MTA driver yelling at passenger - Go Metro Los Angeles

[kelsogray]

You all are lucky. If it would have been my coach you would have been kicked off about a minute into the video. It gets to a point where you are instigating it. So you are just as at fault.

[MegaRAZ666]

Good for the bus driver!!!!!! We get enough shit dealing with traffic,diversions etc etc without asshole passengers giving us grief.If anyone asked me "why you late" my simple response would've been "I got lost"

[seoulkidd1]

stop bothering the driver so he can drive......

[29psalm]

the 210...'nuff said.

[phantomgrrl20]

@dertnberny yes you should have an idea of where you're going but that still doesn't give the driver the right to go off on a passenger just cause he asked a question...bottomline the driver is an asshole he just needs to quit I just seen him a week ago rushing a older woman with a walker...thats ridiculous

[dertnberny]

@HenryChinaski405 You of all people shouldnt be calling others "stupid". Not after the idiotic things you claim in your post

[RoMayDrako]

I'm cheering for the bus driver, I take the city bus, hate it when their late, but f-ck the crap they have to go through to get us to our destination.

[joshalex93]

screw the passengers. They just like to find something to complain about!!! for instance " its cold, its hot, Why u so damn late" and so on!!!!! I've got a message, passangers learn when to keep your mouth shut and there won't be any problems

[dayrun2010]

I can't understand a word any of these people say.

[mvpdam]

As a bus driver myself, i get those comments too. I ignore when people come at me with attitudes to avoid a longer and stressful day. I have to agree with venusfan, it's not that we want to be late on purpose so don't be so quick to judge. I do realize that some of my coworkers need training in customer service or just plain and simply need to get fired; good thing you pulled out your phone and recorded. Hope you actually did something about it and not just posted it on here.

[iamthesupremesamurai]

i'm not sure what is going on in this video because the video starts in the middle of the argument and I can't form an opinion about who is right, but I am sure that anyone can be racist. a mexican can be as racist as an indonesian as a caucasian. that man is illogical.

[iamthesupremesamurai]

@HenryChinaski405

it is a requirement that the mayor is on the MTA board. it has been that way since its establishment. please make sure you are correct when trying to tell people off.

[railroadjj]

I like the way you keep agging the driver on. If you would shut up and leave the man alone then you would not have a problem. its people like you who pull the cameras out and start talking like you are big and bad. Your dumb butt would have already been thrown off my bus. I like the way you saey you arent raceist because you are mexican. Just because you are mexican doesnt mean nothing. You are so stupid. Get a life.

[kujofox]

i've had good experiences with metro, guess it's not always 100% though

[iceman30five]

So when it comes to the 217, i'm not about to rush the elderly/disabled or any wheelchairs so that I can meet your transportation requirements. Safety counts first and If you drive off while an elderly/disabled person is walking to a seat and he/she hurts themselves you are in big trouble. You are charged with an accident.

I'll tell you guys like I tell all other upset passengers: "OUR BUSES % ARE NOT 100% DEPENDABLE" ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. WE ALSO HAVE BREAK DOWNS ON OUR BUS TOO Y'KNOW.

[iceman30five]

I'm speaking on behalf of all metro drivers: Passengers need to put themselves in our shoes sometimes. I'm a driver out of division 7 and I do lines 217 and the 2. Both of them lines are hectic because of the traffic and people that ride those lines. And on the 217 we're always late because there are a lot of elderly/disabled people and the line goes down crowded ass hollywood blvd which puts us behind time due to all the traffic. If I could make miracles in rush hour traffic I would but I can't

[queerboy2003]

@iceman30five div 7 is a horrible division to work out of.div 8 a lot better.

[davidlee711hk]

what model is this bus, so quiet inside can't hear engine noise....

