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Old Jul 9, 2023 | 8:53 pm
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Originally Posted by josephstern
These are also professional, experienced drivers who are really not at all thinking about other drivers on the road. Granted, private drivers could certainly be problematic also, but when the Avis bus pulls across two lanes to let people out, then gets up and helps them with their luggage, all the while blocking two lanes, I see that getting these out will help tremendously.

And don't get me started on the bus with the air brakes shooting out their compressed air every 15 seconds . . .
I wouldn't call those shuttle drivers professional - many of them shouldn't be allowed to drive a bicycle, let alone a large public bus. I actually fell once on one of those buses due to the erratic driving and braking by the driver.

As to the air brakes, that's something I won't miss either - nor sucking on the diesel fumes in the enclosed arrival space while watching 15 Avis/Budget/Hertz/etc buses drive by until one National/Enterprise bus showed up
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