Travel Experiences - Post Malahide Viaduct Collapse

stuffit · 28-08-2009, 10:37

The Connolly to Drogheda bus drivers are total pr**ks.

They are refusing to stop en-route to Drogheda.

There are plenty of people living just off the Dublin Road who are driven right past their housing estates as the buses approach Drogheda. The drivers are refusing to stop and let passengers off the bus.

There are road works for the next three months 1 km south of Drogheda. Only one lane is in use with temporary signals operated by the construction crews. This results in 10 minute tailbacks at the road works. Why not let the passangers disembark if they wish. It's no inconvenience to the driver. The bus has to stop anyway so the total journey time wouldn't be impacted.

This intransigence is adding 20 minutes travel time to anyone living on the south side of Drogheda.

Also anyone living in Laytown might want to exit the bus as it leaves Julianstown. Instead they are forced to travel to Drogheda and wait for a train to take them back in the direction they've just travelled from. Commuters must wait 30 minutes on average at Drogheda station for the train service to Laytown.

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28-08-2009, 10:37	#11
stuffit New to the board Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2	The Connolly to Drogheda bus drivers are total pr**ks. They are refusing to stop en-route to Drogheda. There are plenty of people living just off the Dublin Road who are driven right past their housing estates as the buses approach Drogheda. The drivers are refusing to stop and let passengers off the bus. There are road works for the next three months 1 km south of Drogheda. Only one lane is in use with temporary signals operated by the construction crews. This results in 10 minute tailbacks at the road works. Why not let the passangers disembark if they wish. It's no inconvenience to the driver. The bus has to stop anyway so the total journey time wouldn't be impacted. This intransigence is adding 20 minutes travel time to anyone living on the south side of Drogheda. Also anyone living in Laytown might want to exit the bus as it leaves Julianstown. Instead they are forced to travel to Drogheda and wait for a train to take them back in the direction they've just travelled from. Commuters must wait 30 minutes on average at Drogheda station for the train service to Laytown.