[iceman30five]

@davidlee711hk ITS A NEOPLAN, ALL NEOPLANS ARE IN THE 6000s

[phantomgrrl20]

man i ride the metro everyday and this is a bus driver that i recognize that always has a shitty attitude even when people ask him for directions he says shit like "hell you should ride the bus if you dont know where youre going" this dude needs to be fired

[dertnberny]

@phantomgrrl20 He is right. An adult should know where they are going, before they leave their house. His job is to drive his bus from A to B without crashing they bus. If it is on time, it is a bonus.  It is not to wipe your ass because you lack the mental fortetude to know where the hell you are going. I would have kicked off whoever made the "Jackass" remark, and whoever made the "Ghetto" remark. He is a very nice bus driver. My day is not complete until I kick someone off of my bus.

[newyorkfan16]

A classic example of a slippery slope fallacy.

[venusfan]

As an MTA bus driver I get those comments from passangers all the time about they've been waiting 45 mins for the bus and why I'm I so late. I usually just ignore them and let it be because they think we're late on purpose.

They don't consider traffic, they don't consider the weather, they don't consider accidents on the route, they don't consider busses breaking down; No they just want the bus to be there when they're at the  bus stop.

So long as I get there safely I'm fine

[newyorkfan16]

So what do you expect from the passengers?

[dertnberny]

@venusfan You know what I say? The Bus behind me is on time, why dont you catch that one.

[leostube]

Once again!, someone gets their feeling hurt, and wants to post that the bus driver has an issue. If you feel this way, you would never make it as a bus driver. But then again, you don't have to drive a bus, cause you make video's of people on their job and show only one side. Yep! you sure have a valid point. Welcome to Los Angele's. I like that you take advantage of people when their vulnerable. You just add to one of the many hazards on the job. Thanks for being a loyal passenger.

[kbusses]

Understand that the response was not appropriate, but why did the passenger say that the driver had a ghetto attitude? Why could he just have a plain attitude?

[imknook]

it depends on your remark if you say somthing that's degreats people in there behavior.

[imknook]

that mexican is a racist for him to make a stupid remark like that. that bus driver had no control over what happened to the other bus. if you have a complaint about bus service pls call 2139222000 ask for the customer relation department they will give you the info on what happened to any bus if the bus was late or had broke down in most cases bus do break down so get of the operators back. thank you

[youayntfresh]

Ah yes,the race card.

So if I make a "stupid" remark I'm a racist.

How does that work?

[ColdplayRocks750]

They should just call 1-800-Commute or 1-800-GOMETRO huh?

[Chris4400]

Sorry, you're mistaken. People videotape stuff that happens in PUBLIC all the time. You have no reasonable expectation of privacy when you're out in PUBLIC. Only if you're in your own home. Done deal. Enjoy the video. :)

[bigike8963]

You cannot record other people in public and put it out to media with out that persons' consent. that could be very well a lawsuit!!!

[bigike8963]

if i was the bus driver i would call the police on the passenger and have that passenger arrested for video taping on a transit vehicle!!!

[Chris4400]

And they would laugh at you since recording video in public is not illegal. Haha.

[theking8701]

it is only illegal when your videotaping people against their will

[MATHEMATICS231]

@Chris4400 All you did was make the situation worst by getting on the nerve of the bus driver. I logged in just so that i can give your video a thumbs down.

[willdav713]

@bigike8963 And I would file a lawsuit against you under whisteblower statues, and ADA if I was the passenger. If sue the police officer(s) too if it was false arrest under 42 USC 1983.

[dertnberny]

@willdav713 This idiot is like the Kevin Bacon of whiners. He is in everything.

[Rex11m]

@bigike8963 Video taping a transit vehicle? What a stupid fuck you are. You've said it, "transit vehicle." It is understood that it is public and it's also on the street, which means any body can tape it. Also, your fucking grammar adds to your fucking ignorant reasoning. That's like saying, don't video tape police cars, fire trucks, ambulances or police helicopters. Get fucking real, public transit in public, free for any body to film.

