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Thursday, December 13, 2007

And the toilet situation was less than stellar

BOSTON - Passengers on a bus traveling from New York to Boston claim the driver kept the bus on a layover for an extra half hour and would not let them leave because he was upset about a complaint over his driving.
The Peter Pan Bus Lines driver said he was miffed because a rider called the company dispatcher to complain that he had been swerving during the first leg of Sunday's trip, the passengers said.
"Since you aggravated me, I'm going to aggravate you," the driver told passengers, according to Brian Moore, 21, an Emerson College junior who posted an account of the incident on his personal blog.
The driver ignored apologies on behalf of the unknown rider who offended him, according to Moore's blog post. He also refused to allow passengers to smoke or buy snacks, repeating that this was punishment.
"He explained it to us over and over," said Leigh Schuelke, 23, an event planner from Cambridge who was traveling with her husband. "He seemed to be enjoying, just like sticking it to us."
After the half hour ended, the driver raced down the turnpike, flying through toll booths, Schuelke said.
Christopher Crean, director of safety and security for the company, said the driver was suspended and the incident was being investigated. He declined to release the driver's name, but said he was in his early 30s and had three years on the job.
"If any of this came even close to happening, the driver could in some cases be subject to termination," Crean said. "It's definitely become an issue. And the more I dig, the less I like."

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