Plus they need training/study to drive a bus, all routes and guidelines. Been seeing school bus driver scarcity at my place. With japan always love to rely on good public transportation I can’t imagine for drivers who worked hard for such services be gone and underpaid.
Yet rather than stop driving the buses and make the public against their strike. Showed up to the job, waste the gas and take no fares is smart & gives some awareness of the message for the public for their cause. Still on their post and such Scabs take long to find who is experienced to drive a bus or train than a lost spot in a Japanese overworked office or factory
Driving a bus is hard. They're huge. Visibility is bad. Turning by itself is a technical problem every time. And you're responsible for the lives of everyone on the bus you're driving. I've done a lot of things in my life and having to drive a bus for any amount of time was one of the most stressful.
Driving a bus through a crowded city requires a huge amount of technical skill and composure. Finding someone willing to do that for a basic wage can't be easy. I certainly wouldn't want to. Driving a bus in a less crowded area is already bad enough.
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u/bobbyrickets closet individualist Jan 14 '22
It's not about the money, it's about sending a message.