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Images => People, Portraits, Street, PJ & Cityscapes => Topic started by: Thomas Stellwag on August 29, 2019, 00:24:55

Title: bus driver
Post by: Thomas Stellwag on August 29, 2019, 00:24:55
waiting for 60 grandmas
Title: Re: bus driver
Post by: Anthony on August 29, 2019, 00:30:08
Well seen and captured!
Title: Re: bus driver
Post by: CS on August 29, 2019, 01:05:58
Quote from: Thomas Stellwag on August 29, 2019, 00:24:55
waiting for 60 grandmas

Good one, Thomas!  I'll bet that bus would be fun to drive in narrow streets with the turning radius of the bus front so much wider than the turning radius of the front axel.  ;)
Title: Re: bus driver
Post by: Thomas Stellwag on August 29, 2019, 10:31:13
 Anthony and Carl  thanks for commenting

@ Carl:  these guys are cool in driving, my town is easy to  access, compared with those tourism magnets
Title: Re: bus driver
Post by: Jakov Minić on August 29, 2019, 11:22:17
Hilarious, i have never seen a bed like that :)
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Post by: John Geerts on August 29, 2019, 15:40:34
Great shot, Thomas.
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Post by: Hugh_3170 on August 29, 2019, 15:47:06
Neat shot Thomas.  Obviously this driver has repurposed one of the luggage bays on the bus.

In Australia, long distance freight trucks often have two drivers and the off duty driver has a transverse bunk in a section of the cab immediately behind the on duty driver.

Quote from: Thomas Stellwag on August 29, 2019, 00:24:55
waiting for 60 grandmas
Title: Re: bus driver
Post by: Thomas Stellwag on August 29, 2019, 16:06:59
Jakov, John, Hugh  thanks for your replies

On trucks we have these cabin beds as well
I remember bus drivers having a nap on the rear seats, but not with that high temperatures
Getting warmer, getting creative  :)
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Post by: Fons Baerken on August 30, 2019, 15:35:26
Excellent catch Thomas!
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Post by: PeterN on August 30, 2019, 15:42:44
I agree with the others. Great catch!
Title: Re: bus driver
Post by: Thomas Stellwag on August 30, 2019, 17:10:20
Fons and Peter thank you for looking
Title: Re: bus driver
Post by: arthurking83 on September 04, 2019, 16:20:52
Interesting idea! .. will keep it in mind ...

Quote from: CS on August 29, 2019, 01:05:58
.... I'll bet that bus would be fun to drive in narrow streets with the turning radius of the bus front so much wider than the turning radius of the front axel.  ;)

I've been a truck driver most of my working life, and recently lost my job due to redundancy.
Have been accepted to begin working as a bus driver, hopefully start in 2-3weeks, and having just driven one of these types, can tell you it's very hard to get used to that long front overhang!
Title: Re: bus driver
Post by: Thomas Stellwag on September 04, 2019, 17:45:16
Arthur, keep your eyes open, maybe someone will offer a (Nikon) air mattress in the qualified ads  ;)
Title: Re: bus driver
Post by: CS on September 04, 2019, 19:12:17
Quote from: arthurking83 on September 04, 2019, 16:20:52
Interesting idea! .. will keep it in mind ...

I've been a truck driver most of my working life, and recently lost my job due to redundancy.
Have been accepted to begin working as a bus driver, hopefully start in 2-3weeks, and having just driven one of these types, can tell you it's very hard to get used to that long front overhang!

Exactly my point, as a retired truck driver myself.   ;D