[yakuzafromhiroshima]

people need to just shut up

[jamin108]

the bus driver is wrong it is the passengers right to know if the buses are late its not like the driver has any where to go

[rts9100]

You know you sitting there calling a driver a jack ass, especially for something that had dick shit to do with you is totally uncalled for!!! You prevoking the driver to do what all driver have a right to do, put that bus out of service!!! You're the jack ass!!! And it isn't none of the passengers business whether or not That bus is late!! Just get on, pay the fare and enjoy the ride. Any complaints, take it up with the Customer Service Department. DUMB ASS

[thedeadbaby]

Yea MTA sucks. I walked 3 miles every day to work on a cane with a sprained ankle when they were striking a few years back. I wouldn't care if every single one of those drivers lose their job. I don't fucking need them.

[ndalcais]

This is kinda boring, and why would it be ok for a Mexican to call him Ghetto, but a White person calling him ghetto is racist? Thats BS

[youayntfresh]

Nobody said its ok,I have no idea where ypu got that from.

[svoteary]

GGOOO BUS DRIVER!!!

I hear nothing but complaints all the time from my passengers. They dont want to reason with the driver, so its about time we stand up for ourselves!

Love the passenger that yells "The driver did nothing wrong"

[tcbook]

Throw them off the bus, but give them their money back.

[gtech20]

the guy behind the camera is a fucked up loser who just loves to hear himself talk! He is a realllllll dumb ass getting the driver angry when he's driving. his life is in the drive'rs hands, and he's pissing him off real smart.

[j6282]

the bus driver may be a douchebag, but i think the man with the video camera went a little too far...they all should have just dropped it.

[larryloves16]

im sure the question to the bus driver about being late was in a provocative manner. if the bus driver arrives late he is already stressed and doesnt need some little kid aggrivating him more. whoever was behind the camera risked the lives of everyone else on board. stress while driving is an issue for EVERYONE

[itismedesu]

Today I complained because the driver was 11minutes late at his POINT OF ORIGIN (Vermont and Wilshire) and stopped way behind the bus stop area to make everyone run. It is like a game every morning.

Everyone was angry.

I complained. He called ME an A.....

[jasonkappaone99]

First off am a MTA driver and all i wanna say is chris 4400 all you had to do was write his badge #, his bus # and call it in.. SIMPLE!.. you didnt have to sit there having this heated arugement with the driver.. soon as you asked your question and seen that he got a attutide with you there was no need to go any further. all you did was made a problem worst then what it had to be chris...next time be the adult...

[rts9100]

Thank you...couldn't have worded that any better!!!! And then he sits there for almost 9 minutes recording. It makes no sense!!!! That is why people are the way they are now cuz of stupid shit like this

What a waste of time and space!!!

[kbusses]

What is a ghetto attitude? Granted he had a attitude,I did not know there were different types of attitudes.

[tmansid]

u know what i know that guy and i work for the company while he did not get fired of of the day i wrote this he did get 30 days off...he is a jackass i wish that was me i would have knocked him the fuck out

[darkebony]

That dude sounds so gay he needs to shut up and get over that shit.Yeah the bus driver was wrong for saying what he said but he needs to let it go!

[topper2142]

I meant,the passenger (s) who were complaining and fighting with the Operator.I am an Operator for the mta as well,division 7..

[skaterboyshaq93]

U stupid motherfuckers have no idea what bus operators go through.The dumb ass passenger was an idiot 4 harassing the operator while he was operating the coach.Take a day n the fucking seat and i bet u will change your minds.I bet u would prefer 2 B on welfare than 2 put up with the bullshit u people(passengers)dish out.take a day in the life of a bus driver, I bet you guys will leave us alone after that.

[skylinrr34]

you should report this driver with the MTA, that fucker should be fired, you already have the evidence.

[mikertones]

what bus line is this ? and what street

[cifn2]

They should go the way of the railroad and give the new crew a call before the shift and make sure they get 1 1/2 hr notice lol, then take them by van to the bus to relieve the other driver

[Chris4400]

Well aren't you intelligent. Yea, that's what LA really needs: 1 million more cars clogging the already severely congested freeways. Bravo. You're a genius. Be proud.

