The passengers of a bus and the drivers who were travelling at the time on the road between s’Alquería (Es Turó) and Can Picafort got a fright when the driver of the TIB (Transports de les Illes Balears) bus made a very dangerous overtaking manoeuvre and almost caused an accident, forcing one vehicle partially off the road.
Mallorca bus driver caught on video for reckless driving
The bus was full of passengers when overtaking a tractor nearly causing an accident
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Stan The ManTIB card, pay cash for it and charge it on the bus! If over 65 you get a pensioner card that gives discounts. You do not need residencia.
@Nigel Maude. I chose to use cash. I have to wait ONE YEAR for my Residencia. Then I can get a Pass. The less use of my Bank Cards, the better for me. I have been , SCAMMED once , NEVER AGAIN!!.
Nigel MaudeI am amused there are 13 who are not driving with due care and attention and consideration for others. I fear there are many more judging by those who have yet to find the "indicators", use roundabouts as merry go rounds, and generally forget there are rules.
Stan The ManWhy do need a ticket, use a card it is cheaper and your stress will be reduced!😉
The Bus Drivers on Mallorca are very strange, to say the least. Reckless speeding to meet some of the timetables settings is one. Overcrowding of a Bus is regular and dangerous. Forcing Passengers to fight through an over crowded Bus to go to the exit doors at the back is total madness. Should one of these overcrowded Buses crash, with around40 to 50 Passengers plus. The injuries they would sustain would be very serious if not fatal. Yesterday I collected my ticket and the machine seized. You have to pull the ticket to obtain it. Which I have had to do on every Bus journey. The Driver blamed me for pulling the ticket to receive it , causing the machine to seize up. That Driver really angered me and is very lucky I did not lose my temper with him. On the very next Bus, I waited for the delivered ticket, which the Driver said PULL IT !!!. . WHO EVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING TIMETABLES SHOULD BE SACKED. The Buses are always late by at least 10 Minutes because of many Tourists getting on and off at stops on the journey. THE WINTER TIMETABLE HAS NOT BEEN PUBLISHED YET. THE WINTERBUS TO CALA MILLOR STOPS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE URBANISATION. YOU HAVE TO WALK INTO THE CENTRE OF CALA MILLOR, OR WALK TO CALA BONA. TOTALLY USELESS!!!.
Piers de-VillneuveAn avid description of yourself? or are you Mallorca's budding Stirling Moss. 🤔
Sack the bus driver and take away his licence. Total idiot.
@Nigel Maude, you clearly don't drive and are a bit dim.
Although the bus was possibly in the wrong the car you say had to brake suddenly has no brake lights! And as the road is wider than the white lines, it is only polite and thoughtful to move over and allow oncoming traffic a chance to pass a tractor which should have been straddling his side white line. It is called driving with due care and attention and consideration for others.