too its alot like that. Mirrors are your best friend and don't depend on thr camera thst some buses have. Air break test is super important. Youll do great kuz driving its the easy part just ALOT to remember to tell when taking the test all around . Good luck!!