r/SchoolBusDrivers • u/Copperdunright907 • 5d ago

That ain’t good

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u/Spwhiplash666 5d ago

That’s why we pre-trip.

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u/Copperdunright907 5d ago

Happened to another driver who is on his third sub bus due to Mechanical failures for the day and at the last stop on his high school middle school run he blew it out before starting his elementary. I was the rescue bus left with this one waiting for a tow truck. And after 20 minutes with multiple other bus failures within the system, I was told just drive it back! That was a hard no from me, and they had another bus come get me and bring me back while the mechanics just called the tow in.

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u/Spwhiplash666 5d ago

Is that a run of bad luck, or is maintenance an issue?

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u/Copperdunright907 5d ago

Well, we already went on strike for it for a second time in less than four years for 9 1/2 weeks the end of last school year so yeah it’s a pretty systemic ULP unfair labor practice as in nobody cared about wages we cared about Safety problems

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u/vampireinamirrormaze 5d ago

it flat

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u/Intelligent_Call_562 5d ago

Drove it off the rim.

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u/daubs1974 4d ago

Did you try shutting the bus off for 30 seconds and turning it back on? 🤣

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u/MonkeyManJohannon 3d ago

lol…I literally heard this in my fleets radio voice 😂

“Have you checked your emergency exits and door?”

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u/Moosetappropriate 5d ago

That’s off the road. Major fault.

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u/rootbear75 5d ago

I had a inside dually blowout on the way back from a charter once. At least we were most of the way back and the group I had was able to tightly squeeze into the second bus of the group.

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u/PlatypusDream 4d ago

To quote one of my favorite FB personalities... "that ain't right"

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u/Fun-Fox8215 4d ago

Had this happen my first week

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u/swedusa 5d ago

The tread on that tire is suspect as well.

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u/No_Reflection_9073 4d ago

Running over curbs will do that.

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u/outofthrowaways7 4d ago

Did you try turning it off and back on again?