[skaterboyshaq93]

U need to calm your ass down.Everything is not gonna go your way.U should b ashamed of yourself,trying to get people fired as hard as it is for even working people to survive.I would have sued your ass for harassment and endangering peoples lives arguing with the bus operator.Try that on for size. If u ever get on my bus with that bullshit I'm gonna sue the draws off of your dirty ass.

[MATHEMATICS231]

@Chris4400 so ur pissed at people cos u want to ride the bus and yell at the driver too.... ? People don't want to ride the bus cos of guys like you who cause delays for everyone else.

[RTD1]

Stupid video just mind your own business and sit the hell down!

[mallen88]

The behaviour of the driver may well have been out of order, but there was no need for the passengers to continue to harass him while he is trying to drive. Distracting a bus driver while the bus is moving is EXTREMELY dangerous and the makers of this video ought to be ashamed of themselves.

[youayntfresh]

exactly

[youayntfresh]

haha i think i rode with him last time.

i think because he closed the door when an old lady was trying to catch up and he left.

[da408booyaka]

convenient theres video taken just after he went berserk

[skaterboyshaq93]

He didnt't go berserk, dummy. Just tired of dumb ass passengers that's all. Every one reaches a breaking point,we're only human. Ur probably not as civilized as you try 2 be.

[topper2142]

You are lucky the passengers didnt jump u..

[alvacasti]

Who's suppose to be the professional???That is why you get trained to deal with situations and defuse them!Can't handle it? Find another job!All bus drivers deal with all types of situations and NOT all bus drivers are this disrespectful towards patrons!Unfortunately, the good ones get a bad name because of these few, impatient and aggressive operators.I LOVE MY BUS OPERATOR!!

[youayntfresh]

easy for you to say.

people expect first class service in PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

[youayntfresh]

this like the via crenshaw one?

so bay galleria?

[hoodmistress]

Bingo.

[stuntedcards]

he was drinking a 40? WTF fire his ass

[topper2142]

You drive a bus for as long as most of these guys,and maybe you will understand that stress and the bs finally build up to a point,and its got to be let out.

[Chris4400]

Let me get this straight. All the other experiences and stress that happened BEFORE this customer asked him a simple question.. warrants his yelling and treating a passenger like shit like this? Wow.

[dertnberny]

@Chris4400 What was her question? You know, you are not supposed to talk to the driver. If you are an adult, it is your responsibity to know where you are going. I never get in my car and drive aimlessly hoping to get to my destination-I know where I am going before I leave. If she does not know where she is going, she has a bigger problem than being lost-being mentally incompetent trumps all.

[Transit411]

agreed sometimes at a point it all lets out

[topper2142]

Its sad people like yourself have nothing better to do than create bs,get a life,and stop harrasing bus operators...

[hoodmistress]

In a way, riding the bus is more of a love/hate thing. Same case with the 210. Sometimes I like riding that line; other times I don't.

P.S. Try getting a video about the 40.

[Chris4400]

The sad thing is, Los Angeles MTA doesn't care.

[labrocha480]

there are alot of reasons why the buses are late. sometimes the bus does not even show up. recently i had a drunk guy on board and he couldn't get out of the bus on his own. so i had to call the sheriffs to get him out. the people and traffic depending on the time of day is the main reasons why buses are always late. sometimes there are just too many people at the bus stops. this will slow down the buses. also wheelchair people take up alot of time and slow people like seniors.

[Chris4400]

About two weeks ago, I was on 710 north and there was a drunk freak onboard, telling women he was going to take their clothes off them and pretty much rape them.. even to one with a kid in her lap. I was about ready to grab him by his neck and throw him off the bus into the gutter, but then he left at the next stop.

[singwith]

We really need a making video of MTA bus before they increase bus fare or go on strike again.

[singwith]

Some of MTA drivers do all kind of things. Talking by phone while driving and miss the bus stop, playing radio so loud, yelling at the passengers, eats while driving, pissed off so easy, etc.

