School Bus Driver

School Bus Driver

The Bus Driver

15 Years Experience

South, ..

Female, 37

I have been a bus driver since late 2006. I know the inside story, the scoop, the down low dirt of what it takes to be a bus driver, how to handle kids and adults, and how to survive on the "streets" so to speak. I used to have a blog, feel free to browse it or ask me a question here.

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Last Answer on February 07, 2021

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Do very many buses have air horns? What is the loudest on you have even heard on a bus? Do you think the ones that the locomotives have would help with drivers running stop signs?

Asked by Jack Black (not really, lol) over 6 years ago

Not that I've seen but it would be awesome if we did have air horns. People are gonna run our stop signs regardless.

Would you ever start a YouTube channel like Ms.Hoods School Bus Life?

Asked by Trump 2020!!! over 6 years ago

Never heard of her but I'll check her out.

Is there a difference between a bus aide, monitor, attendant, assistant, and driver helper? Is it just different people call it different things like pop and soda?

Asked by Silly willy over 6 years ago

No there isn't a difference that I can see though different states may have different requirements.

What do you do if you hit a deer or some other animal?

Asked by Jane over 6 years ago

Report it to the boss and the boss goes and gets the meat if its a deer. If its a smaller animal like a squirrel we don't generally report it. If its a dog or a cat we let the boss know that way if an angry parent calls he can say keep your animal inside next time.

Also does it annoy you when someone calls it a year when it is not a year. It is a term.

Asked by You about 6 years ago

Nah I call it a year or a term it's both.

Also when you drive your route of cats do they climb and on you and don’t sit down and meow too much? What do you do to manage the cats behavior on the bus on your kitty cat route

Asked by Job over 6 years ago

Meow meow mrow meowwww meowwww rowrrrrr hisssss.

Is it true that districts place their bus drivers say the stricter meaner ones on more misbehaved routes and the ones that are more Lenient and nicer are put on better behaved routes

Asked by Brat kid over 6 years ago

There is a driver for every route. Some drivers just work better with some kids than others. I'm sure to some kids I seem mean but to others, I'm their favorite.