[wowshesdumb]

i work for mta and it's not ghetto, it's the people on the bus that make it "ghetto", and i know the bus drivers are not usually rude... unless some dumbass pushes him to be that way. try putting up with people like this all day long and see how you deal

[Chris4400]

Well this guy who boarded the bus in the video just simply asked a question and this driver got all sorts of GHETTO on him for no reason. Even if the passenger was wrong, which he wasn't, the driver should have just answered the customer's question, and continued, but, as you see here, he's an unprofessional bastard, and escalated a situation unnecessarily.

[ea90744]

i agree some riders tend to say or do things to aggrivae the operator. some riders want to be bullies and have nothing else to do but to start up a fuss. If theres a problem, just shut up and call customer service, take your frustration out on them. the operator already has enough to deal with. the operator does his best to stay on time keeps the schedule etc etc. try driving a bus and deal with the same thing these operators deal with.

[Chris4400]

Well, again, all the customer asked was a simple question, and the guy went ghetto on him.

[POOH875]

WHAT WAS THE SIMPLE QUESTION

[labrocha480]

that's right mta is ghetto. who'd better to drive the public? ghetto people know the streets. they are the ones who put up with alot of bullshit on the street. ghetto people belong on the streets not in the office. therefore you have a ghetto mta bus driver driving the public. you try and get hired at mta. not everybody makes it. some people wish they were in the drivers seat. mta doesn't care about the drivers attitude. they know who they hire. all they care about is driving the public safely.

[Chris4400]

Typical ghetto MTA attitude, part 3.

[labrocha480]

if you really want to have the driver in trouble try filming him doing some shit like running over this stupid passenger arguing with the driver or the driver not picking this passenger up in a wheelchair. stop filming mta drivers or taking pictures of them when driving the bus. fucken mta groupies. talk shit and you will still be riding the bus like school children.

[Chris4400]

Typical ghetto MTA attitude, part 2.

[labrocha480]

the people don't know what it feels like to drive a public bus. that's right the bus comes when it comes. there's too many reasons why the bus is late. this is one reason why the bus is late. that's why if you ride the bus shut up, pay and have a seat. also the driver needs to shut up and just drive the people.

[Chris4400]

Typical ghetto MTA attitude.

[abangthebeat]

If you want to see some real "ghetto" action, come to Cleveland and ride some of the RTA lines thru the East Side..get up close and personal with our thugs (Cleveland doesn't have LA-style gang culture..mainly aimless stupid kids who have a nasty tendency to attack strangers in a way that even LA gangsters don't.). You'll see the real deal. You seem to fling the "ghetto" term against any black person you can find. If you hate blacks so much (as you seem to do), then why ride the 210?

[Chris4400]

If you're stupid enough to want to excuse behavior by just calling criticism of those acting GHETTO, as racism.. then you're an idiot. Anyone behaving like this, I'm gonna have a deragatory word for. Do you know the origin of the word ghetto, anyway? Look it up.

[ih8suvz]

Have a listen at 04:20 what is that? That dude needs to shut the hell up.

[Sora31]

at least the bus itself is nice, unlike the bus driver

[xzazman]

You wanna know why they have this attitude towards people because he witness. Jackass in fucking traffic like you that do not know how to drive you know why he said it comes when it comes because there are jackass in cars that don't know how to drive

[Chris4400]

He was outta control. You shoulda seen him before I thought about pulling my phone out. Of course, Metro never responded to a complaint about this incident, with reference to this video. If you don't acknowledge the evidence, it doesn't exist, right?

[ats90mph]

Well it sounds like the bus was late, and if you ask the operator and he doesn't want to give you an answer drop it and call customer service. Getting the operator upset is a good way to get you nowhere, and get ejected off the bus. Whether you like it or not the Operator has the choice on if he drives the bus or not. Yelling and photographing and taking video is not going to get you what you want, and is only going to hold up your trip. The operator has no obligation to tell you there late.